How to Activate and Restore Your Energy When Doing Psychic Work
One of the most important habits you can build as you develop your intuitive or medium abilities is learning how to open up or activate before you work and just as importantly, how to close down or restore your energy when you’re done. Most people don’t realize how essential this is until they skip it. That’s usually when the exhaustion, overwhelm, migraines, cravings, and emotional depletion show up.
Psychic and mediumship work requires your system to operate at a higher frequency. You’re receiving information, reading someone else’s energy, and expanding your sensitivity. That expansion is powerful, but it also makes you more permeable. If you don’t intentionally manage it, you end up taking on far more than your body or aura can comfortably hold.
Here’s what’s actually happening.
Why You Feel Drained When You Don’t “Open” or “Close”
When you begin intuitive or medium work without preparing your energy, your system shifts into a heightened state of awareness very quickly. You’re taking in more information than usual including emotional signals, subtle impressions, physical sensations, and energetic cues. That extra sensitivity requires effort, and without preparation, your body ends up working harder to manage it.
If you finish a session without intentionally closing down, your awareness doesn’t turn off on its own. You stay tuned in, even when you think you’re done. That’s when the depletion shows up.
Common signs include:
A sudden drop in energy
Feeling foggy or mentally scattered
Migraines or pressure headaches
Cravings for sugar, carbs, or alcohol as your body tries to rebalance
Feeling overly emotional or absorbing other people’s moods
Difficulty winding down or turning your mind off
These symptoms aren’t random. They’re your system trying to stabilize after staying open longer than necessary. Opening and closing properly helps you work intuitively without draining yourself in the process.
What “Opening Up” Actually Means
When Heidi talks about “opening up,” she isn’t talking about anything mystical. She’s teaching you how to consciously shift into the intuitive state with clarity and intention.
Think of it as preparing your subtle body the same way an athlete prepares their physical body before a run.
You open your energy, just enough, so you can:
Receive intuitive information
Sense a client’s emotional field
Connect to loved ones in spirit
Channel insights clearly
Heighten your awareness without drowning in it
This is not about forcing anything. It’s about allowing.
Heidi teaches a simple visualization to guide this process:
The Flower Opening
Close your eyes.
Imagine a flower at the center of your chest or solar plexus.
Feel it gently unfolding, petal by petal.
You’re signaling to your system: I am opening. I am ready. I am safe.
You can also use:
a protective bubble
a sphere of light or a soft glow expanding around your aura
These images aren’t “just imagination.”
Visualization is how your subconscious receives instruction. It tells your nervous system how to behave.
When you open with intention, you’re choosing what type of energy you allow in, and what stays out.
Setting Your Intention
Once you’re open, set a clear intention for the work you’re about to do.
This can be as simple as:
“I am here to serve.”
“I will receive only what is meant for my client’s highest good.”
“I am open to clear, accurate information.”
“I will stay grounded and protected throughout this session.”
Your intention is your filter.
It directs the type of information you receive and keeps your energetic field focused instead of scattered.
Why You Must “Close Down” Afterward
Closing down is equally and sometimes even more important than opening up. This is the part most people forget, and it’s why they walk away feeling wiped out.
Closing down signals to your body and energy field that the intuitive channel is now complete. It’s like hitting the OFF switch instead of leaving your system wide open to everyone’s emotions, thoughts, and energy long after the session ends.
Here’s how you do it:
The Flower Closing
Close your eyes.
Imagine the flower gently folding back in.
Petals draw inward.
Energy returns to your center.
Your aura tightens and becomes contained again.
You breathe back into your own body.
You can also visualize:
the protective bubble closing
the light dimming softly
a door shutting
a circle completing
Closing doesn’t mean disconnecting from your intuition.
It means restoring your boundaries.
When you close properly:
You stay energized
You feel grounded rather than depleted
Your cravings disappear
Migraines lessen or vanish
Your emotions stay stable
You recover faster
You avoid burnout
Closing down is energetic hygiene and without it, intuitive development becomes unnecessarily draining.
Why This Matters for Anyone Developing Intuition
You don’t have to be a professional medium to need this.
Anyone who is empathic, intuitive, or sensitive benefits from opening and closing.
If you notice that you:
absorb people’s emotions
feel overwhelmed after social interactions
get exhausted after helping others
feel “too open” all the time
struggle with grounding
are learning psychic or mediumistic skills
…this practice will strengthen your boundaries and protect your energy.
Learning to manage your intuitive channel is how you stay powerful without losing yourself in the process.
Final Thoughts
Intuition is a gift, but like any gift, you have to train your system to hold it well. Opening before you begin psychic work prepares your energy so you can work clearly and with purpose. Closing afterward restores your strength, protects your aura, and keeps your physical and emotional body balanced.
This is exactly what Heidi teaches at Nissa Retreats: clear, grounded, repeatable practices that support intuitive development without draining you.
Psychic work is not meant to exhaust you.
It’s meant to empower you, when you know how to work with your energy instead of against it.
If you want to learn these techniques at a deeper level, Heidi teaches them step-by-step during her retreats. But even starting with the simple open-and-close practice will shift your clarity, your confidence, and your energetic resilience.
Learn more about Nissa Retreats at The Horse Shoe Farm March 1-6, 2026 https://www.nissaretreats.com/north-carolina-25
