Your Energy Field: What It Is, Why It Gets Heavy, and How to Support It
- Christie Goetz
- Aug 12
- 3 min read
Updated: Sep 10
There’s a part of you that stretches beyond your skin. You might not see it, but you can feel it—when someone stands too close in line, when you walk into a tense room, or when you just feel “off” for no obvious reason.
That’s your energy field—sometimes called your aura. Whether you name it in spiritual terms or not, you live in it every day.
At East Coast Apothecary, we support the subtle layers of your energy through practices like Reiki, chakra balancing, and aura readings. If your nervous system feels fried, your energy feels scattered, or you’re just not feeling like yourself, your energy body might be calling for a reset.
Your energy field is more than a vibe — it’s your personal atmosphere.
🌿 What Is an Energy Field?
Your energy field is the unseen part of you that senses, protects, and interacts with the world. Some people think of it as their vibe, their light, or their buffer. It’s not “woo”—it’s how your body communicates beyond words.
Your energy field (aura) is affected by everything:
Emotions you’re processing (or avoiding)
People you’re around often
Environments you spend time in
Past trauma or experiences
Your own boundaries (or lack of them)
Your energy field isn’t static. It shifts constantly, picking up and releasing information throughout the day. When it’s clear and flowing, you feel more like yourself. When it’s congested, you might feel foggy, drained, disconnected, or overly reactive.
🌑 Why Does Your Energy Field Get Heavy?
Your energy field is like your personal atmosphere—it absorbs, filters, and responds to everything around you. Just like air can feel thick on a humid day, your energy can feel heavy when it’s holding more than it can process.
Some common reasons this happens:
Emotional buildup — Stress, grief, anger, or even joy you haven’t fully expressed can linger in your field.
Other people’s energy — If you’re sensitive, you may carry the moods or stress of those around you without realizing it.
Unclear boundaries — Saying “yes” when you want to say “no,” over-giving, or people-pleasing can weigh your energy down.
Environmental residue — Crowded, noisy, or tense spaces can leave your system feeling overstimulated.
Old experiences — Past trauma or unfinished healing may echo in your energy until it’s acknowledged and released.
When your energy gets heavy, you might feel it as fogginess, irritability, fatigue, or a sense that you’re “not yourself.”
👐 How Reiki Supports the Energy Field
During a Reiki session, I’m not “reading” your aura—I’m holding space for your energy to return to balance.
Reiki supports the flow of energy through the chakras, the energetic centers in the body that govern everything from emotional expression to groundedness to intuition. When one or more of these centers is blocked or overactive, your whole system can feel out of sync.
Many of my clients say they feel:
Lighter in their body
More emotionally regulated
Calmer and clearer in their thoughts
More grounded after time spent overwhelmed
That’s not just relaxation. That’s energy realignment.
🎨 Want a Visual of What Your Energy Field Looks Like?
While I don’t interpret the aura itself during Reiki, my co-owner Becca does. She’s incredibly intuitive and offers a different kind of energetic insight through aura readings.
Her sessions include:
A channeled digitized drawing of your current aura
Notes on colors, textures, and energetic patterns she senses
Messages that help you better understand what your energy is holding
Aura readings are a beautiful way to see your energy in a new light. You don’t need to “believe” in anything to benefit—it’s simply a mirror for deeper reflection.
🔮 Which Option Is Right for You?
Many clients choose both—Becca’s readings help bring insight to what’s happening, and Reiki helps the body integrate and release.
🌙 Feeling Off? Let’s Clear It Out.
Whether you're feeling emotionally heavy, energetically drained, or just out of alignment, your energy field might be signaling for support.
👐 Book a Reiki session for a grounding reset
🎨 Schedule an aura reading with Becca for clarity and visual insight
🔗 Or combine the two for deep energetic awareness and integration
Your energy is always speaking. We’re just here to help you listen—gently, intuitively, and without judgment.
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