A Limpia is an ancient way of implementing a spiritual cleansing, as practiced by many cultures in the Americas and around the world.
There are times when we feel cluttered, mentally, emotionally and in our space. Sometimes taking a shower will help that feeling. Sometimes we need a little more help.
The Limpia clears one’s personal space of energetic heaviness, negative thoughts.
In Spanish, the verb, “limpiar”, means to clean or to wipe.
When I do a Limpia that is how I approach it, by wiping or cleansing from the outside of the body, as well as the space around you, your aura. What I use is optional depending on what feels most comfortable to you. I, most often, utilize smoke from sage, tobacco or other herbs that are considered Sacred helpers in this way. I also utilize certain leaves, for wiping, such as the Laurel and Manzanita or a feather fan.
In my belief and practice, when you receive a cleansing, it goes deeper than the physical, it is a spiritual experience which can catalyze healing on many levels.
My firm belief is that many emotional, mental and physical symptoms are manifested because our spirits are off center or ill at ease. When this is the case, a Limpia, returns you to your spiritual center and the dis-ease is restored to an expression of balance, mentally, emotionally and physically.
A Limpia allows us to feel as if something has been lifted and we are restored to clarity.