Energy Exchange and Rejuvenation

  Recently I was attending a session on counseling where we were discussing energy exchange between the counsellor and counseled. We also spoke about how a counselor must be able to empower the client by maintaining the same energy within. By energy here I do not mean the obvious physical display of energy or physical strength. Energy here means the energy our aura reflects, the energy charge which every atom in this universe has. 

  Coming back to the session, I heard a question pop up to our speaker, 'Sir, many-a-times I have heard that we must stay away from negative people, negative energy. That drains out our own energy drastically. Sir, but you asked us to empower everyone. What do you suggest in case of negative people who drain our energy?' There was a pause and gripping silence in the group. I felt like many resonated with this question. 

  I too got answers, in form of different thoughts, which I was not sure of whether right or wrong. But yes what I felt were my opinions. Our speaker was kind to ask for inputs from the audience. Before I could gather my thoughts, I felt a need to listen to the speaker himself. Yes we come across all kinds of people. But we must be able to maintain our energy while we deal with them. 

  Empowering others even to the slightest possible manner in which they are ready to accept, is the duty of a counselor, trainer and coach. In counseling, there is a concept 'Burnout', that happens to the counsellor, due to a draining of energy while dealing with back to back and difficult counseling sessions. At the end of the day, the counselor is also a human with emotions. According to me, a counsellor must always refill and rejuvenate own emotional self. This can be done in different ways like meditation, breathing or relaxation exercises, positive visualizations,  or even affirmations. The list can go on. So I found that my feelings and thoughts do resonate with what was discussed. One cannot possibly go away from negative energy or people, it is by default that in every walk of life we will get them and they will cross our paths. We must pause, acknowledge, respond to them by empowering them. Agree?