Your life reflects the energy you carry. Change an aspect of your life, and everything else will shift accordingly to the change.
This, essentially, is how to raise your vibration.
Wait, why should this matter to you?
Here’s the drill: everything in the universe is made of energy, which cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred. Yep, from every thought you’ve had and every atom powering the cells of your body to celestial bodies and galaxies in outer space.
As Jeffrey Allen, spiritual coach and creator of Mindvalley’s Duality program, often emphasizes, “Everything begins in energy. The physical world is just the echo.”
So when you learn how to raise your vibration, you stop chasing change and start creating it… right from where you are.
7 signs you need to raise your vibrations
You probably won’t notice when you’re down in the energetic pits… until your life starts “glitching” with symptoms of low vibration.
And it pays to… well, pay attention. Why? Because everything is energy.
When your frequency drops, it can pull your physical health, emotional state, and environment down with it. Not only that, vibrational energy dips can also drag your consciousness down.
It’s why Jeffrey often reminds his students, “Your energy always shifts before your life does.” And that it’s always a good idea to check your vibes first before trying to fix your circumstances externally. As he adds, “When things start feeling off, it’s not random. It’s the vibration underneath.”
No wonder Dr. David Hawkins, Ph.D., the author of Power vs. Force, has developed scales to measure different levels of consciousness.
So if the universe’s been ghosting your manifestations, your mood’s crashing for no reason, or your plants are starting to look at you funny, then it might be time for a vibe check.
1. You wake up tired, even after a full night’s sleep
You slept… technically. But your body didn’t recharge fully. When this happens, you’ve got low frequency as the culprit.
When stress, worry, or unresolved emotions build up, your nervous system cannot fully power down the way it’s supposed to with rest. All that negative energy gets stored in your aura—the electromagnetic field around your body. So, instead of resetting overnight, your system keeps processing. And that keeps your frequency low, even if you clocked a full eight hours.
Over time, that drop in frequency can wear you down. In bioenergetic research, chronic fatigue often correlates with lower vibrational states like apathy and grief (around 75–150 Hz on Hawkins’ scale).
So, if your mornings are always feeling like molasses, no matter how much shut-eye you’ve gotten, then the best thing to do is reassess your vibes.
2. You’re emotionally reactive, sensitive, or anxious for “no reason”
You snap. You spiral. You feel overwhelmed in a room full of people, and you can’t explain why.
“I’m probably overstimulated,” you think. But what if it’s your aura picking up signals that don’t belong to you?
Think of it as a foolproof sensor. When it’s clear and grounded, it filters what comes into your awareness from the external world. But when your vibration drops, it becomes “murky,” and so your sense of boundaries blurs. When this happens, you start absorbing other people’s moods, projections, and tension around you. It’s a phenomenon that Jeffrey calls “a seniority issue.”
In energy work, “seniority” means knowing that your space—your field, your emotions, your experience—is yours to manage. And when it’s tampered with, you lose energetic sovereignty.
3. You keep attracting the same problems in different forms
Toxic partners, flaky clients, ghosted launches, money blocks… same story, different cast. If life keeps circling back to the same sticky themes.
If life keeps circling back to the same sticky themes, don’t assume you’re cursed. Step back and assess your energy field.
The thing is, your aura broadcasts signals day in, day out. And the world responds to match its frequency. This process is magnetic alignment, otherwise known as the law of vibration. It states that you don’t get what you want, but rather, what you are.
So, when you’re stuck in low-vibe loops like fear, lack, or resentment, your field pulls in the exact people and patterns to reinforce them.
4. Your home feels heavy or chaotic
Your environment, Jeffrey teaches, carries energy and memory, just like your body.
Those arguments you’ve had with your partner, panic attacks, work stress you’ve brought home, and times spent doomscrolling in the living room… All that energy from these experiences can leave an imprint on your space. And when it accumulates and stagnates over time, your vibration lowers just by being in the same spot.
The science of this checks out. Research shows that indoor environments directly affect cognitive clarity, stress response, and even immune health. Strained parent-child dynamics at home, for one, have been linked to worsened asthma spells.
So, think of your home as a reflection of your inner state. It keeps mirroring what you’re emitting until you’re ready to clear it.
5. Your creativity is flatlined
You open a blank doc. You stare at it. Then, you decide to doom-scroll on X or Instagram. Then, you feel disappointment bubbling in you and sigh.
If ideas feel stuck and nothing’s flowing, don’t blame your calendar. Blame the signal that’s jamming your aura.
The truth is, creative energy requires spaciousness. “When your energy’s clear, decisions feel easy,” says Jeffrey. But when it’s blocked by stress, tech overwhelm, or emotional noise, “everything slows down, even inspiration.”
6. Your body feels tight, inflamed, or tense for no obvious reason
When vibration drops, the body compensates. Muscles tighten. Nerves fire. Your system stays braced for a threat that doesn’t come.
You might call it stress. But at the energetic level, it’s compression. Low-frequency states like fear or shame make your field contract. And then, just like that, your body follows.
Emotional states like fear, guilt, and shame are low-frequency states on Hawkins’ scale, and they don’t just weigh on the mind. Chronic exposure to these emotions has been linked to increased muscle tension, cortisol levels, and inflammation in the body.
So, whenever your body’s feeling rigid for no obvious reason, it’s probably an energy imbalance.
7. You’ve been doing the inner work, but nothing’s landing
You meditate. You journal. You affirm. But the needle’s not moving. Now, what if you’re not doing it wrong? What if you’re just doing it from the wrong frequency?
To that, Regan Hillyer, a manifestation expert and trainer of Mindvalley’s The Art of Manifesting program, has this to say: “If you’re not vibrating where your results live, then the results can’t land.” According to her, many people are stuck because they’re trying to change life from a low-vibration state, hoping that mindset alone will override energy.
But as Regan advises, energy is the precondition. When your vibration rises, action lands. Work sticks. And the results of your actions just flow.
And that’s the secret sauce to manifestation.
How to raise your vibration instantly
You may think it takes days to go from “fog” to “flow.” But the truth is, you can boost your positive energy in just a few seconds. It all depends on your state of mind.
“Energy moves fast,” Jeffrey points out. “The moment you get present, it starts to rise.”
Here are quick vibe-boosting hacks that you can turn to whenever you need a quick pick-me-up:
1. Breathe like your energy depends on it
Your breath is your body’s frequency-tuning tool. It feeds your cells with oxygen, grounds your mind, and brings your field into focus. Slow, mindful breathing, in particular, signals your system that it’s safe to open up and read the environment.
There are some different breathwork styles to try out there:
- Coherent breathing: Inhale slowly through your nose, allowing your belly to expand, then exhale gradually. This steady rhythm helps balance your nervous system.
- Diaphragmatic breath: Breathe deeply through your nose, ensuring your abdomen rises with each inhale.
- The 4-7-8 technique: Inhale through your nose for four seconds, hold for seven, and exhale through your mouth for eight.
- Box breathing: Breathe in, hold, exhale, then hold again, all for four seconds each, before repeating the whole process. Pro tip: It helps to visualize a square as you practice this method.
- SOMA Breath®: Established by renowned breathwork expert Niraj Naik, this rhythmic breathing method pairs breath holds and ins-and-outs with music to help you access different brain waves.
Each of these breathwork styles signals your field to settle, center, and lift.
2. Use your voice
Sound moves energy. And your voice creates vibration—not just through words, but through resonance. “
The human voice, Jeffrey says, “isn’t just communication; it’s energy in motion.” Which is why it’s a great tool to “use with intention.”
So, how exactly can you put this tool to the test?
Try humming, toning, or softly repeating a phrase that feels true. Feel the resonance it creates in your chest, your throat, and your bones. This is vibration in real time.
Mantras work the same way. Choose one word, like “peace,” “love,” “clear,” or “safe,” and speak it into your space. Let your body register the sound and carry it through.
The great thing about sound is, it shifts what words can’t touch.
3. Make gratitude a daily ritual
Gratitude, Jeffrey explains, lifts you instantly. “It raises your energy no matter what’s going on.” Which is why it’s a common “fuel” in energy healing work.
The sweet thing is, you don’t need a perfect life to feel grateful. All you need, every day, is a small moment to send your thanks for all the good things you’ve got going.
And whenever you do sneak in one amidst your work tasks, you can:
- Close your eyes.
- Then recall one thing—anything—that makes your chest soften. Maybe it’s a friend’s laugh, your aunt’s off-color jokes at family reunions, or the thought of your furkids.
In Hawkins’ scale of consciousness, gratitude holds one of the highest frequencies at 540 Hz. Even a few seconds of basking in this energy can reset your field.
And when you do hang on to it? Let it expand and radiate outwards (perhaps in a loving-kindness meditation session, if you’d like).
4. Shake your body
Energy collects where movement stops. Do the opposite, and you’re back to top form.
Try these:
- Wiggling your fingers,
- Rolling your shoulders,
- Jumping in one place,
- Morning stretches,
- Yawning, and
- Twisting in your work chair.
They may be simple, but hey, they’re energetic openers. As Jeffrey explains in his program, “We raise our energy by using it.”
Energy moves fast. The moment you get present, it starts to rise.
— Jeffrey Allen, trainer of Mindvalley’s Duality program
And even the feeblest of bodily movements can go a long way to release trapped tension that causes your energy frequency to stagnate or dip.
5. Make self-care non-negotiable
Low energy doesn’t always show up as a dramatic crash. Sometimes, it’s the quiet hum of depletion you carry for days without noticing, which is when self-care is needed the most.
Now, you don’t have to “go big or go home.” Just simple acts of self-healing, like the ones below, can recalibrate your nervous system and make you feel centered again:
- Journaling to clear mental noise. Writing lets your energy speak before your mind interrupts. Regan calls it “a constant process of manifestation,” because the moment you write, you begin creating.
- Walking without headphones. A 20-minute walk helps you sync with the world again. No inputs. No distractions. Just your body, your breath, and the rhythm of your steps.
- Taking a long shower with intention. Water moves energy. So as it flows, use that moment to clear tension or invite in a new state. A simple, intentional statement like “I’m washing off today’s noise” works.
- Saying “no” to things that drain you. Sometimes, it protects your field. Skip the group dinner if your gut says you’d rather rest than talk. Don’t take the call that always leaves you anxious.
Start small. One shift is enough to send a new signal. The more consistently you care for your energy, the more clearly your vibration “speaks” for you.
How to raise your vibration to manifest anything
Manifestation boils down to understanding how resonance works. It’s essentially your energy field syncing up with what it’s already aligned to receive.
“Energy happens first. The physical world comes second,” Jeffrey points out. “So if you want to change your reality, you start with your frequency.”
So, how exactly do you raise your vibration to higher levels?
Well, any change begins on a good foundation. Below is the playbook for dialing your frequency to the level where what you want in life emerges to meet you with ease.
6. Get clear on your energetic baseline
Jeffrey teaches that awareness initiates energetic movement. “Energy responds to attention,” he says. “The moment you observe it, it starts to shift.”
Ask yourself: What does my energy feel like right now? If it feels anxious, foggy, frantic, or dull, that’s a sign to turn things around.
But first, read your energetic state by:
- Scanning your body. Notice where there’s tension, numbness, or charge. Your body keeps an energetic score.
- Naming your emotional weather. Don’t overthink it. One word will do. Tired? Tight? Open? Frayed? When you’ve nailed it down, it’s easier to get to your baseline state.
- Track your breath. Shallow and fast? Or deep and steady? Your breath mirrors your field.
- Sense your mental noise. Is your mind looping or clear? Determining whether it’s future-focused or grounded in the now is how you get it to calm down.
- Feel your environment. Is your space lifting you or pressing you down? Your field interacts with a space, so observing how you feel in one tells you a lot about its energetic health.
Tuning in takes less than a minute. And the moment you notice the signal, it begins to shift.
7. Decide what state you want to hold
“You can’t fake vibration,” says Regan. “If your energy’s not there, the results won’t land.”
And that’s the thing with the law of vibration: it doesn’t care about what you wish for. It only tunes to what you hold.
So, instead of forcing outcomes, get clear on who you’re being as you move toward them. Calm? Clear? Open? Safe?
Decide on the frequency at which you want to live. And let your actions, posture, and tone of voice follow the signal.
You can’t fake vibration. If your energy’s not there, the results won’t land.
— Regan Hillyer, trainer of Mindvalley’s Manifesting Mastery program
8. Feel it now, not later
Don’t wait for the outcome to show up before you embody the energy behind it.
If you want joy, imagine yourself brimming with happiness right now. In need of clarity? Slow down your thoughts with meditation and tune into your truths. And if it’s abundance you desire, first soften into a feeling of enoughness to attract it seamlessly, not chase it.
9. Live like the “you” that has already achieved it
Your body is the antenna that broadcasts your signal. According to Jeffrey, it flows “where you put movement.”
His advice? “Move it on purpose.”
Walk with the rhythm of someone who has already received what they want, whether it’s financial freedom or that dream house on your manifestation board. Speak from the center of someone steady. Move like you already belong in the version of life you’re calling in.
Your posture, your gestures, even your silence… these are all cues your system reads. Give it the signal it needs to match your intention.
10. Stay in your field
Once your vibration lifts, don’t rush to chase the results you want. Believe that they already exist to meet you once you’re in the right time and place.
Your only job is to stay in the frequency you’ve established. Keep your system aligned. And let your energy field do its work by:
- Holding the feeling,
- Trusting the timing, and
- Saying “no” to self-doubt.
Let’s say you’re calling for your dream job. You got clear, you tuned in, you felt aligned.
Then, instead of obsessing over your inbox, you take a walk. You stay in a calm, open place. A few days later, the offer comes through. That’s an example of how the field can work for you.
Your energy level is already dialed in to your wishes. Now, let life answer the clarion call.
How to raise your vibration at home
“Home is where the heart is,” Pliny the Elder said once. And it’s also where your energy rests, resets, and radiates, when given the chance.
Shift your space and you shift what flows through you.
— Jeffrey Allen, trainer of Mindvalley’s Duality program
Every moment you live inside your space leaves an energetic trace. And the “trails” that every tough conversation, breakdown, and anxious doom-scrolling leaves behind don’t disappear. Nope, it simply accumulates into a vibe, which influences how you feel, think, and show up every day. So what can you do about it?
“Shift your space,” Jeffrey advises, “and you shift what flows through you.”
Not sure where to start? Embrace these simple steps:
11. Keep your windows open
Stagnant air holds stagnant energy. But thankfully, you can quickly reset the atmosphere of your home by cracking open your windows, even if for ten minutes daily.
Let sunlight bathe whole areas of your home, and fresh air whisk any bad vibes out.
These simple acts of natural ventilation can shift your energy field by leaps and bounds. No wonder hospitals, the place for healing and restoration, swear by it; it helps usher out those pesky airborne particles responsible for infections.
12. Clear clutter with clarity
Your space mirrors your mind. If things feel chaotic around you, they’re likely the same inside your field.
There’s a reason why Marie Diamond, a global feng shui expert, calls clutter “cutting energy.” It slices into peace, sparks restlessness, and scatters focus.
But fret not, there’s a good ford for this “cutting energy,” and it’s muscle testing. You read that right: Marie says it helps you check if your nervous system weakens in a room, literally.
“When your house has positive feng shui, your body goes into alpha brain waves,” she elaborates in her Feng Shui for Life program on Mindvalley. “When it doesn’t, you drop into beta, and your arm goes weak.”
Pick a space that feels off. A nightstand, a bookshelf, a corner you avoid. Put things back in place. Pull books forward. Remove what doesn’t belong.
Not ready to clean? Visualize the result. “Your mind sees the picture,” she continues. “And then your body reacts immediately to it.”
13. Optimize your home’s energy with sound
Sound healing is a thing, and it can shift a home’s entire atmosphere, letting the space “breathe” again.
You can clap in the corners, play a singing bowl, or let music drift through the walls. Even a simple hum moves the air and your field with it.
There’s a reason why they’re so good for your well-being. Research has shown that sound frequencies can calm anxiety and synchronize brain waves.
The resonance of Tibetan singing bowls, in particular, is known to lower stress and promote spiritual well-being.
And those cool binaural beats? They tap into altered states of consciousness that make it easier to relax.
So, let there be sound, and see your vibration levels climb up again.
How to raise your vibration with the right food
“Your body keeps an energetic score,” says Jeffrey, and this applies to your diet, too.
Every bite you take gives you either:
- Lightness or heaviness,
- Vitality or fog, or
- Flow or friction.
Your energy field reads it all. Every meal is a message to your system.
But forget cutting things out. Raising your spiritual vibration through food is about feeding your energy what it needs. Because ultimately, nourishment is one of the fastest ways to shift it.
Here’s how to eat in a way that lifts your frequency and tunes your field.
14. Eat what your body wants to be vital
Your body’s smart. Cravings for salt, sugar, carbs, fats… they aren’t random. They signal an unmet need.
Eric Edmeades, the creator of WILDFIT®, in his Mindvalley program of the same name, proposes this solution: listen to your body. “So what if instead of being reactive to our unmet needs, we decide to be proactive and seek to meet the needs?”
That shift in perspective alone flips everything. Instead of battling your body, you start listening to it the way your ancestors did. Heck, they didn’t count macros and micros. They paid attention to what made them feel strong, clear, and awake. Whenever you’re in doubt, ask yourself, for example, “What is the ancestral diet that would work in my favor? What’s natural for me?”
More often than not, your body already knows, so pay attention to your cravings. When you give it what it’s really asking for—like minerals, healthy fats, clean protein, and more water—and not the short-term fixes, your energy field begins to stabilize. And your body gets what it needs to “hum” in health again.
15. Choose energetically vibrant foods
Fresh fruits. Raw veggies. Wild greens.
The closer your food is to its natural state, the more life force it carries. And when you eat food with life force, your body doesn’t have to work overtime to process it.
When you feed your field with a clean, high-vibe fuel source, it switches from “exhausted” to “energized” seamlessly and in no time.
16. Be present with your meal
It’s not just what you eat; it’s also how you eat.
Distracted bites in front of a screen don’t register the same way as mindful meals, for a reason. “When you’re present with your food, you digest its energy more fully,” Jeffrey shares.
Zoom out. Slow down. Let your field catch up to your fork:
- Breathe before you chew. It tells your nervous system it’s time to rest and receive.
- Savor your food. The more attention you give it, the more energy your system can pull from it.
- Let your system know it’s safe to receive. That one breath, that moment of thanks, opens your field.
- Explore intuitive eating. What better way to cultivate a culinary presence than this practice of listening to your body’s cues around hunger, fullness, and satisfaction?
Every meal is your chance to raise your energetic rizz. Show up for it, and you’d better believe that your body will show up for you.
17. Ditch the guilt, keep the wisdom
Food shame sinks your vibe faster than a soda binge.
So skip the guilt trip.
Instead, use every meal as a chance to listen. Tune in to how your body feels after you eat:
- Do you feel heavy? Your limbs feel sluggish, your mind slows down, and you’re ready to crash.
- Do you feel light inside? You feel steady, energized, like your whole system’s in sync.
- Can you think clearly? Your emotions are stable. There’s no mental chatter.
- Are you more foggy? You’re spaced out. Easily triggered. Can’t hold a thought.
Use your body’s “feedback” as intel. Over time, you’ll see that it’s always been “nudging” you toward what nourishes you best. But this time, you’ll hear its wisdom more easily.
18. Hydrate like your cells depend on it
Because they do.
Your body is made of 60% water, and every part of you, from your brain to your energy field, needs it to function well. When you’re not drinking enough, your brain slows down, your focus all dulled, and your thoughts, all fuzzy. And just like that, your frequency drops.
Try these to counter the dip:
- Start your morning with a tall glass, habit-stacking it with other activities in your routine, so you’ll remember to do this every time.
- Set an hourly reminder if you must to sip water throughout the day.
- Add a pinch of sea salt or a squeeze of lemon to your water to support absorption and recharge your system.
- “Eat” your water. Load up on juicy fruits, crisp greens, anything that leaves you feeling fresh.
So, when the going gets tough? Assess how “dry” you feel inside. Chances are, more sips of the mighty H²O can power your field back online.
Common challenges in raising your vibration and how to overcome them
If you’re new to inner work, it’s normal to think that a day of incense lighting and meditation is all it takes to reset your energy levels.
But here’s the truth: it’s one thing to raise your vibration, it’s another thing to maintain it at a high level for the most part.
And knowing what throws your energy off helps. Explore the common friction points that can mess with your field and how to shift through them.
1. You think you need to be “high vibe” all the time
Nope. That’s not the goal, because believe it or not, vibration naturally fluctuates. What this means is, you’re not meant to feel amazing 24/7.
“You don’t have to become something you’re not,” says Jeffrey. “It’s about returning to your natural state of this higher frequency.”
In other words, raising your vibration is less about pushing up and more about tuning back into your inner self.
How to overcome this: Notice the dips, but don’t judge them. Think of them as “messengers.” Then gently reset your field through movement, breath, or one of the quick energy boosts outlined above.
Here’s how Jeffrey would do it:
2. You’re overconsuming energy that’s not yours
World news. Social media feeds. Other people’s dramas and projections.
If your field’s wide open, you’ll pick up on all of it.
How to overcome this: Regan teaches to create “anchor sounds” to return to your own signal. That could be a mantra, a tone, or a simple word like clear. When used consistently, she says, “your anchor sound will remind you of your essence.”
Also, learn to set boundaries, digitally and energetically. Use sound, breath, or a grounding visualization to come back to your center at the end of every day.
3. You forgot to reset your space
So, you’ve made the moves to clear your aura… but what about your space?
If you keep operating in the same unshifted environment after a family brawl or a breakup, it’s easy to fall back into old frequency patterns that power them in the first place.
How to overcome this: Open your windows. Clap in the corners. Move furniture. Change the lighting. As Jeffrey puts it, “Your space is part of your energy system.” So, shift it, and your inner state shifts too.
4. You’re waiting for clarity to drop before taking action
Energy needs movement. But most people freeze while waiting for “the right time,” “the right mindset,” or “the right vibration.”
How to overcome this: Break the “freeze mode” by taking one micro-step. Drink more water. Clean your room. Stretch your body.
Do anything that generates momentum, because it’s one of the quickest ways to raise your vibration.
5. You’re trying to do it all alone
Energy healing work can be isolating when it’s only internal. But vibration is relational, in that it amplifies in groups.
So, perhaps it’s time to reassess your “lone wolf” mode.
How to overcome this: Forget Googling “how to raise your vibration to find someone.” Find a circle instead that gets you.
Try out one of the energy healing classes, plug into a group practice, or tap into community-led programs on Mindvalley like Jeffrey’s Duality, where the collective energy field does half the work for you.
Expand your consciousness
Your vibration is the blueprint. Every thought, choice, and moment flows from it. Shift the blueprint, and life shifts with you.
That’s what Jeffrey Allen’s free Duality masterclass teaches. Here, you’ll learn how to:
- Shit your inner state on command,
- Hold the frequency that matches your dream life,
- Clear your emotional blockages in seven minutes, and
- So much more.
Lorena Vukić, a Mindvalley member from Croatia, remembers how lost she felt before encountering Jeffrey’s guidance.
[Before I found the tools in Duality] it was really hard to navigate my life. I felt like it was a constant battlefield. But now I use them in any situation, any time, and any place.
— Lorena Vukić, a Mindvalley member
Just like Lorena, you’re not here to keep feeling stuck. It’s your birthright to feel powerful in your own field.
And with Mindvalley’s support, you get to claim this right and finally step into your inherent greatness… the way you were always meant to.
Welcome in.
