The Importance of Changing Your Environment (Energetically)

Introduction: Our big move

It is the end of a chapter for us. You may have heard by now that we have moved to Geneva, Switzerland this summer. Deep down, my husband and I knew that we would be moving one day and it was only a matter of divine timing. Don’t get us wrong, we both love Singapore, and personally for me, this was where I spent my childhood.

Let me paint you a quick picture, I was the lanky Eurasian kid with glasses and a Singlish accent - Olive Oyl they called me. My neighbours and I, along with my younger siblings, were always playing outside and swimming after school without fail.

Climbing trees, making potions, digging up earthworms and chasing strays in the sweltering heat were a big part of our daily ritual. There were no devices at the time to play with - they weren’t even available back then - so we did what we did best to entertain ourselves and we did have a lot of fun. These are only a few of the countless memories I will forever carry with me in my heart. I know Singapore will always be a place I can come back to.

After our move to Geneva, my family will continue to reside in Singapore as they have always done, and we will keep our communications up via WhatsApp and video calls which reminds me of when I was back in boarding school. However, think landline phones connected to the wall, messy hand written letters and pre-licked stamps unevenly pasted onto envelopes. At times like these, I am grateful for our seamless electronic devices, keeping in touch with my family sprawled all over the world. 

The importance of changing your environment (energetically)

Many years ago, I was told by a healer that I would move to a large (and natural) body of water - no chlorinated swimming pools in Singapore this time. Although I had no idea where at the time and according to spirit I wasn’t allowed to know yet. Yes, spirit can keep things from you, or even lie to you to push you onto a certain path. They can be quite sneaky that way.

The years go by and I see another healer, who also tells me I would be moving out of Singapore, again, no specific country mentioned but I do love a good validation. Being half Balinese and always thinking I would be moving to Bali one day, I thought maybe that’s where I will end up after all. However over time, I pushed the thought of moving away, away.

As the years continue to drift by and at a surprisingly fast rate, we knew it was time to buckle down and make a decision for the family. We deeply miss the four seasons and raw, abundant nature, nothing man made, just real nature that would take our breath away, everyday. Lo and behold, Switzerland entered the chat. Initially, we were deciding between Switzerland, UK and Norway, however it felt that Geneva was the best fit for us and the family.

And what about my healing practice? Well let me tell you about that. In Singapore, I have been feeling quite stagnant over the last couple of years, and as I feel I am expanding and evolving on my journey, it felt like Singapore, energetically, was not the right environment anymore. I felt increasingly out of touch with the spiritual community here and found it harder to fit in - story of my life. Everything felt pretentious and forced, which sadly caused a lot of resistance within my work.

Further, the deeper I got into my practice, the more sensitive I became to everything around me. Over time I realized the environment wasn’t conducive to what would support my ever increasing sensitivity and services - at least that was what I felt. Mother Nature was calling me back to her. It was divine timing after all.

A city’s vibration

Just as you constantly emit a vibration, a city can vibrate at a certain frequency too. You are in a collective mish-mash bubble of energy wherever you go, so if the collective is carrying a lower or not high enough vibration most of the time, it can affect you, negatively. To add to that, the more sensitive you are, the bigger the impact it will have on you. 

The type of people you surround yourself with will also determine how your life is affected. Surround yourself with people who are positive, kind-hearted, compassionate and uplifting, and watch how your energy changes positively. Notice then how you magically spread this energy around to others.

When you're radiating joy and positivity, people will feel that and you will feel more energetic and calmer, naturally. Surround yourself with people who complain, bring others down, whine continuously, show ingratitude, and watch your energy drain. It’s terribly exhausting.

You can say that energy is contagious. We can absorb, transfer and shift energy and this is you working with energy all the time, subconsciously without thought, because if you haven’t realized it yet, you are a pure, cosmic, energetic being stuffed in a human, meaty vessel.

You are constantly emitting an energetic vibration. Every living being is, every place is, every object is collectively emitting a vibration at varied frequencies and when you look at a city in its entirety, as one energetic being, you can feel the energy it emits as a whole.

Your Environment Matters

You pick up your surrounding energy constantly, and if you practice raising your frequency often that’s great, but if your environment is always against you with harsher frequencies, you are working 100 times harder than you should be. So the big message here is that your environment matters, tremendously.

We see it happening from time to time, why do people leave concrete jungles to escape in the wilderness, into the forest or by the oceanside. What draws them to leave a place they once called home, some even leaving everything to follow their heart in search of something more ideal. I can quickly tell you one of the biggest things all of these environments collectively bring, peace.

Cities that are fear and stressed based will show up within you and over time it will be harder for you to avoid. The lack of nature, which is one of the highest frequencies on this planet, can make your journey challenging especially when the collective energy is against you and you are sensitive to your environment.

Countries and Cities can Call you

Some of you may have already experienced this yourself. When you feel strongly drawn to a specific country or city. You can’t stop thinking about it, you start to detach yourself from your current location and daydream often about how you would make the move. Most of us would push the thought away, it is a big thought to be having, a huge decision to leave your current home to a brand new destination. 

However, the Universe is doing this for a reason. Your guides can influence your thoughts, create synchronicities and trigger reminders so that you think of this new place often, eventually nudging you to make a decision that’s best for yourself.

It takes great courage to leave a once familiar place into unknown territory and your guides know this, so sometimes the nudging is subtle and gentle at first, gradually getting stronger and stronger over time until, well, it pushes you to take action of course. 

The Universe is skillful at pushing you along the path you’re supposed to be on. If you detour and refuse to acknowledge the signs, they will have to take what would seem to you as harsher actions, taking you out of relationships and environments that no longer serve you. You may get angry at this higher power, the Universe or God or whichever you resonate with for a while, but down the road you will begin to understand why things unfolded the way they did.

If you feel very drawn to a specific location, ask the Universe what this place means to you, ask your guides to show you more signs. Compare the environment you are currently in to the one you can’t stop thinking about. How does the energy feel in each place? Would your life improve drastically by making this shift?

Following your Excitement

Wrapping up this blog with this piece of important advice for you. Any place that creates an excitement within you, is the direction you want to head towards. Anything in life that induces a positive reaction within your body and heart, especially to the point where you feel it reaches down to the centre of your soul and you’re physically buzzing with excitement, know that that is where you are raising your frequency. The same applies to how you feel towards people, relationships, situations and of course cities and countries which we have discussed about. 

Staying in a place that irritates your soul, will only worsen until you do something about it and take action. I wish more people understood how precious and fleeting our time is on this planet.

To stay in a place which hurts you, reminds you of pain, surrounded by people who aren’t supportive of you or your dreams, will only further create a reality that perpetuates that. To trust your intuition, follow your heart and do the work that contributes to your happiness and peace, that is the goal. It takes courage, effort and most times a lot of patience, but once you get to where you are supposed to be, you will not regret it.

And that’s why for us, we made the big decision to move, to follow our excitement and relocate in an environment that brings more peace, opportunities and beauty in our lives.

Until next time.

Shirley x

Disclaimer: This article was written entirely by me, without the use of AI. You are welcome to share links to this post, but please do not copy or reproduce the text without giving proper credit to the author.