By Marie-Dominique Rail

Posted on November 11, 2024

Sending love to those we cherish feels natural. Yet beyond this tender impulse of the heart, the practice of sending love and light is a profound act of liberation — one that transforms you from within.

The Art of Sending Love: Filling Yourself to Give More Freely

To understand why this practice is so powerful, imagine it as a double liberation. By filling yourself with light, you have more to give; by releasing what weighs you down, you free your being to simply be. The secret is not in elaborate rituals but in pure intention and sincerity of heart. It is a path of self-mastery that quietly reshapes your reality.

Sending Love and Light to Yourself: The Key to Healing

Offering love to yourself is not selfishness, but wisdom. You cannot pour from an empty vessel. When you fill yourself with peace and light, you become a channel. Imagine being a spring: for water to flow outward and nourish others, the source must first be full. Sending light inward heals your wounds, strengthens your energy, and allows you to shine as a lighthouse for the world. True compassion begins here, within.

When we live without self-love, we carry the echoes of the past — neglect, judgments, harsh words. These imprints create energetic blockages. Sending yourself love is not just a positive affirmation; it is an act of repair.

• Healing the Inner Child: By sending yourself love, you become the nurturing parent your wounded child within has longed for. You give tenderness, compassion, and validation where once there was none. This re-parenting dissolves fear and softens self-doubt.
• Breaking the Cycle of Self-Criticism: Lack of self-love often feeds a vicious cycle of criticism and unworthiness. The vibration of light interrupts this cycle, gently declaring “Enough” to the suffering you impose upon yourself.

If loving yourself feels overwhelming, begin not with emotion, but with intention. You don’t need to force love; start with a whisper: “I send myself warmth. I send myself peace. I send myself hope.” On an energetic level, self-neglect creates a heavy vibration. By consciously sending love’s light, you infuse higher frequency into those shadows, dissolving tension and releasing old wounds. 

Extending Light to Those You Struggle With

Here lies the deepest transformation. Sending light to yourself is healing but sending it to those you dislike is freedom. Resentment, anger, and hatred are cords that bind you to another’s energy — like holding a burning coal in your own hand. The fire burns you, not them.

To send love and light is not to excuse or condone. It is to release the toxic bond. You reclaim the space in your heart that suffering once occupied. This is not for them; it is for you — for the peace that is rightfully yours.

How to Practice: A Gentle Method

1. Center Yourself: Sit or lie in a quiet space. Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Rest your awareness in your heart.
2. Activate the Source: Visualize a soft, radiant light in your chest. Let it expand until it fills your entire being. This is your inexhaustible source.
3. Direct the Energy:

• For Yourself: Let the light spread from head to toe, dissolving tension and filling every cell. Whisper inwardly: “I send myself love and light. I am a source of light.”
• For Others: Hold the image or sense of someone in need — even someone difficult. Send a beam of light from your heart to theirs. Do not expect change or return; simply offer. Whisper: “I send love and light for their highest good

The True Power of This Practice

The strength of this work does not depend on how vividly you visualize, but on the purity of your heart. With sincere intention, love flows effortlessly — as natural as light shining from the sun. You are a channel of love, and when you open, that love radiates through you into the world.

Your heart’s light has the power to illuminate not only your life but the lives of all beings it touches.