Step 5. Energy cleansing It can help if you clear the energy around you before you start. If you had unpleasant dreams or feel weary, rub the palms of your hands vigorously together until you can feel the heat energy being exchanged between them. Place a palm on each side of your forehead and drag your hands down your cheeks. Shake your hands as if air-drying them. Do this three times. Repeat for the crown of your head three times. Then cross your arms and brush your hands over the opposite shoulders and upper arms.