Fall asleep faster with a Hollywood energy healer’s ancient ‘fire-burning’ method

In a world where sleepless nights and racing thoughts are all too common, one energy healer to the stars believes it’s crucial to “detox” from anxiety before bed.

“Anxiety tends to build up because people carry it on from their day, and they sleep with it, and then they wake up the next day and they really weren’t able to get enough sleep, and the anxieties of the day before follow them over the next day, and it kind of snowballs,” Oliver Niño — a spiritual coach and energy healer to celebs like Tony Robbins and Jessica Alba — told The Post.

One of the rituals he swears by involves an ancient element to calm the mind — fire.

“The routine that I’ve seen that works for people a lot is a fire-burning ritual where they write down on a piece of paper the names of people that have affected them that day, that they’re thinking about, that they’re stressed about or situations that cause them stress,” he explained.

“Then they set an intention to release that energy from their body and they burn the paper. There’s something about burning that kind of transmutes that energy — and they feel it release.”

Niño notes that a lot of people, when they do something like this, “don’t think of it as energy work” — but that’s precisely what it is.

And while it sounds like the hottest new wellness trend, energy work is actually as old as time, with fire rituals dating back to ancient civilizations that viewed fire as a sacred and transformative force.

In Vedic India — a period roughly spanning 1500 to 500 BCE — the god of fire, Agni, was central to spiritual offerings and seen as a messenger between humans and the divine.

Similarly, in Zoroastrianism — a religion that originated in ancient Persia — fire remains a symbol of purity and is kept burning in temples today.

In many Indigenous cultures — from the Americas to Australia — ceremonial fires are used for cleansing, storytelling and connecting with ancestral spirits.

Even now, fire rituals are practiced around the world: in Japan’s “hiwatari” (fire-walking) ceremonies, in Eastern European bonfire festivals marking the onset of spring and in the Tibetan practice of burning effigies to symbolically release negativity.

Despite cultural differences, these traditions share a common thread: fire as a tool for letting go, transforming energy and renewing the spirit.

But if this isn’t for you, don’t sweat it.

Niño believes that any technique that helps release negative energy before bed — from color therapy to cord-cutting to a short walk — will ensure you get a better night of slumber.