Getting Grounded

 How do you know when you need to ground yourself?

When you feel consistently un-tethered & un-balanced, how often do you take the time to do something about it?

If we maintain practices that re-connect us to earth energy, it can help us recalibrate our energy and maintain equilibrium more often and sustainably.

If any of these signals feel true for you, then perhaps it’s time to explore your grounding practices to come back home to yourself :
  • you feel like you can’t take a full, deep breath
  • you’re feeling raw, nervy & easily frustrated
  • you experience free-floating anxiety (the kind you can’t pinpoint)
  • you’re running late a lot of the time
  • you feel disconnected from your body
  • you’re especially clumsy or getting injured
  • you feel airy, floaty & spaced-out
  • you’re easily overwhelmed &/or super scattered
  • you’re having a hard time making clear choices/decisions

 

Life is full-on and fast.
Grounding helps slow down the overwhelming pace in which we live and acts as a reminder of who we are and how we are.Our very existence is a gift and by pausing & taking intentional time to re-focus our awareness, it reminds us of the abundant gifts of life all around us and within us.
8 Top Grounding Practices to try:
1. Listen to a grounding  Root Chakra meditation 
2.  Write down 5 things you’re grateful for right now
3.  Stand barefoot on the earth (dirt, grass, sand if available)
4.  Aromatherapy: 5-10 full deep breaths of  vetiver or cedar or lavender or sandalwood essential oils (add a few drops of oil to your palm, rub hands together & inhale)
5.  Spend 10 mins  with a tree or trees. Stand under your tree and look up, touch or hug its trunk and breathe in the earthy qualities of rootedness, stability and resilience.
6. Take a slow, mindful walk and observe every bit of nature that is all around you.
7. Repeat a mantra that aligns for you and brings your awareness to your root. (examples: I am safe. I am here. I am connected)
8. Practice Yoga Poses like: Child’s pose (balasana), Heart-melting pose (anahata asana), lay on your back and try alternate knee hugs in toward your belly (eka pada apanasana) & turn each into a spinal twist.
Try Bridge pose (salamba sarvangasana) & a restorative version of shoulder stand (sarvangasana) with a bolster or block supporting your pelvis and legs up toward the sky.
Try Even Standing pose (samasthiti) -set your feet hips width apart, root into your feet, soften your knees, flip you palms facing forward and take 5 deep breaths with your eyes closed as if you’re pulling your breath up from the soles of your feet, through your crown and back down- inviting in earth energy to ground you.

Grounding practices help remind yourself who you are, while bringing you back into equilibrium just for now- grounding your energy and recalibrating your nervous system – returns you to a saatvic (harmonious) state of being.  And harmonious doesn’t mean super upbeat and positive, it just means you feel content within yourself, more balanced and at ease.

 

When we can practice this, we’re better equipped to manage daily stresses and get a firmer handle on how we respond to the destructive, divisive, unjust forces of the outside world and meet it from a place of strength, confidence, calm and resilience.

 

Grounding yourself can make the difference between letting the world happen to you or allowing the world to happen for you

 

May we be well. May we be connected. May we be grounded.

 

love,

Jenny

If you’re interested in learning more about how you may find daily spiritual, grounding practices that sustain you, reach out!

I’m offering a few open spots for ELEVATE in 2025 – an online group mentorship program where we dive deep into how to restore, sustain and grow our spiritual lives easefully and without a bunch of fuss, overthinking or self judgement.
Simple, practical ways to be connected within and without, living in alignment with your own unique inner rhythms.

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