Six Grounding Exercises
1. Tree Yourself.
Being ungrounded happens when you are out-of-balance. When energy is blocked, you are unable to access the support of the earth and the higher awareness of your spirit.
A simple grounding exercise involves the visualization of yourself as a tree. First, close your eyes. Next, visualize roots growing out from your feet. “Extend” these roots through the ground and going all the way down. Anchor them at the center of the earth.
2. Meditation.
Meditation helps bring about awareness. You notice the subtle energy changes within your body. You know if you are out-of-sync or if you have become ungrounded.
Practicing body awareness or moving meditations is helpful.
You bring your awareness into the now, rather than the past or the future.
You are aware of your physical existence even while increasing your spirituality.
If you are grounded, you are conscious of yourself and your current surroundings.
You don’t have to spend hours doing meditation. In fact, just half an hour a day is enough to expand your awareness.
3. Get Physical.
Physical activity helps to remove any accumulated toxic energy in your aura. When you shift your energy from an overloaded mental focus to a physical one, you can clear away any mental debris. Getting connected through physical activity does not necessarily mean that you must join a gym. All it means is to allow your mind a chance to take a break.
4. Nature.
Going out by the ocean or just being in nature is a wonderful way to revitalize. Working with soil or clay helps in grounding. Simply touching the earth helps. Gardening is a wonderful grounding activity as it reconnects you with nature.
5. Grounding Foods.
According to Ayurvedic Medicine, there are grounding foods that you can eat, and it suggests Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Ginger, Avocado, Mango, Papaya, Grapes, Olives, Berries, Coconuts, Figs, Melons, Green Beans, Egg Plant, or Yams.
For flavoring your food, use warming spices such as ginger, nutmeg, garlic, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, and cloves. A dash or two of fennel and/or sea salt also works.
6. Grounding Crystals.
Obsidian
Black Tourmaline
Smoky Quartz
Jet
Blue Kyanite
Simply hold the crystal in your hands, and visualize any unwanted energies flowing outward, and into the crystal itself. Occasionally, you will need to cleanse the crystal by putting it on the soil of the earth to drain and clear it of any negative charges.
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How to live like you are in Moominvalley Part 1:
Step 1: Sleep well. Make time for naps if you would like to nap. Preferably, if the weather is nice, nap on the green grass. Don’t be concerned over the length of your sleep, for all creatures need rest.
Step 2: Eat well. Cook and eat delicious foods. Have home cooked meals, not convenience foods if you can help it. When unsure of what to eat, there’s always pancakes.
Step 3: Enjoy each season for what it is. Hibernate in the Winter, celebrate the return of Spring, play and go boating in the Summer, bake and knit in the Autumn. Have something unique to each season that you can look forward to. Make it your own.
Step 4: Play a musical instrument if you can or simply make time to enjoy music. Come up with your own songs if you want. Just enjoy a tune.
Step 5: Go on hikes. Get outdoors in general at least once a day if you can. Explore the trails in your area or take trips to the mountains.
Step 6: Pick some flowers. You can decorate your home with them or make a flower crown. Let your inner child run wild.
Step 7: Have a project you’re working on. This could be literally anything. Just find something you are passionate about and make it your own. For example, I am currently working on a little tapestry on my loom.
Step 8: Write in some way. You could write your memoirs or journal or create your own recipe book or write letters to friends. Just pick up the pen.
Step 9: Make time for play. Play games. This could be as simple as hide and seek with friends or something more complex like solving a mystery box. It doesn’t matter if you are an adult either. Play is just as important for adults as it is for children.
Step 10: Go fishing. Find a little pond or creek in your area and take your pole. You can throw or keep your catch as you like. Either way, fishing can be a good way to slow down.
Let me know if you would like a part 2.
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