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Thoughts on the practice of grounding

1/13/2016

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One of the first things we often learn when we are beginning to become aware of our own own life force energy, is "grounding".  This is about bringing our energy fully into our bodies so that we can think more clearly, respond appropriately to a stimulus, and to be able to be present with ourselves.  In short, it helps us think, to know ourselves, and to simply be.

There are many ways of grounding... the most common seem to be along the lines of imagining dropping some kind of energetic line from your body into the earth. Sometimes the visualization is being like a tree, growing your energetic roots down into the earth.  Either way... it's you... sending your energy downward.


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This is fine, but it's only half the equation.  And for people who have a lot of earth energy, it can evoke their shadow side of being overly anchored, finding it difficult to create the desired change in their lives, and to thinking ahead, or reflecting back on their lives.

There is a principle in physics that I think applies here:  For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.  That is, sending your energy into earth is only one half of being grounded.  Bringing earth energy up into your body is the other half.


Here's an exercise for you to play with:
Take a nice deep belly breath in... release slowly.  Become aware of your body.  Notice that your body has an experience of weight.  This is about the principle of gravity.  You are exerting pressure on the surface of the earth.

Physics says that since the ground isn't crumbling away beneath your feet with each step, earth is also exerting a force upward on you.

Let your attention sink toward your spine.  Can you move slightly back and forth until you find where you feel that energetic balance between you pushing down on earth and earth sending lifting energy back up through you?


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Earth is actually offering you energy to align with.  It is lifting you up.  Earth is supporting your presence.  Simply because you are embodied.  That is enough to make you worthy of a relationship with earth.

You can further engage this energy by considering the traditional grounding vision of growing your roots into earth.  This is yang (masculine) Earth energy.  Now tap into the yin (feminine) Earth energy... which is the energy rising.  You can invite it through the soles of your feet... up your inner legs... to the base of your spine... and all the way to the crown.  

Cultivating this balanced relationship with earth is important because it means that the stability and support is always available to you from a safe source.  I've found that healing my sense of trust, and for clients who find it difficult to trust, having a relationship with the earth and with spirit (which I'll talk about another time) are invaluable resources.

We did this exercise, and many more, on our Body Wisdom Healing Circle
 call the first weekend in January.  If you'd like to join us, there is still time, we are just beginning our Hero(ine)'s Journey for 2016.  It's free.  If you can't make the live call, there are recordings.
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