The act of grounding your energies and staying in vibrational alignment is an important function. Grounding can happen in a number of ways. Generally, I practice one or more of these methods weekly, but during these trying times, I find that I must up my vibrational game, so I ask myself (as well as some of my spiritual teachers), “How do I stay grounded?”
Meditation: This is my number one go to. You do not need to be an avid meditator to feel more grounded in a matter of minutes. Find a quiet spot away from others and close your eyes. Sit comfortably and breathe deeply. Do this for a even a few minutes a day and the sense of calm you feel will stay with you during the day.
Gratitude Journal: Research shows that people who spent only a few minutes every morning writing down or even just saying three things they are grateful for helps to increase positivity. Sitting and focusing on three things that help you to feel thankful will light you up from the inside. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_gratitude_changes_you_and_your_brain
Bath/Shower/Pool: Whenever I am really spiraling, I submerge myself in water. I use oils and bath salts as well to help this process, but they are not necessary. The miraculous powers of water are almost instant. The physical touch of water on my skin has instant grounding power for me.
Walking in Nature: ALL of my spiritual teachers recommend walking in nature and even just placing your bare feet on the ground. This will instantly ground you. They are absolutely correct. When I want to instantly center, I take off my shoes and socks and plant them on the grass in my yard. This works as well for my son. Think about when you sink your toes into the warm sand at the beach. A deep electricity courses through you when you allow your physical body to connect so directly with the ground.
What are some other things I can do to help ground myself during these tough events?
Love and Light!
The Wandering Empath 
I find that a good nap can really rebalance and sharpen up my mind. Now that I’m getting older, it matters more. Earplugs… 🙂
I agree! I love naps, also. I wish I had more time in my day for them. I saw that even a 20 min nao can be restoritative. Thanks so much!
Becoming mindful of our overall well-being starts with maintaining our ground. It’s highly important to feel safe and secure within, our root chakra, which brings with it peace. Like the tree, everything stems off our roots being firmly planted into the Earth for stability. I like to start my day with some basic yoga poses and meditation. Grounding is the basis of self care❤ Here’s to maintaining our grounding my dear❤
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Reblogged this on The Whisper.
Thank you for reblogging my post! I feel so honored. I was reading through your posts, and I am sorry for you sadness. I also appreciate how you view the US, and I hope you are able to achieve your dreams. The most touching part of your posts is your feeling crazy. You are not crazy, my friend. You are perfect. It is normal to vacillate between happiness and sadness. This is a part of working to stay grounded. External events will always make you feel like an untethered shell. Grounding will help you control the slide. 💕
I feel awful here for I am isolated. But I seem to manage my depression now. Thank you for your post. Your post reminds me of what to do when I feel depressed.
Of course! There are others on my page that may help as well. Staying grounded and doing things that feel good (like seeing your brother and niece) are so important. Sending you love and light!
Water would work well for me, except there is no local body of water available. A bath can help if you have a good sized one. I don’t. Music helps a lot but you have to choose the right piece. Spending time if Nature, definitely. I talk to birds and trees, whatever I see. Reading, as long as it’s the right book. Writing, for sure and drawing. I would like to be able to meditate but there are too many interruptions and distractions. When I start to feel annoyed with things I just remind myself of the countless millions in this world who suffer. I guess that is like a gratitude thing.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I completely understand there are limitations to some of my recommendations. I love that you take the time to talk to birds and trees. Making connections with the natural forces all around us is so important. The other important thing to remember is that you may have your own grounding rituals. It really is about what works for you. Something else we do is we negate our own emotions by thinking about the suffering of others when the reality is that suffering is suffering. It is dangerous to compare and level our suffering against someone else’s pain. Your pain is your pain and it is needs to be felt. Any emotion of annoyance and frustration is just a reminder that there is something in us that needs to be healed. Feel the annoyance for as long as you feel it. It’s okay. We are taught at a very early age to ignore our feelings or care more about other’s feelings than our own, but this is dangerous thing. We need to feel our emotions fully so we can process them and not push them on to others which then makes them responsible for emotions that do not belong to them. Sending you love and light on your journey! Thank you again for commenting and sharing your experience with me.
Great post. The points mentioned are amazing and easy ways to stay grounded.
Thanks!
Welcome 🙂