Grounding yourself is vital for your wellbeing and to feel balanced and calm. Read here what it means to ground yourself, why it is important and 15 of the best ways to do it.
If you tend to be in your head a lot (this might apply even extra if you are an air sign like me!), then learning how to ground yourself will be such a relief. I always feel instantly better when I apply any of the below mentioned techniques to feel grounded.
Grounding Yourself Meaning
Grounding yourself means to consciously connect yourself to the earth. You do this by letting yourself and your body getting back to the present moment and focusing on your body being connected to the earth.
To feel healthy and balanced you need to be grounded. If you are not grounded enough, you can experience being stuck in thoughts, not feeling connected or aware of what is happening in your body, feeling stressed, anxious or depressed.
You can ground yourself by doing a physical acitivity or going out into nature, but you can also use visualization (f.e imagine your connection to the earth by standing up strong and imagining roots growing out of your feet).
What Is Earthing?
Earthing basically means discharging energy to the earth. This applies to electrical earthing as well as to grounding (earthing) yourself physically.
With electrical earthing a path is provided for excess (faulty) energy to be discharged to the earth to avoid you getting an electrical shock.
When you are earthing or grounding yourself physically, you are doing just that. You are connecting your body to the earth so excess (to you faulty) energy can be discharged and given back to the earth.
What Happens When Your Ground Yourself?
When you ground yourself your body gets back into its natural state of being instead of thinking (we are called human beings after all). Your nervous system starts to relax and you can go back into a state of presence, connectedness and calm.
Why Grounding Yourself Is So Important
Grounding yourself is so important (even vital) to our wellbeing because as humans we are strongly connected to the earth. It is where we come from and it is where we feel like ourselves. If we are not grounded, we can therefore never feel whole.
If the body is out of balance there is an energetic block that needs to be taken away. If the disbalance is in the root chakra (our lowest, most earthly chakra), it can be brought back into balance by doing grounding activities, as described in the list below.
Don’t underestimate the importance of the root chakra and your grounding. If the basis is not steady, you are building on a weak foundation and your body will not be able to fully heal itself.
If you feel stressed, anxious or depressed and you are not sure why, then try out some of the following ways to ground yourself and see what happens.
15 Ways To Ground Yourself
These are 15 ways to ground yourself. If you know any other ways, share in the comments!
1. Do A Root Chakra Meditation
Try this 10-minute guided root chakra meditation online or set a timer and create your own. Play some root chakra singing bowl music, or try to add root chakra affirmations.
You can also add essential oils that resonate with the root chakra (such as cedar) or use crystals for extra power (try aragonite or smoky quartz).
2. Do Some Gardening
Gardening is one of my favorite ways for grounding. Even a short gardening session instantly connects you back to nature.
3. Lay Down In The Grass Or On The Ground
Lay down where you can, if possible in nature or in the grass, but at home also works fine. Feel how your body is supported by the earth, and how you are connected to the earth.
Imagine roots are growning out of your body all the way to the center of the earth. Imagine how it recharges you and feel how your excess energy is released back to the earth.
4. Walk Barefoot
Take your shoes off and feel the earth below your feet. You can do this anywhere. Be conscious of how the ground feels and how the heat or cold runs up trough your body.
5. Eat Root Vegetables
Eathing root vegetables such as potatoes, beetroot or carrots naturally connects you to the earth. If you feel ungrounded, cook yourself a nice hearty meal. You will instantly feel better after eating it.
6. Go To The Beach
Go to the beach (or to a park or lake if there is no beach near), take your shoes off and breathe in the ocean air. Listen to the seagulls, walk through the water and relaaaaaaax.
7. Open The Windows
If you are at home, open the windows to let the fresh air in.
8. Listen And Dance To Drumming Music
The sound of the drum naturally makes the body connect to the earth. It is related to our heartbeat and the most primal musical sound we know.
9. Root Chakra Chant
The chant of LAM is associated with the root chakra. It creates a vibration in the body that relaxes and resets your root. This is a great short meditation with chant to try.
10. Go For A Walk In Nature
Take in your surroundings while you walk slowly. Feel the soil under your feet, listen to the sounds and notice what it smells like.
11. Express Your Gratitude
Feel and express your gratitude for how your body is there for you, and how strong it actually is.
12. Burn Essential Tree Oil
Essential tree oil like cedar, tea tree or pine instantly gives you that forest sensation. I love this smell in the house as it instantly makes me feel relaxed.
13. Do Some Grounding Yoga Exercises
Do some yoga exercises that are connected to the root chakra (such as mountain pose or Savasana) or try this online root chakra yoga session.
14. Drink Your Favorite (Herbal) Tea
Drink your favorite natural or herbal tea and really savour it. Coffee made out of Dandelion roots also works great.
15. Give Yourself Reiki
You can try an online short version of a Reiki self-treatment to try it out. Reiki is a great way to feel into your body and signal where the stress is and where it needs healing. It calms down the nervous system. You can also book a Reiki treatment.
FAQ
How To Ground Yourself During A Panic Attack
To ground yourself during a panic attack, start with a breathing exercise to get back into your body and the current moment. Realize that you are not your thoughts.
If you are at home, take your shoes off, lay on the floor, drink a warm beverage or take a shower.
If possible, go outside and feel the ground or soil with your hands. It also helps touch a tree as the tree will help you discharge your excess energy back to the earth.
You can try any of the above mentioned grounding methods. Anything that will help you get out of your head and back into your body.
How To Ground Yourself During Chaos
To ground yourself during chaos I would suggest to prepare yourself by practicing this centering exercise regularly.
If you practice this regularly, you will notice that you will feel more calm overall on a day-to-day basis and it will be easier to ground yourself quickly in times of chaos.
Any of the above mentioned techniques, including an easy breathing exercise, will be great for grounding yourself when things are chaotic.
Take a deep breath in to your lower belly. Exhale and sounding out through the mouth. Repeat until your body feels relaxed.
Also read 10 Ways To Stay Calm And Centered In A Stressful Situation for some more ideas.
How To Ground Yourself For Reiki
Before a Reiki session, you can ground yourself by feeling how your feet (or body) are connecting to the earth and imagine roots growing out of them.
Imagine the energy is flowing through you from the crown chakra, down through your body, and out through the soles of your feet. Imagine any excess energy being removed and released back into the earth.
When You Find Grounding Difficult
Grounding yourself can be difficult when you are tired, emotional or just very sensitive to external energies. In that case, try to first get some rest (if tiredness is the cause).
If you are leaving the house or know where you are going the energy will be very intense, do a pre-grounding exercise before entering the situation.
Give yourself some Reiki, do a meditation and imagine filling your energy field with white light and imagine there is an egg or a shield of light surrounding you. This really helps to not soak in too much external energy.
Best Grounding Quotes And Affirmations
Inspired by this site, I found some great quotes. Some of these can also be used as affirmations.
- “Always we hope someone else has the answer. Some other place will be better, some other time it will all turn out. This is it. No one else has the answer. No other place will be better, and it has already turned out. At the center of your being, you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” – Lao Tzu
- “The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.” – Ekhart Tolle
- “If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life.” – Wu-men
- “Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside awakens.” – Carl Jung
- “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Harold Whitman
- “Whatever is rejected from the self, appears in the world as an event.” – Carl Jung
- “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha
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