Relieve Stress By Grounding Yourself

We all have those times in our day where we are feeling a little stressed, a lot stressed or just not feeling ourselves.  Right now, many of us have added stress with living in a pandemic reality.  Our lives changed in a very short time, we have had to adjust to new ways of living, shopping, family dynamics, work dynamics and financial changes.  It has not been easy.  Stress has set in for some of us in familiar and unfamiliar ways.
 
Being stressed disconnects us to our body, floods our brain with fight or flight chemicals and does not allow our brain to think in a clear manner.   Starting a grounding practice can bring immediate calm into your body and mind.   Grounding brings an almost instant calming effect because it is reducing cortisol levels (a stress hormone).
 
As we move through this unchartered time, it is incredibly important that we are honoring of our self-right now.  Being our best self can help us handle the added stresses, mental clutter and new challenges we face.  Being our best self can help us to see there may be some gifts during this time … spending more time with family, connecting with people you haven’t spoken to in a long time, starting a new craft/hobby, etc.   
 
If you have time to do a 15-minute grounding that is great.  If you only have a few seconds, that is ok to; as you are setting an intention to be grounded. Here are some quick steps to getting grounding:

• Stand or sit
• Feel your feet on the ground (if you’re outside, put your feel on grass/soil if you can)
• Close your eyes
• Breathe – breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth
• As you breathe, notice tight places in your body and breathe into those places – as you breathe in ... breathe in calm…as you breathe out release stress
• Notice the sensations in your body and release any that do not feel supporting of you
• Reap to yourself “I am grounded”
• Bring yourself back to the present by gently rubbing your hands together and softly opening your eyes
• You have changed the chemicals in your brain, you  connected with your body and set the intention to be grounded.

 
If you would like to have a guided grounding, visit our website for a 3 minute and a quick grounding.  At times I find I only have a few seconds to get grounded – I may do it in the shower, standing at my front door, etc.  It’s possible to get grounded in a few seconds – set your intention and so it is!
 
 

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