Techniques For Grounding Yourself By Jane Thurnell-Read

If you easily get disturbed by other people's energies and what is going on around you, knowing specific grounding techniques can be extremely helpful. People who perceive themselves to be under psychic attack may also find these techniques helpful. Here are a selection of my favourite easy grounding techniques:

Breathing

Paying conscious attention to our breathing is one of the easiest and most powerful methods of grounding ourselves. The breathing should be slow, relaxed, deep and rhythmic. Some people find it easier to allow a short pause between the in-breath and the out-breath; others find it easier to breathe continuously. Be aware of the breath entering the body, visualise it filling and nourishing your body and connecting (or re-connecting) you with the earth. Be aware of your breath leaving your body.

In the Hawaiian Piko Piko technique, having focused on your natural breathing, you locate the crown of your head and your navel by awareness and/or touch. As you inhale put your attention on the crown of your head, and as you exhale put your attention on your navel.

Geographical Location

from Psychic Protection by William Bloom

Knowing where you are located in the physical world can help us to feel grounded. To do this you need to locate north, south, east and west, using a compass if necessary. Also think of your location in relation to family, friends, favourite places, etc. Develop a map of yourself and the world. One way of doing this is to stand or sit comfortably with your feet firmly on the ground, breathing in a slow and relaxed manner. Either turn towards the north or be aware of where north is in relation to you. Then concentrate on exactly where you are; next turn to or be aware of south and then concentrate on your exact location again. Do the same thing with east and west.

Energy Triangles

adapted from As I See It by Betty Balcombe

This helps to balance the yang and the yin energy in the body. You stand with your feet apart and hands stretched out above the head, forming two triangles. Your arms and hands are one triangle, the point is between your feet. The other triangle is made by your legs and feet with the point above your head. Visualise these two triangles. The triangle with its point above your head brings nurture and love and support up from the earth, and the triangle with the point between your legs is bringing energy, enthusiasm and power from the sky.

Grounding Cord

In this technique you imagine a cord running through the bottom of your feet into the earth. This cord is very strong, but it allows you to move around as you wish while staying firmly attached to the earth and every day reality.

Physical Activity

Aerobic activity, weight lifting, gardening and other forms of active physical exercise are grounding. Yet another good reason to do something physical!