Get Grounded

To help you stay grounded, or remind you of the many ways there are to get grounded, here is a list of the methods we use and that we give to our Reiki Level 1 students.

Staying grounded helps keep your mind clear and focused throughout the day. It also helps your energies flow and creates a pathway where old “stuff” can freely flow out of you and into the soil where it can become nutrition for future growth.

Staying grounded helps you stay present and helps to keep your aura clear. The following methods will help you get grounded. As with everything, you will find the ones that work the best for you.

• Sit and Press Your Fingertips Together – Sit up with your back straight and your feet flat on the floor. Press the fingertips of each hand together. Breath deeply, sending the breath down your legs, into the floor, and into the Earth.
• Send Your Roots into the Earth – Standing or sitting, imagine your roots on the souls of your feet, like tree roots, and send them down deep into the earth. Send them all the way to the core of the Earth. Feel your roots merge there with all the roots of other beings. Let the energy flow into you as well, anchoring you in your own special place on Earth.
• Send Your Grounding Rods into the Earth – Standing or sitting, imagine grounding rods on the souls of your feet and send them down 40 to 80 feet into the earth. Remember to pull your grounding rods up before you leave.
• Breathe – Send the breath down through your body and into the earth. With each breath, let Reiki energy flow into the Earth and flow from the Earth into you.
• Eat and Drink Plenty of Water – Eating food will help you ground. If you are having a difficult time grounding, eating some meat is especially helpful. If you are vegetarian, try root vegetables.
  
• Hug a Tree – Stand with your back to the tree or hug the tree. Trees are like living Reiki examples. They send their roots into the earth and reach their limbs up toward the sky. Feel Reiki light flowing through the tree, feel it flowing through you.
• Lay on the Ground – Feel the Earth breath beneath you. Breathe. Listen.
• Wear Red – Deep red is the color of the Root Chakra. Keep it close to your skin.
• Connect with Nature – Walk in the woods, spend time in your garden, listen to a stream.
• Carry Pocket Stones or Wear Stone Jewelry– Carry or wear deep reds, browns, black – Jasper, Obsidian, Hematite or whatever stone you feel drawn too.
• Be Kind – Do something kind for another person. Smile. Give a kind word.
• Avoid using, and being in the presence of, drugs and alcohol – Intoxicants disconnect us from the Earth and can cause disturbances in our energy fields.

Sources: Compiled from our Reiki training and experience.