Feel More Grounded - Grounding Cord Somatic Meditation

This 10-minute seated somatic meditation is great for when you feel floaty, untethered, scattered, or disconnected from the ground beneath you. This gentle practice includes breath awareness, spine awareness, and a visualization of connecting your body to the center of the earth. We’ll imagine earth energy rising up through the body to support a felt sense of grounding, connection, and steadiness.

Note: Please do not listen to this while driving or operating heavy machinery.

Transcript

In this practice, We'll use potty awareness. And a grounding cord visualization. To help us feel a little more here on the earth. So get comfortable in your seat. And close your eyes. If you'd like. Let your body be supported. By whatever is underneath you. And begin to notice your breath. You don't have to change it. Just note it. Your inhale. And exhale. Bring your attention to your spine. Imagine your spine gently lengthening. Not rigid or forced. Just softly upright. Feel the whole length of your spine. From the bottom of your head. To your telephone. Begin to notice your tailbone. At the base of your spine. And the weight of your body. Making contact with the floor or chair beneath you. Now imagine a grounding core. Extending from your tailbone. Down deep. Into the earth. Let this grounding core take whatever form feels natural. Maybe it's a root, A tree root. A beam of light. A waterfall. A tree trunk. Or something else. Imagine this cord moving down. Through the layers beneath you. Down through the floor, The foundation of your home. Through the soil, Through the rocks. Through many layers of the earth. Let this cord continue down all the way down. Simply with your intention. Imagine it reaching the center of the earth. Imagine it's anchored there. Like roots. Connecting deeply into the earth center. Feel what that's like. For your grounding core to be connected. To the center of the earth. Now imagine the nourishment from the earth. Slowly rising back up. Through your grounding core. Let this earth energy move up through your grounding core. Through all the layers of the earth. In the structure of your home. Toward your body. Slowly. Steadily. Feel this Mother Earth energy. Swirling in and around you. Supporting you. With this grounding energy. Imagine it swirling gently in. And around your body. Earth energy. Notice what it feels like. To linger in this Mother Earth energy. Let yourself breathe and linger. In the support. Notice what it's like to be supported. By the Earth. Notice what it feels like. To be connected. Continuing to breathe. As you imagine and feel. This supportive nourishing energy. Swirling in and around you. Notice your spine Notice your seat. When you're ready. Gently open your eyes. And look around. The space. Around you. Thank yourself. Thank your body. Thank you.