I'm Dr.
Faith Christensen and this is a grounding meditation.
So why would you need to ground?
I find that the stress of life,
Exposure to many electronics,
And most of us spending less time outside,
Tends to make us more ungrounded.
When you are grounded,
You feel more connected to the earth and more present in the moment and in your life.
Grounding research shows a decrease in inflammation,
Improved immune responses,
Enhanced wound healing,
And the prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
So let's begin.
You can start by sitting in a chair or on the floor.
Just make sure that your feet are touching the ground or the floor.
Take a moment to get comfortable.
You can shift your body weight from side to side and then settle into a comfortable position.
Take a moment to check in with your body and notice any areas of tension,
Any areas that are holding emotions,
Or any thoughts that you are experiencing right now.
These are just good to note so at the end of the exercise,
You can come back to these areas and see what has changed with this simple grounding meditation.
Let's start by taking a deep breath and following your breath through your nose,
Your throat,
And into your chest and belly.
Continue to breathe deeply and notice how your chest rises and falls with your breath.
Continue to take deep breaths and notice how your chest rises and falls with your breath.
Notice how these deep breaths follow the pull of gravity downward.
Notice your rib cage starting to relax,
Your abdomen and pelvis starting to settle and become heavier.
Feeling like it's being pulled downward,
Down into the ground.
This moment you may begin to feel your body become more solid,
Heavy.
Follow your breath into your legs,
Down to your knees,
Ankles and feet.
Feel the flow through your feet and into the ground.
The magnetic connection you feel to the earth.
Follow your next breath from your belly down through your legs and feet and into the earth.
Then breathe in,
Up from the earth into your body.
Through your feet,
Legs,
Low back,
Mid back,
Shoulders and up into your head.
You have completed the cycle of connecting your body to the earth and utilizing the resources of the earth and bringing them up into your body.
Take a deep breath in and follow it all the way down into the ground.
On your next breath,
Breathe from the earth all the way up to the top of your body.
Continue to breathe deeply,
Following the flow down through your body and into the ground and up from the ground into your body.
Completing this cycle of recycling your energy into the earth and receiving replenishing energy from the earth up into your body.
Notice how the earth is supporting you,
Holding you and nourishing you.
Take a moment to see how your body feels now as you begin to ground.
A new way of being in your body.
The sensation of being connected and grounded to the earth.
Pay attention to how your head is feeling,
Your eyes,
Ears,
Nose,
Mouth,
Your jaw and throat.
On your next breath,
Pay attention to how the back of your head feels.
Your neck,
Shoulders,
Upper back,
Bring your awareness to your arms all the way from your shoulders down your elbow to your hand and out your fingertips.
Take a deep breath and follow your breath all the way down into the ground and with your next breath,
Follow it all the way up from the ground to your chest.
The cycle of connecting to the earth with your breath and receiving energy from the earth.
Know that you can return to this feeling of groundedness at any time by following your breath into the ground and from the ground up into your body.
Take a deep breath and continue to scan your body,
Your lungs and feel how the front of your chest,
The sides of your chest,
Your upper back feel with each breath.
Continue to breathe deeply and bring your awareness to your abdomen,
All of your organs that aid in digestion and elimination that nourish and support you.
See how the sides of your belly feel,
The front of your belly,
Your mid back and your low back.
Bring your awareness to your pelvis.
Feel how solid you are in this area when you are connected to the earth.
Take another deep breath and follow it all the way into the earth and from the earth all the way up into your body.
The first time you go through this grounding meditation,
You may need to stay focused on the breath and connecting to the earth through the whole meditation and not do the scan.
As you practice grounding through your breath and in this meditation and in your daily life,
It will become easier and then more automatic.
Take a deep breath,
Continue to follow your breath all the way down into the ground and from the ground all the way up into your body.
On your next breath,
Bring your awareness back to your chest,
Your rib cage,
Your upper back and your abdomen.
See how each of these areas fill and empty with each breath.
Take another deep breath and bring your awareness to your legs,
Knees,
Ankle and feet.
Follow your breath down your legs and into the earth and then from the earth up into your feet,
Knees,
Legs and back to your chest,
Imprinting this feeling of groundedness into your mind and body.
Take a moment to notice how you feel when you are connected to the earth and remember that you can reconnect to it at any time.
Take another deep breath and become aware of your whole body now and how it feels to be grounded,
Paying attention to your whole body and how it's connected to the earth.
Thank your body for this experience and know that you can come back to this rooted,
Centered feeling at any time.
On your next breath,
Slowly open your eyes and bring your awareness back to the room.
Take another deep breath and slowly rock from side to side.
Start to move your fingers and your toes gently.
Begin to stretch from side to side and when you are ready,
Stand up carrying the feeling of being connected to the earth into your day and use your breath to reconnect to center and ground.
Thank you for taking the time today to ground.
I'm Dr.
Faith Christensen and I honor the wisdom in nature.
The light within me honors the light within you.
