3 Minute Grounding For Anxiety And Unsettled Energy

If you’re feeling scattered and need to gather and recollect your energy in order to feel grounded take three minutes with me because we might just be able to ground a bit. You can also use this at the end of the day or anytime you need a sense of composure.

Accessibility: Practice from any position. Visualization is paired with the natural flow of your breath to aid the process.

Transcript

Hi friends, This practice that I'm sharing today is something that just came to me one day when I was practicing and I was starting to feel scattered and anxious and I noticed that and I thought, What could I visualize, What could I do right now to help kind of pull that energy back in from this scattered light feeling? And I say that it's something that I just kind of came up with because I think sometimes we think we have to do something that people have already done that's already established and that's not the case. If it's a visualization that helps you, I encourage you to find your own. If you feel a certain way, What can you visualize to help balance that energy or to shift you in a different direction or to increase that sense of energy for that feeling, Right? You don't need anything. This is a short three minute practice. You can practice for much longer if you want to, Or you could practice just doing it for a breath if you're really crunched on time, Right? So take it as you need it. This is yours and make your own creations. When the time arises and you need a tool to use, You can close your eyes if you like or keep your eyes open, But begin to notice your breath. Practice the areas of your body that feel light and floaty, Unanchored, Unsettled. And begin to imagine that with every inhale, You're sending these little strings to all those light floaty areas. And as you exhale, They are being condensed into a ball at the center of your body or the top of your head and being pressed all the way down towards the base of your spine or your feet if you're standing. So inhale, Feel all those strings go out and gather in a ball. Exhale, Compress the ball in and down. Your own timing, Your own pace. Each inhale, You gather all that unsettled and light, Anxious energy. Bring it into a ball. As you exhale, Compress it in and all the way down, Like you're sending it into the earth. You're taking any of the pieces that are leaving you feeling adrift and putting roots and anchors back down. You may even bring your hands to the ground on either side of you or right hand to the ground, Left hand resting in your lap and your palm facing up. Calm breaths, Don't overly extend the pace. Each inhale going out together and draw back in. As you exhale, Compressing it in and sending it down. You can visualize this as long as you'd like. Thank you for joining me for this practice and I will see you for the next one.

Reviews

This was very helpful. I didn’t quite understand the strings and ball metaphor so I just imagined roots growing from each part of my body and continuing down to the core of the earth. Thank you for this quick meditation.🙏😊