[Daily OM]: We often hear people telling us to
ground ourselves, but we may not be sure what that means and how we
might do it. Grounding ourselves is a way of bringing ourselves
literally back to earth. Some of us are more prone than others to
essentially leaving our bodies and not being firmly rooted in our
bodies. There's nothing terribly wrong with this, but while we are
living on the earth plane it is best to stay grounded in the body.
One of the easiest ways to ground ourselves is to bring our attention to
our breath as it enters and leaves our bodies. After about 10 breaths,
we will probably find that we feel much more connected to our physical
selves. We might then bring our awareness to the sensations in our
bodies, moving from our head down to our feet, exploring and inquiring.
Just a few minutes of this can bring us home to bodies and to the earth,
and this is what it means to ground ourselves.
We can go further by imagining that we have roots growing out of the
bottoms of our feet, connecting us to the earth. The roots flow with us
so we can we always move, but at the same time they keep us grounded. We
receive powerful energy from the earth just as we do from the forms of
energy we associate with the sky, and our body is a tool that brings
these two energies together in a sacred union. When we are grounded, we
essentially become a strong container in which our spirits can safely
and productively dwell. This is why grounding ourselves every day,
especially at the beginning of the day, is such a beneficial practice.
Fortunately, it's as simple as bringing our conscious awareness to our
bodies and the earth on which we walk.