20 Strategies to feel more Grounded (11.4.24.)

Welcome to November! Did you change your clocks? Happy Election Day! How are you? How are we???

We are fully in the spin of fall holidays…'tis the season energy, andas I write this, I am feeling the anxiety of this impending election reverberate in my body. 

So, I’m hoping this email serves you, as I am definitely writing it to remind myself of all the tools at my disposal to feel GROUNDED. 

When there’s uncertainty in the air, changes afoot, or a general sense of overwhelm, the energy can feel like a spiral upward.  

A busy mind.  Jumping from one thing to the next.  

Tapping into grounding is literally that…putting down an anchor.  Setting roots.  Creating a sturdy foundation.  

Giving yourself somewhere to land, and a place to remember some perspective.

I’m sure we all can use that from time to time. And maybe that time is today. 

I’d like to get right to it and offer you many simple, yet powerful, strategies to support you. 

When we talk about “grounding”, in yoga, we’re talking about balancing the muladhara (or root) chakra.  It’s connected to the element of earth, and it’s essentially our foundation.  I write at length about it in my upcoming book, so if this is interesting to you…stay tuned. ;)

Here are 20 absolutely FREE strategies to support a sense of grounding.

• 5 strategies for working with the BODY:

  • Engage in slow and steady movement

  • Practice yoga - especially focusing on balance, the legs and the feet.

  • Get outside and connect with the ground or a tree

  • Be deliberate about how you move, notice your surroundings with all of your senses

  • Breathe slow and deep (double the exhales)

• 5 affirmations to repeat to support your MIND

  • I am here.

  • I am safe.

  • I belong.

  • I am grounded.

  • I am here on purpose.

• 5 practices to support your HEART & SOUL

  • Practice a grounding meditation (this is a free 4 minute meditation I made for you)

  • Journal about what conditions support your ability to feel calm and grounded in your normal day to day life.

  • Write a letter to your younger self, and have them write one to you.  What do you learn?

  • Place a picture of yourself in a place where you feel a strong sense of belonging somewhere you can see it often

  • Journal about your values and how you are living in alignment with them

• 5 shifts to implement at WORK

  • Slow things and tasks down.

  • Incorporate breaks in between tasks/meetings to move your feet/legs and breathe

  • Locate yourself in your physical space before beginning work (Look down and around - what do you notice? As you move into the next part of your work and day, can you notice your surroundings and locate yourself in the here and now first?

  • Notice your nervous system - when in your day do you feel most safe and regulated? (in your parasympathetic nervous system)

  • Take 10 breaths in between meetings or activities

You know what else is grounding? Not choosing to try ALL of these. :)  

Pick 1 or two, notice how you feel, and repeat as necessary. 

Do me (us) a favor? Forward this to 5 people who might need it today! 

Reflection Questions

1. What is one grounding practice you can try today?

2. How do you feel as a result?

3. What shifts for you when you slow things down, get present and practice grounding?

REFLECTION QUESTIONS

If you try it, let me know how it goes - you know I love hearing from you. <3

Lots of love,

Jess