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The term grounding can be used to describe a personality trait, a physical sensation and an emotional quality. To feel grounded is to be centered and connected with what’s going on in the present. In contrast, feeling ungrounded can lead to a lack of concentration, difficulty completing tasks or a sense of being emotionally elsewhere.
Physical movement in general is a great way to cultivate a sense of grounding. Practicing yoga asanas can be especially beneficial in helping you to get out of your head and back into your physical body.
In a yoga practice, the term grounding can be used to describe an energetic sensation and / or a physical action. In balancing postures your teacher may instruct you to “ground down” meaning you need to bring awareness into all points of your body that are making contact with the mat. You may also be told to focus your energy down to stay grounded. This means working with your breath and your concentration to stay in the moment and be present in your physical body.
Poses such as Vrksasana and Anjaneyasana require a certain level of balance and may initially feel unstable for those just getting started with yoga asana. With time and repetition, practicing balancing asanas can be profoundly helpful in creating a sense of mental stability.
Practicing yin and restorative yoga can be a soothing way to shift to a more grounded headspace. These two types of yoga tend to focus on asanas that stay low to the ground, allowing for a lot of physical connection with the mat. Poses are held for longer periods of time, allowing the yoga practitioner to feel into each individual pose and to cultivate a sense of presence. The next time you find that your plate is a little too full or that your head is a bit up in the clouds, consider working with grounding postures to center yourself back to here, the present moment.
By Victoria Maybee; All Rights Reserved @2021
By Victoria Maybee; All Rights Reserved @2021
How many times have you found yourself wishing you had a personal masseuse one phone call away? After all, who wouldn’t want a pair of skillful hands melting away the stress and anxiety we hold in our body.
To be grounded means to be in the present moment, not staring middle-distance and living in your head. How do we get more kids out of their heads, phones, headphones, and into the now? Here are a couple of sensory exercises.
