03. Grounding
In the previous post (02. Reiki & Remedies) I celebrate these woven practices ability to truly support grounding for spiritual connection - that is - connection with yourself and universal life energy.
I would like to share a resource I find so helpful, and it’s taken from Frans Stiene’s Grounding Techniques. I have included these here because they are practices which really prepare your mind and body to enter the moment, so perhaps to be used before your Reiki practice or working on herbal remedy making.
Centre, and ground.
Herbalism, and Reiki: grounding practices for all ages.
Grounding Technique 1
Lie with your back flat on the floor, feet against the wall.
Your legs aren’t on the floor: your knees are slightly bent, feet against the wall at a level that feels comfortable.
Place your hands above your head and consciously and slowly push the energy all the way down with your hands to just below your navel (hara).
Place the hands below the navel on the abdomen and apply slight pressure to the feet against the wall. This helps your mind go to the feet, and then your energy will go to your feet as energy follows the mind.
Release the slight pressure on the feet, bringing the hands back above the head again.
Slowly repeat the whole technique again 10 times.
Grounding Technique 2
If you find you’re still feeling light-headed after a Reiki treatment (after drinking water and sitting down for a few minutes), and wish to ground your energy, try this exercise:
Visualize a large ball of energy in your head moving down through you to your hara center (just below your navel),
Then imagine it moving down through your legs and into the earth. Focus on your feet connecting to the earth.
This simple exercise will ground your energy enabling you to feel calm, clear, and aware.
Bonus: Ball up your fists and gently bounce them in a pummeling action against the bottoms of your bare feet for 30 seconds. This brings energy and focus to the feet, rather than the head, helping you feel more grounded.
And if you need some further grounding, you can ALWAYS turn to nature. A tree, the earth, the sea, a hive of honeybees, all will help bring you to the moment, out of your busy active thinking-mind and into connection with your life energy flow.
