ideas for grounding?

[Guest guest]

In regard to my picking up emotions from client trigger points, Caroline

said,

" It is excellent that you are considering your grounding; if you were

not well grounded, you might actually find yourself carrying that

emotion or pain away from the table with you (ick, ick, ick) and

having to do a lot of clearing to get back to your normal state. "

 

My problem is that I'm not sure that I know any great techniques for

grounding myself. I focus on my intent (which automatically filters out

a lot). Other than that, I remind myself to breath and occasionally

remember to do " tree " from yoga and feel my connection to the earth. I

think I am carrying stuff away from the table and am not sure that I am

clearing myself effectively from it. it takes a while to go away (or it

can).

 

I asked this list rather than the bodywork list because I thought energy

workers/healers would have more experience with clearing and grounding

from other's energy. It's also another reason that I want to pursue

energywork, so that I'll know how to clear myself of things. Until I

have the time and money to take some energy classes, any suggestions for

grounding/clearing.

 

I'll try the part about " you can do a preparation step when you get

ready for a session of

affirming to yourself that if you perceive any pain, thoughts, or

emotions of the client, it will be clear that they belong to the

client and will not affect you " as Caroline suggested but other thoughts

are welcome also.

 

I'm so glad this list/community exists. it makes me happy.

 

Everyone have a good day.

 

Marta

marta

[Guest guest]

Manny sez:

 

> Simply put: If you know who *you* are, then what you sense

> that is not you has no power.

> It's a difficult concept to explain.

 

I had an experience with this sort of thing just today. A client came in

sniffly so we decided Reiki would be the thing for the day. As I got to a

particular body part, my hands heated up (she said) and I noticed some

things. I reported them-- with some prefacing. I told her that I often " pick

up " things from people, and it might or might not be significant for her. I

told her that I was feeling things that I knew were not my " stuff. " And then

I described what I was feeling. I felt some sadness, and the sensation in my

throat that one gets before one starts to cry. And I asked her if that made

any sense to her. It did.

 

It was clear to both of us that I was picking up sensations that were not

coming from me. I was grounded enough to be able to sense the feelings (feel

the sensations?) and know that they were not mine. At one point I imagined

the vibe dripping off my fingertips and down to the floor, and then on to

earth. And then we went on to have an interesting discussion about grounding,

chakras, auras, picking up other peoples' stuff, and like that.

 

Anukki

[Guest guest]

Hi Marta, et. al.,

I'd like to offer my own thoughts on the issue of grounding. I had already

composed a

rather long-winded reply but thought is a little too " philisophical " . Hopefully,

this will

be less so.

Grounding. My thoughts are that is is being centered, knowing one's Self, and

acknowledging the Self within others. This is also the true meaning of

'Namaste, IMHO. It

is the knowledge of who one *is*, and also that other's are who they are.

I " sense " things from my clients on fairly frequent basis. What prevents it from

" attaching " to me is that knowledge of who I am, honoring that it is my client

who is

releasing those issues I sense. Simply put: If you know who *you* are, then what

you sense

that is not you has no power.

It's a difficult concept to explain.

 

For all the great teachers who offer their wisdom,

there is no lesson like that learned through experience.

 

Manny