How to Ground and Relax Your Body

[Guest guest]

 

 

How to Ground and Relax Your BodyGrounding exercises help tremendously with maintaining a balance ofour physical and spiritual bodies. This particular exercise canserve as an excellent tool for identifying physical stresses andupsets.Difficulty: AverageTime Required: 25 to 60 minutesHere's How:Lay down comfortably on a bed or massage table.Bring your thoughts from its busy mental chatter downward byfocusing on your feet.Notice the soles of your feet, your toes, in-between your toes, thetop of your feet. Do they feel hot? or cold? Do they hurt? Are theynumb? Do you feel your blood circulating through them? Are theyfeeling tired?Once you have a made a strong connection with your feet, you maythen move your focus upwards to your ankles.Notice, but don't judge how the different parts feel. For example,when you wiggled your toes, how did that feel?Gradually shift your focus now to your lower legs, onto your kneecaps, behind your knees, your thighs and upward.Keep reminding yourself not to rush.Allow yourself to breathe throughout the exercise, especially as youcome to any areas of discomfort (stressed muscles, soreness, etc.)or at any spot that feels like there may be an energy block.Once you have moved through your torso and up to your neck drop backto your fingertips.Move to the hands, up your arms and shoulders, returning now to yourneck.Finish up with your face and scalp.Tips:Don't rush this process. Take your time moving upwards to each partof your body.Do not touch yourself. Just allow your mind to switch focus fromwherever it is and mentally consider your body's sensations.Do this exercise while laying down is recommended, but for anyonewho tends to fall asleep quickly upon hitting the pillow sittingupright in a chair may be preferable.Authour - Phylameana lila Desy