Grounding is the first meditation technique I ever learned. It’s simple, powerful and is instrumental in any transformation endeavor! It’s literally the foundation for all other meditation techniques. Grounding allows you to bring more of your spiritual self into the body. As Mary Ellen Flora writes in her book, Mediation: Key to Spiritual Awakening, “Grounding is the way you, as spirit, connect with the physical world and take charge of your creativity on Earth.”

We are all energy, and just like an electrical outlet that needs to be grounded in order to be safe, our bodies need to be grounded as well.  You can ground by creating an energy cord from the base of your spine to the center of the earth. Attach it firmly at both ends and voila, you’re grounded! It’s as simple as that!

To do this, sit quietly and close your eyes. This helps you tune into yourself more intensely. Visualize an energy beam flowing from the base of your spine going all the way down to the center of the earth. The energy goes through the chair, the floor, the foundation, dirt, etc, all the way to the center of the earth.

When I first started grounding, I liked to visualize a tree trunk as my grounding cord. It was easy for me to see how the strong trunk and roots held me to the center of the earth. Then, when I was learning about amusement (tune in to my next post for more on this), I had a Barney-purple stacking-plastic-cup grounding cord. My oldest son was really into Barney at that time, and the image just came to me. Seeing this grounding cord in my mind’s eye always made me laugh, which in turn made it easier to groundJ!

You can visualize a water fall, tube, chain, beam of energy, or anything that works for you. You can change it at any time, and you can also increase or decrease the amount of energy flowing down your grounding cord. Most people need to increase their grounding, but my point is just that you have control over it.

In this way, you can use your grounding cord as a release mechanism. You can let go of anything down your grounding cord that you’d like to release such as stress, pain, old concepts, other people’s energy, etc.  For example, you may find that you often compare yourself to others. To release that behavior, just get the concept of competition in your mind’s eye, and let it go down your grounding cord. “See” it flowing right down to the center of the earth where the energy is neutralized.  I find that releasing unwanted things down my grounding cord is a huge energy boost!

This might seem like a simple visualization technique in the beginning, but as you practice and gain more experience with releasing things down your grounding cord, you may actually start to “see” energy leaving your system and/or feel it with your physical body. My son once said, “I like when you do your readings because I can feel the warmth”. Unbeknownst to him, he was “feeling” my grounding (I do my psychic readings upstairs from his room).  

By bringing more of your spiritual self into the body, grounding also helps your body feel safe. When I’m nervous or afraid, the first thing I do is increase my grounding, and instantly I start to relax. Once you start grounding regularly, you’ll notice when you’re not grounded because you’ll feel agitated and restless.

It’s fun to practice and play with this technique. Several times throughout the day, just check in and see or feel whether or not you are grounded. You can also drop your grounding cord while talking with someone -- just let it go. Notice how that feels. Then take a moment, reground, and notice the difference. 

My children have taught me a lot about having fun with grounding. After moving on from tree trunks and plastic stacking cups, I now just create my grounding cord as a beam of energy, and give it a color. I recently started asking my kids what color their grounding cords were and they would sometimes say, “silver” or “blue, green, and red”. Wow, what a concept! I’d never thought about combining colors before! My daughter’s favorite right now is “pink and yellow,” while my oldest son sometimes matches his grounding color to something he’s wearing and usually throws in a silver or gold energy for fun. My middle son likes his grounding cord to be a rainbow. I love that they have no limits about how they can create and use their grounding cords -- they’ve taught me to loosen up about mine too! Right now I’m purple and gold with curls—woo hoo!

As always, I’d love to hear your stories whether you are just starting or a seasoned grounderJ.

Best regards,

Susan