Grounding Practices

Grounding Practices:

In this fast pace world sometimes we just need to slow down and take a moment.

Here are some way to ground yourself and bring yourself to the present moment. I find it helpful to be brought to the present moment when I am spiraling or overthinking. Being brought to the present moment is a nice reminder of what we can and can’t control at that very moment. When we travel a great amount in to the past or future through our thoughts one can forget what is happening in the now.  Seeing the beauty in the now can help bring peace to one own mind or situation.

        • Sing a song
          • Can help bring you to the present moment
          • Can help calm your body through vibrations
        • Make your bed with  Music on
        • Tracing your hand with your finger 
          • Allows you to focus on your action in that moment
          • Soothing
        • Holding your own hands
          • Can be your way of telling yourself that you got you
        • Hugging yourself
          • Give yourself that hug you deserve 
        • Smelling a nice scent 
          • Allows you to focus on your sense of smell at that moment in time
          • Distraction 
          • Good smell reminder 
        • Mediation
          • Can help clear mind
          • Bring you to the present moment 
          • Can bring understanding and/or acceptance 
        • Naming object that you see
          • Bring your awareness to the present moment
        • Testing your 5 senses in the moment
          • Bring your awareness to the present moment
        • Focus on breathing
          • Bring your awareness to the present moment
        • Recognizing
          •  When the mind wanders in a dark place and lets yourself know it is okay to wonder but just because you think that doesn’t mean it’s going to happen.
        • Acknowledging:
          • that your thoughts are just thoughts and therefore they are not real unless you go out to do something to make them real. 
        • Think Positively
          •  the bad scenarios that your believe can be just as true as the positive one so try looking at that same idea but from a positive perspective 
        • Eat Healthy
          •  your stomach controls a great amount of how you feel therefore if you constantly eat right then your ability to feel good will start improving in the head. 
        • Breath
          •  they always say that but what does that really mean? Make sure you can feel air going through your nose down your through and to the stomach. Try the technique of breathing in twice and one out.
        • Praying
          • If you believe in a higher power, the universe, a creator,  the earth, nature, something, pray to them. Send them your good thought think about things improving because then the good thoughts will be felt in your body and can bring some type of ease.