Grounding Meditation Practice
I encourage you to record yourself slowly speaking this meditation. Imagine that you are speaking to a loved one or a child as you do so. You may find as you speak, that words or images come up for you that you may want to include in this meditation for yourself. Make it your own and return to it as often as you need to.
When you are ready set yourself up for the meditation lying on the floor if it is appropriate for you. To add to the feeling of being grounded you can cover the eyes with a weighted eye pillow like we have at the studio or a simple hand towel, place a folded blanket over your belly for extra weight, and cover your feet. Now begin your recording as you lovingly speak your grounding meditation over yourself…
Inhale through the nose nice and slow… Exhale through the mouth nice and slow. Inhale through the nose nice and slow…. Exhale through the mouth even slower… Inhale through the nose nice and slow… Exhale through the mouth even slower…
Now releasing all effort on the breath simply become aware of your body breathing… Noticing the air as in enters the nose… the rise of the chest and the fall of the chest as the air exits the nose.
With each exhale how much can your body soften?
Can you get curious about the areas within your body that you may be holding and soften a little more? Let it be easy. There is no forcing necessary here. Just keep breathing nice and slow…
As you continue to soften now become aware of the backside of your body and how it comes into contact with the floor underneath you… Noticing the texture of the floor underneath you and how your body feels.
Moving ever so slowly, move your awareness from the crown of your head, down the back of your head, your neck, back of your shoulders, upper back, middle back, back of the arms, palms of the hands, your waist, your buttocks, your thighs, hamstrings, heels of both feet and out the soles of the feet. Then begin again, moving your awareness down the backside of your body.
Crown of your head, down the back of your head, your neck, back of your shoulders, upper back, middle back, back of the arms, palms of the hands, your waist, your buttocks, your thighs, hamstrings, heels of both feet and out the soles of the feet.
Repeat this pattern as many times as it feels good to you.
Next envision a golden oval encompassing your body. It may take a few seconds to visualize or you may even feel a warmth or presence encompassing you.
Still aware of the backside of your body now also become aware of the element of earth underneath you. The grounding, dense, rich, supportive element of earth beneath you. Of Mother Nature.
As you continue to breathe allow the supportive, healing and grounding elements of earth to move up from the back side of your body, filling your body, moving through each cell, organ, tissue and bone, through the skin and filling up the circle that surrounds you.
Notice the sensations. Continue to soften. Staying in this cocoon of earth for as long as you need to.
When ready to release. Feel the element or earth ever so slowly move back down through the body. Moving through the skin, the bone, the tissue, each organ, each cell, and moving through the back side of your body taking with it anything you are ready to surrender or realize, known or unknown.
Taking your time, moving ever so slowly.
After you have fully surrendered and softened come back to your breath. Becoming aware of the rise and fall of your chest. Noticing now how much softer the breath, body and now mind have become. After a few rounds of breath gently awaken the body with gentle movements.