The more grounded you are, the higher you fly.A part or pattern in the visual field which has the perceptual attribute of completeness and is perceived as distinct from the rest of the field which forms the ground. Whatever happens, the earth is still there and you are still grounded on it.Ĭoncerned that being grounded will mean you lose your sense of spirit, lightness or creativity? I take comfort in the words of author J.R. Breathe into those connections, deliberately strengthening them, and feel the permanence of this rooting and stability. Take the time to check in with the parts of you that are connected with the ground. Any time you are feeling overwhelmed, or caught up in worries, pause for a moment. Grounding can also help you as a mindfulness practice in your life, particularly if, like me, you’re inclined toward anxiety. (Here's more on Cultivating Power in Your Practice With Warrior Two Pose.) Get More Mindful, Too You can also work on grounding in postures such as Virabhadrasana B ( warrior two pose), maximizing the feeling of solidity and rooted-ness that the posture naturally encourages. For example, practicing principles of grounding with your forearms or hands in exactly the same way as you did with your feet can help you to develop a strong inversion practice. When we ground ourselves, we feel stable and balanced, whatever parts of our bodies remain in contact with the mat. To be grounded is to establish a firm foundation from which to grow.Ĭultivating a sense of grounding can help us to develop all of our yoga asanas. Through Balance and Presenceīeing grounded is about cultivating balance and presence, not about feeling heavy or stuck. Feel the way that this pull perfectly and effortlessly balances the forces connecting you to the ground, allowing you to feel simultaneously rooted yet lifted. Visualize a string connected to the crown of your head pulling you up to the sky. Elongate the spine, drawing energy up from the tailbone through the length of the spine to the crown of the head. Somewhat paradoxically, the final aspect of being grounded is to experience a sense of being lifted, even while you are rooted to the earth. Conveniently, it is also very close to the standing posture we spend so much time in off the mat, so practicing grounding here will be easily transferable to the rest of our lives. By its very nature, it is a posture of stability, stillness and presence. With my students, I’ve found a good place to start is in tadasana ( mountain pose). Grounding can be practiced in any yoga or meditation posture. Here are four ways you can practice getting more grounded in your daily life. To be grounded cultivates physical and mental stability and balance. Through grounding, we feel secure and present, and we establish our right to be here. We feel stronger, more balanced and more connected with the earth and ourselves. We let go of the stories and the narratives about what might be happening, what has happened and what could happen. When we ground ourselves, either on the yoga mat or in our daily lives, we connect with the reality of the present moment. We find ourselves quite literally lost in thought, and we neglect our sense of presence and our connection with the here and now. Many people like me grow used to living in their heads.
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