Finding Your Ground: Being Here Now by Miriam Lelah Moussaioff

Grounding is about being Here. Now. Really being here fully, in this moment. Just as you are. For most of us, this is no small task and takes practice. But I can tell you after practicing and teaching grounding for many years that the rewards are well worth the effort.

Grounding helps you connect with your inner strength; it helps you plug in so that you can listen to and follow your intuition. A strong grounding system also helps keep you healthy, balanced, clear and present.

Grounding is a tool for not getting lost in your thoughts about the future or the past. When you are ungrounded, your energy can plummet or rev up and spin out of control, like an engine idling too high. People and events can easily knock you off your feet. Being ungrounded often makes people feel easily overwhelmed, confused and/or drained. Sound familiar?

When stress runs high, grounding can calm you down, help you land and return to sanity. Grounding gets you back on your feet so you make better decisions instead of flying by the seat of your pants.

Like a tree rooting deeply in the earth, strengthening your ground helps plant your feet on earth so you can live life more fully. The grounding practice I teach is a guided meditation that, like all forms of meditation, brings awareness to what is happening in the present moment, in your body.

Here is a little taste: Take a moment to notice what is happening in your body at this moment. How do you feel? Is your breathing shallow? Are you feeling any tension or pain? Can you feel your feet….your belly….your chest rise and fall as you breathe….? Try taking a deep breath in and slowly let it go….Do you feel present as you read or is your mind racing all over the place planning, thinking, analyzing or problem-solving?

Everyone has a their own way to ground. You can ground through meditation using imagery, intention or sensation or just by bringing mindfulness or presence to what you are doing each moment. Some people ground by dancing or singing; others by writing, listening to music or hiking in the woods. Even washing dishes can be grounding if you practice being present and connected with your body.

Ultimately, grounding helps you become more present. As one of my teachers says, “You have to be present to win.” When you practice grounding you are basically showing up, saying yes to life even in the midst of all the ups and downs. For me, grounding is the foundation for all energy healing work because it opens the doorway to your real self/true nature/ Spirit. When you show up, you open to the light of your Being which is always here anyway, only now you get to taste it and feel and know and be that.