While many have said it before, I like to make sure to cover everything I can each time I write about a subject. I feel drawn to meeting people where they are, even if they are at the basics of the beginnings. This is a complex subject for sure.
No doubt there are a lot of ways to heal. There are a lot of feelings, patterns, reading, paths, tests, lessons, a million and 3 thousand ways to walk along a path of spiritualism, self healing, journey, lots of ways to explain it, reasons to do it, and of course steps to walk it.
There are of course fundamental similarities towards methods, philosophies, practices and overall changes in mindset, physical, definitions and mental spaces included.
Not so simply said: There are a lot of ways to say a few things we all have in common to reach a better understanding of ourselves. We can drink water, cleanse the system, increase good habits, learn how to be in the moment, ground often. Etc.
Whatever you call it, learning to drop down into yourself takes practice for some, and can be tricky to find what that feels like or means to you.
It can be many things. A physical touch of the grass, or the mental feeling of laying in a field of wildflowers while the fireflies hover around you. It could be closing your eyes for 10 mins with dreams of your favorite beanbag chair and a videogame. The method and visual is up to you. The more comfortable you are within, the easier you can access the feeling within your body. You will realize that the art of grounding will be one of the most protective, instantly satisfying, magical feelings you can do quickly and easily, anywhere.
The Practice of dropping down is something you will use in times of good, and draw upon desperately in moments of stress. It can become an automatic response – into your space, your body, your mind – for good moments and bad.
To find your space: It all begins with something so simple you will kind of roll your eyes.
Eyes open or closed. Not focused on anything but just the moment in between breaths. Begin with a deep breathe in so your chest moves up. Hold for a beat or two, and exhale completely and slowly. In. Draw deep hold a sec, and drop down, exhale till empty. You do this as much as it takes, or just the one time after practice – for once you master this technique – you will gain an instant awareness of where you feel you need it, and ability to draw upon it.
You quickly do a scan of yourself. Almost an energy sweep of you and the situation around you.
First look for a few key things in yourself. How you feel in your body, mind and space.
Breathe deeply in slowly, fully as you acknowledge you are in control of you.
Hold – you are safe or acutely aware if you are not.
If you are not safe, of course focus on the direction of danger to calculate that situation. However, even if merely stressed – dangers of certain forms require certain modes of operation.
And then: finally fully exhale. Slow, deep and hold slightly. Keep dropping down if needed.
Being able to drop down into yourself quickly and automatically greatly increases your ability to deal with any type of stressful situation with awareness of you and yourself first and then around you secondly.
Grounding helps you bounce back up into a great moment too!
When you are riding down your favorite stretch of road, the trees floating above you in blurs of sunlight. Forest air whipping around you… Being able to ground into that feeling of open hearted love in the moment. It is unexpected grounding of the most natural and joyous kind. It entrenches you into the soul a warmness you just want to share and live in forever.
So, to end a simple instruction, with a simple ending for a simple but magical message. Today I wish for you the satisfying ability to drop down into yourself often, drink lots of water, and blessings to all on your path this day.
Blessings all.
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