In today's society many of us feel stress and scattered in our energy. I want to give you a simple technique that I teach all of my classes to use that allows you to ground yourself and anchor your energy to the earth. I find this helps me with concentration and focus. You can do it in the shower each morning or just about anyplace. (Pls don't do it while driving!) smile.. if you can go outside because then you will make a deeper connection to nature and the earth.
The technique is simple: Close your eyes, breathe normally, quiet your mind and redirect your thoughts to what you are doing if need be. As you take each breath feel yourself releasing any negativity or stress... visualize a tree, see the roots growing deeply into the earth, stretching towards the center. The trunk is firm and strong and you see the branches reaching heavenward towards the light.. energy flows from the Universe intothe leaves then the branches, down the trunk into the roots and from there into the earth. Usually you only need to do this for a couple of minutes or however long it takes you to feel more grounded and centered.
Some people have difficulty visualizing. To help yourself, find a picture of a tree that attracts you, cut it out, print it out or however you can have the image to hold in front of you. Just look at the image until you know that you are quite familiar with it. Then close your eyes and try to "picture" it in your mind's eye. Keep practicing.. you will be able to see, think or know the visualization of that tree.
Try this each day and you will find yourself becoming less anxious and scattered. It is a good technique to use for a variety of life issues only limited by your imagination!
Labels: centering, grounding, stress, tree, visualization
