Grounding, connecting with the earth… Whatever you call it, it’s important to feel at ease within yourself to cope with the world. It actually means being properly centred in your body with your energy. When you’re not properly grounded – let’s call it that for the sake of this blog – you’ll find you sleep less well. You get thrown off balance easily and you’re often lost in your own thoughts. It can also lead to feelings of restlessness, anxiety, helplessness, stress and all sorts of other inexplicable feelings. What can you do to ground yourself properly? Which products are good for supporting you? I’d love to tell you all about it!
Not properly grounded
When you’re not properly grounded, your energy tends to focus mainly upwards, towards your head. You’ve guessed it – you start to overthink things. Often, your feet and thighs feel cold and you feel vulnerable. That’s because you’ve lost your inner strength. Think of it this way: you’re a big tree. You may have your feet on the ground, but there’s nothing to hold on to. The nourishment from the earth isn’t reaching you, and all your energy is concentrated in your branches. What happens then? The branches grow weaker, and the slightest breeze is enough to topple the tree…
You’ll also notice that when you’re not properly grounded, you find it difficult to filter and let go of other people’s emotions and feelings. It’s as if you’re left holding all the other person’s emotions in your hands, whilst they’ve happily got rid of them. Your energy system actually becomes disrupted. By connecting with the earth, you release negative energy – which is really helpful if you’re very sensitive.
Benefits of a good earth connection
There are a whole host of benefits to being well-grounded, such as:
Sleep more deeply and, as a result, wake up feeling refreshed
Worry less and spend less time overthinking things
It’s easier to let go of emotions
Enjoying the moments that matter right now
To be more self-assured and less easily thrown off balance
Being more in touch with your body, which helps you start to feel better
Greater focus in everything you do
You’ll have more energy
You’ll feel less tense and stressed, and you’ll notice this in your body too
Support for proper grounding
De Groene Linde offers quite a range of products to help you ground yourself properly. To make the right choice from the various products on offer, it’s a good idea to read the product information on the website. You can choose a scent frequency, for example, or a stone to carry with you.
Scent frequencies
There are a number of different scent frequencies available that can help you feel more grounded. But how do you choose the right scent? It would, of course, be easiest if you could just have a sniff and see how the frequency makes you feel. There are already quite a few outlets in the Netherlands, but perhaps not quite in your area. In that case, you can always visit the website under the ‘Grounding & Balance‘Have a look at the different products. Perhaps you’ll be immediately drawn to a particular name on a bottle. In that case, you can pretty much assume that this is the right choice. All the scents mentioned have their own frequency. That’s why it’s a good idea to read the description and, above all, to sense which ones you respond to – the ones that really ‘click’ with you, as it were.
Personally, I do have a few favourite frequencies for grounding myself when I need to feel a bit more grounded. I also use them when I find myself getting too caught up in my thoughts and can’t keep my focus.
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𝙿𝚢𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚍 𝙿𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 – Because I like to feel properly grounded whilst still staying in touch with the ‘source’. Connected to the Earth and to all that is, a tingling sensation on the crown of your head and a firm feeling in your legs. For me, this really is such a lovely way to ground myself. Especially when I’m giving a healing session, this is my ‘scent anchor’.
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𝚁𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚕𝚢𝚗 – Connection to the ‘Roseline’, the famous ley line. A ley line is a straight line on the Earth’s surface drawn through several points of geographical significance, suggesting a supposed connection between those points. The powerful and earthy energy emanating from these lines creates a sense of harmony and tranquillity – simply wonderful!
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𝙴𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝙼𝚊𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚡 – The Earth is surrounded by an energetic field, which wraps around it like a blanket. You can connect with this. It is a special experience to realise that you can truly feel at home here on Earth and in life.
Crystals and gemstones
Another way I personally find really helpful for feeling more grounded is working with stones. The energy of stones can do so much for you! And you can easily carry a small stone with you, so you have that energy around you all day long!
𝚅𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝙷𝚘𝚞𝚝 – This stone really helps to ground your energy! It also gives you a sense of security and calm. It’s also a lovely stone for children to use. If you or your child has trouble sleeping, place a piece of petrified wood under your mattress or theirs. You’ll find that you sleep more peacefully. It certainly helped my two children!
𝙰𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚎𝚝 – Aragonite is particularly helpful when you’re feeling overwhelmed. The stone stabilises and restores balance, allowing you to regain your inner peace. And, of course, it has a grounding effect.
𝙉𝙤𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣
👣 Have a lovely foot bath with your favourite grounding essential oil! It’s especially nice if you’re having trouble sleeping because you just can’t stop worrying. Do you have a bath? If so, it’s lovely to slip into a warm bath!
In the small bowl, mix in 2 tablespoons Epsom salt with a dash of basic bath oil and 3–5 drops of your chosen essential oil. Mix these together and add them to your warm foot bath. You could also add the grounding crystals to your bath water if you like! For a full bath, mix 10–15 drops of essential oil, 3 generous tablespoons of salt and a generous splash of carrier oil in a small bowl. Only add this once you’re sitting in your warm bath. Here too, you can add crystals for an extra energetic boost.
👣 Go for a lovely barefoot walk on the beach. Not only does the sand help you feel grounded, but the salt water also provides a lovely energetic cleanse.
👣 Barefoot trail – loads of people swear by it! I’m happy to believe them, but I’ve never tried it myself! Maybe I should give it a go soon 😉.
👣 Get out into nature. Head for the woods or the dunes! Connect with nature to let the energy flow. Try hugging a tree and see how it makes you feel!
👣 It might sound a bit odd, but put on some red socks! Red is the colour of your root chakra, the chakra that connects you to the earth. By wearing this colour, you’ll feel more connected to this chakra.
👣 Why not try a (guided) grounding meditation? There are plenty of apps and audio meditations available online. Do you find it difficult? Then you need to do it more often 😉. Give it a go and you’ll find it gets easier and easier.
I hope these tips help you to ground yourself properly, so that you can feel better about yourself and become more confident.
𝙻𝚒𝚎𝚏𝚜 𝚁𝚎𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊
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