| Are
you feeling a little discombobulated, frazzled and overwhelmed?
These are the signs of anxiety. Men and women suffer these episodic
moments in different ways. An indicator of anxiety is when the
person feels ungrounded, disorganized or that everything is in
chaos. When
anxiety transpires, it often requires a concentrated effort
to make it through the day. Completing the daily routines of
life as in driving in traffic to get to work, conducting household
chores, and other minor tasks may see overpowering. Nonetheless,
there are grounding techniques to quell these episodes of insanity.
Practice any of the following exercise to manage and hone your
energy level throughout the day.
My Ol' Oak Tree Meditation
Assume a comfortable
seating position. Allow the arms to rest at your sides. Next,
close your eyes and breathe deeply. Focus on taking slow and
relaxed breathes.
Next visualize the
body as an overgrown oak tree. Equate your body with the wide
sold brown trunk of the tree. Picture your legs as sturdy roots
extending from the core of the earth as it anchors your body.
Relate the feeling to you as strong, solid and capable of handling
stress.
When upsetting thoughts
or situations occur, visualize your body remaining grounded
like an old oak tree reminiscent of your childhood. Feel the
strength and stability in your arms and legs.
The Grounding Mind
Sweeper
Another de-stressing
exercise is the grounding cord mind sweeper meditation. As you
recline in a comfortable position, allow the arms to rest along
the side of your body. Close your eyes then slowly inhale and
exhale. Focus on your breathing patterns.
Next visualize that
a broad and wide cord is attached to the base of your spine.
The thick cord can be either a rubber band, rope, telephone
cord or any type of cord that you can associate with grounding
you. The concept behind the cord is that it should be sturdy
enough for an enormous thick metal hook to attach itself to
the end of your cord.
Then, imagine the
grounding cord plummeting two to three hundred feet below the
earth. Next, picture, hooking onto a solid core underneath the
earth. Visualize your grounding cord to be an anchor as it provides
stability. Continue to inhale and exhale steadily -- as a sense
of peace takes of your body. |
