Grounding 101: Why Being Connected to Mother Earth Changes Everything

A few days ago, I decided to go out to my garden. Hadn't been there in a while. Well, it had been raining and there were leaves everywhere. Not only leaves but huge mushrooms living under the leaves, poisonous to Molly. Talk about a grounding moment! All I could think about was Molly, and getting them picked up fast. Fast is the key word.

I got down on the earth and started picking them up and then came the shocker—I did a dive into the leaves and landed face down. I had tripped. OMG. The teacher (meaning me) was NOT grounded.

After I got over the shock, I stayed still, and in reverence to Mother Earth, I thanked her for keeping me safe and reminding me that Her Infinite Wisdom was holding me in that fall. Even though my face was bruised, I was able to take care of it myself, doing some fascia release, and even though I was sore, the following day showed little signs of something that was so huge.

I am always teaching that learning to ground is the first teaching on the list. And of course, for me too!
Here's what I know about grounding: when I'm not grounded, I'm moving too fast. I'm in my head. I'm scattered. I'm thinking about seventeen things at once and not actually present in my body.

When I work with people, the first thing I do is help them ground. Always. Before we clear anything, before we raise frequency, before we do anything else—we ground. Because if someone's not anchored, everything else is just floating around with nowhere to go.

My face-plant in the garden was Mother Earth's not-so-subtle reminder: slow down. Be here. Feel my feet. Pay attention.
Because grounding isn't a one-time thing. It's a practice. A daily practice. A moment-by-moment practice.

When I'm grounded, everything changes. I make better decisions. I can feel what's mine and what's not. I can breathe deeper. Move slower. Trust myself more.

So yeah, grounding is always first on the list. For my clients. For me. For anyone who wants to feel more connected to themselves.
Although sometimes, even when I trip, Mother Earth is there to catch me. And remind me. And hold me safe.
Be grounded and have a cuppa xx B