Being Grounded as a Form of Loving Your Body

by Liah Howard

I have often been told that I am a very grounded psychic. I take this as a compliment because this means that I am embodying the spiritual teachings that I have learned in a concrete way. Being grounded takes work. Because I spend a good deal of time in the etheric realms doing psychic readings for people, I have to balance that upper chakra openness with lower chakra maintenance.

I spend time each day consciously breathing, walking, exercising and doing yoga. These activities help me to be more present in your physical body. In addition to this I bring an awareness to myself and to my emotions and to my environment. I notice if I feel balanced or imbalanced or nurtured or stressed by my surroundings. I pay attention to how my emotions are affecting my ability to flow though life. Sometimes I experience an emotional overload and have to address that state of being by getting out in nature or listening to soft music or simply being alone with the emotion and allowing it to express without repression. Other times I call a friend and talk or write in a journal.

I find that massage is an excellent tool for calming my emotions and getting grounded in my body. As I permit myself to relax and soften under the soothing and healing touch of my passage practitioner I enter into a peaceful state where I can be open and vulnerable rather than stress and closed and tight.

Mediation, chanting, and channeling all offer me the opportunity to transcend the physical dimension and touch into the etheric realm of light and love. But if I am not grounded than I cannot bring that soulful experience of oneness into my day to day life. Often to get grounded back into my body after spending time in my astral body I will clean the house, do laundry or dance. These simple activities allow my mind to slowly get reengaged and gently encourage myself to be present in my body. Sometimes, I just lay down outdoors on a sarong in the sun and feel the warmth of the rays permeating my skin. Being close to the earth helps to reground me.

Being a grounded psychic also means handling the day to day responsibilities of living such as paying the bills and putting food on the table. I cannot let myself get so far out into the etheric realm that my material needs go unmet. I have to balance the bliss of dissolving into light in meditation with handling my family and financial responsibilities.

I trust the universe to bring to me who and what I need to connect with for my life’s work and purpose. I stay open to meeting my duties towards paying my bills by supplementing my income as a psychic with working with children. Children are very present and serve to help ground me in my life.

I think it is imperative for us to inventory our lives and see how grounded we really are. Are we taking the time to notice how we feel and how our life is going? Or are we simply living in a fantasy world that is not grounded? Notice your health, your relationships, your work your finances and your inner state of happiness this will indicate your groundedness in life. Our lives begin improving when we become aware of how present we are in living them. Find what works for you to get grounded and do it regularly.