When a person is ungrounded, even though their physical body is connected to the earth, the rest of the energy may be up and out of the body. This can be caused by rushing around, having to think fast for long periods, stress, excitement and not feeling safe - many of which are common characteristics of modern daily life.
If you forget to drink water or don't notice you are tired, you may have temporarily lost your connection with your body, and therefore the earth. When people are ungrounded they can experience poor concentration; scattered thoughts; anxiety; they are unable to take direction or remember instructions; they pick up other people's energy easily and are therefore easily affected by moods or difficult siuations; and are more prone to stress.
Good practical activities to increase ground include: cleaning your home, tidying up (- and throwing out!), baking/cooking and gardening. I also try lying on the floor and closing my eyes for 10 minutes, or wiggling toes and then sensing different areas of the body; thereby bringing awareness back 'into the body' and the present.
For some simple visualisations to help grounding, please read the PDF below:
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