Meditation

What is Centering?

Centering, refers to your mental and physical state. Centering means to calm your emotions and slow your mind and your breathing to a point where you can 'feel' a lot more going on around you. It's like a state of alertness, but really relaxed at the same time.

There really isn't any TRUE exercise for this, because you can only feel it out. To center yourself just keep breathing deeply. Breath in for a count of 5, then out for a count of 10. You'll know when you're centered. If you're not sure what it feels like, then you haven't reached it. It's really not hard though. Just don't "TRY" too hard and it will come. Now you can Ground yourself.

What is Grounding?

No, this doesn't mean you can't leave your house for a week. Grounding is a term used mostly in conjunction with energy. Grounding means to get rid of the excess energy in your body and provide a path for new, clean energy to come through. It's important to always have a good flow of energy coming in and going out when meditating and doing any energy work.

Most people Center themselves before they Ground themselves. It's just a logical way to do it. First you calm the energy, then you move the energy.

How do you Ground your Energy?

This is a very simple exercise to ground yourself that can do almost anytime you want if you're feeling unbalanced or anxious or just beaming with extra energy that you want to get rid of.

Sit down, close your eyes take a DEEEEEEP breath. Exhale slowly. While exhaling visualize a root system growing downwards from your Root Chakra. Visualize it growing down towards the earth farther and farther as your exhaling until it reaches the earth below you. When you feel the connection, visualize your old energy moving down that root system and then new energy coming in through the Crown Chakra. This will provide a nice even flow coming through your body to aid you in any energy work you intend to do.