Get Grounded!

Photo by: Mary Jane Kasliner

It's easy to become unglued. Let's face it, we tend to move in a rapid pace so getting grounded can be difficult to do. But it doesn't have to be. Try these simple moves to start your day and see if you feel a difference. I bet you will!

•  First thing in the morning massage your feet. It is a good way to ground, center and remember ourselves. You can do this by sitting on your yoga mat, the floor, chair or couch. Massage each foot for 5 complete breaths.
• Move into downward facing dog pose. This opens the entire back of the body and helps recirculate energy through the system. Take 3 to 5 long, deep breaths. Feel free to bend your knees in this pose to ease into the hamstrings.
• Next, move into standing forward fold. Keep your knees also bent in this pose while you reach your sits bones high.
• Legs up a wall pose. Find a clear space at a wall or against a chair or sofa and shimmy your seat close, and rest your legs up the wall or on the chair or sofa. Set a timer for 3 to 5 minutes and breathe normally.
• Sit in meditation for 5-10 or 20 minutes.

Starting your day with the aforementioned will ground and center you so you can handle anything that comes your way.

Mary Jane Kasliner
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