Grounding: Simple Ways to Reconnect and Recharge Naturally
Feeling scattered, anxious, or just plain exhausted? You’re not alone—and you’re not without a solution. Surprisingly, there’s a simple, often overlooked practice that can help you feel more centered, calm, and recharge naturally: grounding.
Discover how something as natural as walking barefoot or lying in the sun can support better sleep, reduce inflammation, lift your mood, and help your body and mind reconnect with the rhythms of nature. In addition, you’ll also learn practical grounding techniques to bring this practice into your daily life—no fancy tools required—and why it might just become your favorite wellness ritual for stress relief.
Are you ready to feel more balanced, renew energy, and feel more at peace? Keep reading.
Grounding Practices for Relaxation, Better Sleep and Better Energy
The result of today’s overstimulated world, many of us are craving peace, energy, and better emotional balance. One of the most powerful—and often overlooked—tools for healing is grounding, also known as earthing. It’s a natural, gentle practice that helps you reconnect to the Earth’s energy and bring your body back into balance and renew energy.
What Is Grounding
Grounding is the practice of making direct contact with the Earth’s surface—walking barefoot on grass or soil, lying on the ground, or immersing yourself in natural surroundings. The Earth’s surface carries a natural negative charge, which helps neutralize excess positive charges in the body. As a result, this exchange is believed to promote better physical and emotional health by reducing inflammation, easing pain, and calming the nervous system.
My Personal Grounding Favorite Practices
Some of the grounding practices I love most are walking barefood in soft grass, exploring a creek bed walking along the smooth rocks in the water, and wandering through a forest. Once in a while I get to the ocean and I love strolling along the beach in the sand and waves. But my absolute favorite? Spreading out a blanket directly on the earth and taking a nap in the sun. Without a doubt, it’s some of the best sleep I ever get – deep, peaceful, and completely restorative. And above all, be sure to practice safe sun exposure.
When I feel anxious or mentally overwhelmed, I go outside and dig in the dirt. I pull weeds or plant something new. Gardening connects me immediately with the Earth and all of a sudden I feel grounded, focused, and calm. Remembering to do this will revitalize your energy.
How to Practice Grounding
Grounding doesn’t have to be complicated or take a lot of time. You can ground your body in everyday ways such as:
- Walk barefoot in the grass, dirt, or sand
- Sit or lie on the ground outdoors
- Garden
- Wade through a creek or spend time by a lake
- Lay a blanket directly on the Earth and rest in the sunshine
- Take a walk through a forest or nature
- Additionally, there are tools like essential oils to support you
Read what Gaia had to say.
As for the complex ways of living, I love them not, however much I practice them. In as many places as possible, I will get my feet down to the earth. ~Henry David Thoreau, journal, 1853 October 22nd
Health Benefits of Grounding
Grounding offers a wide range of wellness benefits—both physical and emotional. For instance, here are some of the most common results people experience:
Forest Bathing and Grounding
One form of grounding that I recommend to my clients is forest bathing, also called Shinrin-yoku. It’s the practice of mindfully spending time in a forest or wooded area. It doesn’t involve exercise—it’s simply about being present in nature. The sights, sounds, and smells of the forest support your emotional well-being, lower blood pressure, and as a result you will feel more connected and peaceful.
Supporting Grounding with Essential Oils
At Indigo Mountain, we support a full-spectrum approach to wellness. I often use essential oils to deepen the effects of grounding. My custom blend, Valerie, is crafted to support emotional balance, natural stress relief, energy balancing, strength, and clarity. For example, applying Valerie to the bottoms of the feet or diffusing it during meditation enhances your grounding practice and supports nervous system health. Get our unique blend of Valerie here.
Start Your Grounding Journey
Grounding is a gentle, accessible, and effective way to support your physical and emotional health. It is a natural stress relief practice. Whether you’re walking barefoot, resting on the earth, or tending your garden, this simple routine invites you back into harmony with nature—and with yourself.
Try It!
Overall, just a few minutes a day or even just 2 to 3 days a week can make a difference. Next time you are on the phone, take a walk outside while chatting. There are ways you can take the time in your day to make grounding and energy balancing a part of your life.
At Indigo Mountain, we believe in natural, effective tools for holistic wellness. Grounding is one of those beautiful practices that costs nothing, yet offers so much in return. Try it for yourself and notice the difference in your sleep, mood, and energy. Learn additional tips and tools from WebMD.
Buy some of our Valerie essential oil blend to support you.
Contact Kally for Wellness coaching to help you create emotional balance techniques and wellness routines just for you.
Leave A Comment