Can you ground too much? Nope.
Especially in our culture, removed as we are from the earth, natural light, and foot connecting to soil means of traveling. It is something that builds over time and something I gain from every yoga practice I do.
One practice to ground is to press into the earth when standing, sitting, or kneeling. It is a simple thing, as is visualizing, but life changing like a hinge on which so much weight can easily turn.
I grew up amidst mountains and was surprised on my last tubing trip on a mountain how easy it was to ground myself and feel so deliciously solid. Upon further reflection, all my favorite childhood memories were in the mountains at my grandparent's home, skiing, and hiking. I also find myself grounding effortlessly when I am on dedicated temple grounds, oft considered the 'Mountain of the Lord'. It was quite the epiphany to me as I found grounding such a feat to accomplish and maintain. It also made me realize why I felt so out of place in the low lying hills and flatlands back east. Trees are amazing, but I grew out of the mountain side.
Tadasana (mountain pose), unsurprisingly, has become quite significant for me now. It is now longer just standing. It is a pressing, visualizing MY mountains, and reaping the delicious solidarity on which to build.
Namaste.
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