JOURNEY #1 Grounding Earth Energy for Centering, Balance & Inner Strength

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Stand up straight, placing your bare feet comfortably apart, either stand on the earth or visualize yourself standing on the earth . . . . . take several deep breaths to calm yourself and prepare yourself mentally for this exercise . . . . . close your eyes leaving a very small opening so that you can just see a little bit of the ground . . . . . begin to become aware of your breath and inhale deeply filling the lower abdomen, the diaphragm and finally the upper chest . . . . . hold the breath at the top of the inhalation for just a moment and as you begin to exhale, purse your lips as if you were going to whistle and slowly blow out of the mouth releasing the air from the upper chest first, then the diaphragm and finally the lower abdomen . . . . . As you are inhaling, imagine that you are drawing into the breath any negativity within you, as if a magnet were attracting this energy in . . . . . as you are exhaling imagine that you are releasing these negative particles that have accumulated within you, sending them out into the Universe with the intention for transformation & recycling . . . . . repeat this breathing pattern 7 times . . . . . Now begin to imagine that at the bottom of your feet you are growing roots straight down into the earth . . . . . follow these roots with your consciousness and imagine what it would be like to travel through the various layers of the earth . . . . . imagine what each of the layers would feel like -- soil, rock, water, slate, limestone, oil beds . . . . . travel down as far as you can, going all the way to the center core of the earth . . . . . travel back up to your physical body and focus on the root chakra area . . . . . using your breath, as you exhale, send a beam of light energy all the way down to the center core of the earth, travelling along with your consciousness . . . . . once you feel you are connected to the center core, imagine dropping an anchor . . . . . now with the roots from your feet and the beam of energy from your root chakra grounded in the earth's core, begin to breathe the energy up into the physical body at these three connecting points . . . . . with each inhalation, bring the energy higher up the body until you reach the top of the head (3-4 breaths) . . . . . on the exhalation, imagine the energy from the earth is filling all of your cells, all the way down to the sub-atomic level of your being . . . . . feel within yourself the strength and power that emanates from the earth . . . . . affirm to yourself that you are strong, balanced and centered within yourself.

SPECIAL NOTES: If you get dizzy at any time, just open your eyes a little more and stabilize yourself -- then return to your breathing. The earth energy provides us with strength and inner power and will help to bring balance to your energy field. This journey can be practiced anytime, anywhere, in whatever position you find yourself in at the moment -- whenever you feel the need to connect to the earth's energy. We recommend that you start with standing and practice it several times to anchor the feelings. From there, you can shorten the journey by simply connecting to the image of the center core and inhaling. Even when engaged in social activities, you can be doing this exercise to maintain strength and balance as needed for any situation.