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The most powerful gift you can give yourself and others is to be centred and grounded. As a healer, 98% of my healing practice is about developing a strong hara - the energy point just below my navel.

Meditation helps us to be grounded

A strong hara is needed to be anchored in the present moment rather than caught up in thinking, rumination, worry and over analysis.

Being caught up in thinking is the number one reason we experience anxiety, depression, stuck emotions and stress-based illnesses. Our body responds to every thought we have, doubly so if we resist it, which is why so many illnesses originate from our thinking rather than a random physical malfunction. It makes perfect sense when you realise the thought of food can make you salivate (or nauseous) and when we have done something embarrassing we blush and go red. Both are examples of the mind-body connection and how our thinking (even and especially our unconscious thinking) can create a health issue, if a chronic thought pattern is around for long enough.

There is hope though! The antidote to being caught up in thoughts is being grounded.

By taking our awareness away from our busy minds and anchoring it in our hara our mind naturally quietens and our bodies can relax.

I use this knowledge and my many many hours of meditation practice when I'm with clients, so that they may benefit. By me having a strong hara, their body gravitates towards being calm, open and relaxed, which allows stress and tension to dissipate, repair work to happen and normal, healthy function to return. (Think a very calm person calming down an anxious and disregulated one).

Being grounded is essential as a healer or we risk being drawn into the issues of our clients, leaving both people compromised.

Stable, like a pyramid

Therefore learning and doing grounding techniques on a daily basis such as Kenyoku ho and Joshin kokyu ho, two grounding exercises from the system of Reiki, gives me a much better chance of being strong and stable like a pyramid.

It is this strength and stability I draw upon when I place my hands on another, ensuring they get the greatest benefit I can offer.

My focus when healing is on remaining grounded, rather than what is going on with the other person (or object or animal). I stay focused on me and let nature do the rest.

Being grounded is also great for dealing with life generally, as it means you recover so much quicker from tricky experiences. This is why I dedicate 98% of my healing practice to being focused, in my body and grounded. Anything less and I'd be doing my customers and students a disservice.

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Want to learn how to ground yourself and develop stability and focus? From 8th September I'll be running a 4-part Inner Light Meditation Course. In it, I'll be teaching centring and breathing techniques to drown out a busy mind and restore calm. You can attend live each week at 8.15pm or sign up to access the replays and email support.