Stress or trauma can cause fatigue, spaciness or disorientation that are only eased by time - and by getting grounded! 5 ways to feel better and ground your energy.

When you’re tired and stressed, it may seem there’s very little you can do to change the frantic pace at which the world is spinning and things keep going wrong. That spinning feeling of disorientation or emotional dizziness is a sure sign that you may not be grounded. The following five tools are tried, tested, and effective in bringing peace and balance back to a busy, tired, or out-of-control day… or week, or month.

What Does It Mean When You Say Someone is “Not Grounded”?

Generally, when an energy work practitioner says a person is “ungrounded” or “not well grounded,” they mean that their energetic field is out of balance in a way that keeps them from connecting fully with their inner source of strength and power.

Depending on your frame of reference, this might be interpreted as the root or base chakra being closed or several of the key meridians running backwards or acting over-energized.

No matter how you choose to visualize groundedness or lack thereof, the following tips and tools may be helpful in grounding your energy and restoring a sense of balance.

1. Energy Work

From energy medicine to craniosacral therapy to reiki, almost any form of energy work can be helpful with grounding. In particular, anything that opens, balances or reconnects the root chakra (at the base of the spine) will usually help. This chakra relates to family, home, and belief systems instilled by our families.

Another quick energy tool that may help involves running the triple warmer meridian backwards to ground over-energy. Zipping up the central meridian may also help.

2. Walk Outdoors

It may seem self-evident, but walking, especially outside in a natural setting, is one of the quickest ways to ground. Walking on the earth connects us to the idea and the energy of Earth and groundedness. It can open the root chakra and balance other energies around the body.

3. Get Physical

Physical exercise of any kind is good for grounding. Anything that uses and develops physical strength helps to ease us out of mental dominance – a way of being that is like a bad habit to most Westerners – and recreates a healthy balance between body and mind.

Some people find that walking is enough activity to ground them; for others, more intense exercise or team sports are needed to bring them back into the body.

Speaking of “getting physical,” some energy workers believe that sex can balance and energize the lower chakras and assist with grounding. This may be good advice for some; for others, sexual fears and phobias (especially those connected with family and upbringing – exactly what the root chakra is about) get in the way. Don’t fight your feelings on this; you have to do what feels right for you.

4. Healing Tools: Crystals and Essential Oils

Crystals and essentials oils, worn on the body, may be of aid in grounding.

Crystals carry earthing energy because they grew and developed in the Earth. Amethyst, quartz, rose quartz, and particularly magnetic hematite are known to be useful.

Essential oils of pine, spruce, fir, and other large trees are especially known for grounding. They should be applied on the soles of the feet, on each chakra, or diffused in the air.

5. Meditation

The last, and most obvious, method of restoring groundedness is to meditate in whatever way is most natural to you. Meditation, like exercise, is an excellent way for most people to come back into their bodies and feel more grounded and safe.