“Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better”-Albert Einstein
Grounding Techniques
Here are a selection of different grounding techniques you may find useful for you to give a go to find out what works for you to bring down your intense uncomfortable, negative thoughts, feelings, emotions, sensations and images.
Practice them over and over, preferably before you need to use them for at least 30 days.
The more you practice, the easier it'll be to remember how to ground yourself when the time comes.
It's also good to practice using your grounding exercises right away when you start to feel anxious, distressed, impulsive, or panicky before your emotions get the best of you.
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Here is a link to a Bi-Lateral Ball Exercise for you to give a go. This technique is a mind-body therapy that uses a bi-lateral technique of using both sides of your brain and body. Whilst this technique may seem odd, or it seems a bit different, it does work. Just allow yourself to be open to giving it a go for yourself because you never know, it may just help you and keep you safe. This technique uses your hands and eyes and is a form of the EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Technique which is recommended by the NHS
When you are in a stress response your eyes take you into narrow tunnel vision and when you use this technique your eyes will take you into peripheral vision (this means your eyes open up your awareness around you). This happens because it fires off your parasympathetic nervous system to activate it to rest and digest - to let you know you are safe. When you are in peripheral vision you can spot movement - you are aware of everything and your body relaxes. It's like a waking meditation. This can be done much better than mindfulness because you can do it anytime and anywhere.
A 5-Step Therapy Process using bi-lateral walking with focus and concentration helping you to walk off depression that has been caused by problems or issues that you are still holding onto as they have remained unresolved. Heal and process those issues and emotions today using this technique and also fulfil one of your 6 core human needs of connecting with nature.
This technique is a balance and harmony, mind and body therapy that draws on the traditional Chinese medicine practice of acupuncture. It is used to bring down stress, anxiety and pain levels by calming you when you feel angry, in pain or calming your thoughts if you are overthinking. It involves tapping key acupressure points on your hands, face, and body with your fingertips whilst focusing on uncomfortable feelings or concerns and using positive affirmations to acknowledge and accept those negative feelings to bring the intensity down.
Five Finger Breathing - using your hands this is a quick and easy breathing exercise to help you to focus and calm your breathing down......
A helpful technique for any time that you get trapped by anxiety or just feel really overwhelmed or stressed with those physical feelings, thoughts memories and sensations. Perhaps you are feeling the tightness in your chest, you are getting hot, you are feeling your heart racing. This can all feel unbearable, all-consuming and sometimes you just need something in the moment. So, this is what the Butterfly Hug is for. It offers bilateral stimulation which helps to send certain signals to your brain to help you get out of the anxiety part of your brain. Whilst this techniques may seem odd, or they may seem different they do work….. Just be open to giving it a go for yourself…..
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