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Body Grounding is one way we can set our patients up to move with grace and ease. It's a way to help the body let go of excess tension, so that movement can be fluid and comfortable.
In supine or crook lying, allow your body to settle into the floor. Take note of which parts of your body are in contact with the floor.
Bring your attention to your coccyx. Without physically tilting your pelvis, see if you can get a little heavier through your coccyx. Let go of any tension around your coccyx, which will allow that part of your body to “ground” itself. (It might not actually touch the ground, but that’s okay.)
Next, bring your attention to your sacrum, and do the same: See if you can get a little heavier, release tension, and allow your sacrum to ground itself, without forcing the movement.
Move up to your L5 vertebral body, and then through each of the vertebrae in your lumbar spine. Make sure each vertebra releases, or grounds, before moving up the spine.
Next, move through your thoracic spine, one vertebrae at a time. If you feel like your body needs to make adjustments as you release your spine, allow yourself the space to do this.
When your thoracic spine has grounded, bring your attention to each of your cervical vertebrae.
Finally, allow your head to ground itself: let go of any tension and get a little heavier.
Take note of your body once more. What do you notice? What does it feel like to move from this place?
