Grounding
Engage your senses and connect with the present moment. Learn how to feel the support of the ground, the earth, and your own body with these exercises:
5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, 1 thing you can taste.
S.T.O.P.
S=Stop what you are doing.
T= Take a few deep breaths.
O= Observe your feelings and needs.
P=Plan, then proceed slowly.
S.C.O.P.E.
S=Slow down. Take 10 steps very slowly, noticing any sensations on the bottom of your feet.
C=Connect to body. Cross your arms and ankles. tuck hands under armpits, lower head and breath.
O=Orient. Slowly look around, noticing colors and shapes. Let your gaze rest on something pleasant or comforting, like a mini visual vacation.
P=Pendulate. Notice a place of ease in the body and a place of tension. Slowly shift attention between ease-tension-ease, etc.
E=Engage socially. Connect with someone who can support you
“Don’t go away, come near.
Don’t be faithless, be faithful.
Find the antidote in the venom.
Come to the root of the root of yourself.”
