🪴 My 3 favorite grounding techniques 👇

🪴 My 3 favorite grounding techniques 1) Shifting back, This is my all time favorite one. If you have been rushing, there is a very good chance that you are tilting your body forward, placing most of your weight through the balls of your feet. This will tell your body to “engage” for action. Which is wonderful if your running from a mountain lion or playing soccer. But not so great if you’re trying to be present with a prey animals. Simply shifting your weight back to your heels is a very simple way to tell your nervous system to relax. If your sitting, simply bring your body back into a more upright posture. You will automatically feel like you can breathe. 2) 4:8 breaths. Inhale through your nose for a count of 4 and exhale with an audible sign for a count of 8. By inhaling through your nose, your telling your nervous system your not in a rush. Your double down on this by extending, and sighing, on the exhalation. This will also tell your vagus nerve all is well. **This works well for anyone who holds their breathe when nervous. Which is exactly what I do. I’ve noticed practicing a pause in my breathe work increases my anxiety. Play with it! 3) Finger tip meditation. Join your thumb to your index finger, followed by your middle finger, ring finger and pinky. As you touch each finger tip say the following: Pointer finger - Peace Middle finger - Begins Ring finger - With Pinky Be sure to save this so you can find it when you need it :) Let’s heal together Peace & Love Melissa, Smokey & Linus 🥰🎥 @melissajeanpt #horsegirlenergy #equineassistedtherapy #equineassistedmindfulness #equineassistedmentalhealth #yoga #somatichealingchniques #somaticexperiencing #somatictherapy #traumahealing #cptsd #ptsd #animals #cuteanimals #therapy #relaxing #calming #soothing #peace #happiness