Introduction to Meditation

Grounding and centering allow you to focus your mind. When you are grounded and centered, you can offload excess energy which otherwise might result in uncomfortable physical symptoms like increased anxiety and stress hormones.

An electrician always grounds a circuit to allow the energy (electricity) to be directed to someplace where it can’t cause harm. When you ground yourself, you direct your energy to someplace safe. In martial arts, you can better withstand an assault if you are grounded. It’s the same when you are in the ocean when a big wave comes. You are less likely to be swept away by currents when you are grounded. So, with this meditation, first we are going to ground and center ourselves.

The second part of the meditation will help you to strengthen your boundaries. We have nerve cells known as proprioceptors that tell the body where it is in space. Proprioceptors’ ability extends beyond our skin, and into the area surrounding the body. In fact, their sensitivity extends about an arm’s length around the body. So, even our physiology comes with an innate awareness of our boundary.

If you don’t maintain your boundaries, it’s easy to absorb emotions swirling around when you are in the world doing errands or working. There are a lot of different emotions people are working through, and they are all different forms of energy. It’s like when there is a lot of static electricity in the atmosphere and you notice you can feel a spark when you touch someone. By strengthening your boundaries, you can decrease taking on excess emotions, like fear, grief, anger or other depleting feelings. In addition, one of the messages of the emotion of anger is that a boundary has been compromised and needs to be strengthened or repaired. This meditation will help recenter, ground and strengthen your boundaries in about 10 minutes.