Looking for grounding exercises

[markern]

I have suffered from Qi deviation issues for years because of being severely ungrounded. I had to stop all practice for several years. The last year or so I have been able to restart a bit by doing 15 min of qigong a day. Either the 8 brocades or the six healing sounds and a session of TRE in the evening. 

I want to investigate more grounding exercises to try to find something that can help me further along. In general a lot of qigong and energetic exercises make me worse. Even those that are supposedly grounding. Though some work in a balanced way in moderate dosages. If you know any, please suggest whatever grounding exercises you know. Both energetic ones, such as a qigong movement, or more pure physical ones that aren't really designed to work with energy but still l has the effect of grounding energy. 

[markern]

One exercise that does work really well for grounding me is deep earth pulsing. Unfortunately I get pains in my knees and calfs when I do it. I have Bectherews disease, which makes me easily get pains in joints. But something kinda like deep earth pulsing but a little bit different might not damage my knees. 

[steve]

For me there is nothing better than standing directly on the Earth with bare feet. I particularly like to be near large trees or rocks. I don’t imagine or think about anything at all related to energy, grounding, channels, or anything else. No music or podcasts. I just open all of my senses and remain present, perhaps offer my gratitude to the Earth, birds, trees, and so on, for sharing the moment with me. Whenever I find the mind off on a trip or disconnected, I just guide it back to the experience of this very moment. The feel of the ground, the feel of gravity, the openness of the sky, allowing the fullness and completeness of the experience of this very moment.  If the legs or feet get sore or tired, sit or lie flat on your back. I also love walking, same approach and similar benefits, although I don’t recommend walking barefoot unless you’re used to it.

[Mark Foote]

6 hours ago, markern said:

One exercise that does work really well for grounding me is deep earth pulsing. Unfortunately I get pains in my knees and calfs when I do it. I have Bectherews disease, which makes me easily get pains in joints. But something kinda like deep earth pulsing but a little bit different might not damage my knees. 
 

What about sitting?  You can sit on a chair, you don't have to sit cross-legged.

When you get out of the chair, you could try Moshe Feldenkrais's advice:

 

…good upright posture is that from which a minimum muscular effort will move the body with equal ease in any desired direction. This means that in the upright position there must be no muscular effort deriving from voluntary control, regardless of whether this effort is known and deliberate or concealed from the consciousness by habit.
 

…When the center of gravity has really moved forward over the feet a reflex movement will originate in the old nervous system and straighten the legs; this automatic movement will not be felt as an effort at all.

("Awareness Through Movement”, Moshe Feldenkrais, p 76, 78.)

 

 

[Lala Nila]

4 hours ago, steve said:

For me there is nothing better than standing directly on the Earth with bare feet. I particularly like to be near large trees or rocks. I don’t imagine or think about anything at all related to energy, grounding, channels, or anything else. No music or podcasts. I just open all of my senses and remain present, perhaps offer my gratitude to the Earth, birds, trees, and so on, for sharing the moment with me. Whenever I find the mind off on a trip or disconnected, I just guide it back to the experience of this very moment. The feel of the ground, the feel of gravity, the openness of the sky, allowing the fullness and completeness of the experience of this very moment.  If the legs or feet get sore or tired, sit or lie flat on your back. I also love walking, same approach and similar benefits, although I don’t recommend walking barefoot unless you’re used to it.

 

I do this all the time and find it extremely beneficial. The big trees are especially wonderful, I find pine trees most helpful in that regard. I always ask them first if they will help me discharge some of the energies and always profess my gratitude to the Mother Earth and whatever beautiful tree I was with that particular day after I wrap up my session. I agree with everything you said here!

 

I always find that more mundane activities help as well such as squats for grounding, but seeing as OP has this disease, maybe a modified format, or light stretching (confirm what is safe with your physiotherapist) such as neck stretches, hip and pelvis rotations, modified bridges (back connect to the ground will help with energetic grounding), swimming, anything low impact as not to upset your knees-but also maintain and build muscle plasticity and strength, furthering mind-muscle connection. Just laying in Savasana and breathing, quieting the mind is a restorative activity as well. A big one which is often over looked is limiting screen time, spending time in nature and just being grateful for the natural beauty of the world is also helpful as well!

 

 

 

[forestofclarity]

I agree with the nature, especially spending time around large, old trees. 

 

Shamatha or calm abiding meditation is the most grounding thing I can think of. Metta or lovingkindness practices are also useful. 

[-ꦥꦏ꧀ ꦱꦠꦿꦶꦪꦺꦴ-]

What is your diet like? If you want to ground your energy, eat beef and drink bone broth. 
 

Also stand on grass barefoot like others said.

[Gerard]

20 hours ago, markern said:

 I have Bectherews disease

Is this something you were born with?

 

Q:

 

1. Where do you live exactly? Eg. Ontario, Canada.

2. What is your background? Eg.work in an office.

Then I can give you some recommendations. 
 

Btw, "static" grounding depending on what you answer above would make things worse rather than fixing the problem, especially if it's chronic like in your case.