Why bother being grounded? – part 1

When I started on my personal and spiritual development journey, I was not comfortable in my own skin, I was unhappy and I was searching for answers.  Basically I wanted to improve myself and my life.  As I read books, attended workshops I discovered spirit guides, angels and higher beings and that they could assist me in my life, so I naturally wanted their assistance.  But to connect to these beings it helps if you are grounded and I wasn’t, hence I have tried a variety of ways to ground over the years.

The question “why bother being grounded?” sounds like it’s a hassle and initially I thought it was a hassle, but over the years I have dissolved my resistance to doing grounding exercises and being grounded.  One of the key reasons, why I didn’t want to be fully grounded to Gaia is that I was reluctant to be here on this planet.    If this resistance to being on the planet or being fully grounded resonates with you then, why not book a discovery session to explore how I can assist you to dissolve the resistance.

As I became more grounded I found my life flowed better and I felt calmer.  Being grounded helps us to feel less anxious, as our bodies are calmer when we are connected to the Earth as grounding soothes our nervous system.

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