So many of us spend our time in a state of anxiety from outside influences such as school, work, family, relationships, other obligations. It is essential to take a step back and spend some time in nature to allow yourself to hear and feel what is in your vortex or intuition.

At first, the concept of grounding or Earthing sounds totally out there, but as you start to do some digging and gain a better understanding of the process and why it works, it begins to make logical sense reasonably quickly. When you are grounding yourself, it means you are taking time in nature but with your shoes off. Our rubber-soled shoes are a barrier that keeps us from experiencing the benefits of being connected to the Earth's surface. The Earth is constantly emanating energy, and that energy is all around us. The idea is that we can tap into that energy by grounding ourselves in nature and making contact with our feet in the grass, dirt, mud, sand & water. Imagine a time you were at the beach...

Your emotions impact how you think, act, and feel, which then drives the decisions you make in your everyday life. Often, we find ourselves in a low emotional state due to our environment, the people around us, and our current thought patterns.  Early on in life, your thought patterns were given to you by a parent, caregiver, family member, friend, or from a relationship.

These thought patterns are also learned from our parents and siblings.  If you have an absent, distant, avoidant, or dismissive parent, you might be lonely in your world and developed coping mechanisms from the standpoint that it is better to quiet than to be heard.  At a young age, you are told how you are supposed to be, and that expectation changes you from who you are, which is love, whole, and complete.  The moment you learned that it is better to be seen and not heard, you began to live a life that proved that statement in all aspects of your life from family, friends, work, and education....