Grounding yourself can be much harder than it sounds. Sometimes the practices that you use to ground yourself can feel underwhelming or unfulfilling. The practices taught to you may not be representative of other cultures.
Luckily, there are still a few grounding practices that honor cultural tradition.
Culturally Traditional Grounding Practices
One of the most effective, culturally traditional grounding practices is breathing exercises. Breathing exercises involve taking deep breaths and exhaling so that you can clear your mind. It helps you reset, calm down, and can be used daily. It’s also culturally traditional because meditation practices have been in place for a long time. Mastering breathing techniques will eventually feel similar to meditation, except that breathing practices take less time.
Another culturally traditional grounding practice is going on a nature walk. Again, this has been a practice used for a while. Going on walks can help you appreciate all the nature and everything else that may surround you. It’ll remind you of how you are present in this big world, and that you belong.
An additional culturally traditional grounding practice is journaling. Journaling is culturally traditional because many people have kept records of their lives. So, whether it be jotting down random thoughts, doing some creative writing, or writing down how your day went, the practice will effectively ground you because you are regulating your feelings. You are releasing how you feel within a safe space with nobody to judge you but yourself. This practice can be relieving and can be practiced daily.
How MeTime Tackles Grounding Through AI (Additional Grounding Resources)
Even though the solutions provided are culturally traditional and can help you ground yourself, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t other viable solutions out there. At the end of the day, everyone should have the option to choose whatever solution they want. This is the main reason why MeTime healing came up with its CARA AI wellness companion, a companion that gives you a personalized wellness plan based on your cultural background. It gives you a multitude of grounding solutions such as cooking, making unique music playlists, drawing, and numerous other solutions based on your preference. So, while AI itself may not be culturally traditional, the use of CARA can help people discover other culturally traditional grounding methods.
Being Yourself
At the end of the day, it’s all about being yourself. Being yourself and knowing what your comfort zone is can lead you to grounding solutions that can help to ease your mind at any time. So, try to discover it. Try to discover the appropriate solution for you. And remember. You always belong.
