Grounding is a technique that helps you connect to the healing energy of nature and the Earth. It brings us into a state of balance, both mentally and physically. In this balanced state, our body can rest, repair, and heal on the physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. Essential oils for grounding can help us reach that balanced state.
When we physically ground and connect to Earth, it reduces inflammation, helps optimize organ function, and improves detoxification by allowing toxins to flow out of us and into the Earth. On the emotional level, grounding allows our thoughts and emotions to move through us more easily. On a spiritual level, grounding enhances our connection to our intuition and spiritual guidance.
Grounding, also known as Earthing, is a simple practice that anyone can do. Whether it’s walking barefoot on grass, strolling along the beach, or even standing on ceramic tile, you can easily connect with the Earth. Yoga, meditation, and consuming plants or essential oils derived from them are all effective ways to facilitate grounding.
When we connect with the Earth or plants that have grown from it, we align ourselves with the natural balance of nature. The ebb and flow of the tides, the changing seasons, the circadian rhythm of day and night, and the moon’s cycles all mirror the balance we strive for. Our bodies are inherently designed to maintain a similar natural rhythm, reinforcing our connection to the world around us.
By connecting with nature through a plant-based diet, using essential oils derived from plants, hiking in the woods, or simply walking barefoot on the grass or dirt, we enable our bodies to synchronize with the Earth’s natural rhythm. When we lose this connection, it disrupts our internal balance, hindering our ability to relax, sleep, detoxify, digest, repair, and heal. Grounding ourselves allows these natural processes to flow smoothly, promoting a healthy balance in our lives.
Balance, in its essence, is about maintaining a steady state to avoid falling into ill health or negative thoughts. As our thoughts shift, so does our balance. However, nature remains a constant source of balance. The energy of plants, trees, and rocks is always grounded and steady, providing us with a stable foundation.
Thus, aligning ourselves with the grounded energy of nature can help us return to and stay in balance. Essential oils and the energy of nature, especially oils from grounded plants like trees or grasses, help ground us, return our bodies to a state of balance, and enhance our ability to change in response to the body’s demands.
Essential Oils for Grounding
Essential oils, especially those derived from grounded plants like trees, play a crucial role in grounding. Their root structure is intrinsically connected to the Earth, and oils from bark, roots, grasses, needles, and plant resin help pull your energy centers into the Earth, enhancing your understanding of their grounding properties.
Plants that grow under the earth are entrained with the earth’s energies. This is why stones, root vegetables, or essential oils from root plants that share space with the Earth are so effective for grounding. Rock, crystals, and minerals, in particular, can hold a solid vibration, so when you hold one in your hand or place it near your body, you actively engage in the process of changing your frequency to match that of the rock or mineral, thereby grounding yourself.
Natural scents, like essential oils derived from plants, also carry a vibration. Smelling essential oils forces you to entrain your energy with the plant, helping you connect to nature and ground yourself.
5 Essential Oils for Grounding
The top best essential oils for grounding are:
1. Attention™
Attention™ blend was designed to support children with ADD/ADHD, and it works because it helps ground these kids into their bodies, and when they are grounded, they are less distracted, impulsive, and more focused. Attention™ contains Vetiver, a perennial bunchgrass with deep roots that help ground it to the Earth. Vetiver essential oil is extracted from these deep roots and is known to ground you mentally, physically, and emotionally, often helping you explore the root of your emotional issues. Attention™ also contains Frankincense™ and Cedarwood, which helps us ground and feel connected to the planet and each other. Apply 2-3 drops of Attention™ on the bottom of the feet and back of the neck to help with grounding.
2. Frankincense™
Frankincense™, a resin extracted from trees that thrive in the challenging climates of northeastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, is a testament to nature’s resilience. This unique strength is reflected in its grounding properties, making it a powerful tool for purification, sanctification, and spiritual connection. Apply Frankincense™ to the bottoms of your feet to experience its grounding benefits.
3. Parasympathetic®
Grounding is known to calm the sympathetic nervous system and promote overall nervous system balance. Supporting the Parasympathetic State, which is associated with rest and digest functions, can also aid in grounding the body, further benefiting the vagus nerve. The Lime oil in the Parasympathetic® blend can help promote emotional grounding, fostering a balance between the heart and mind, the connection of which enables you to ground. To experience these benefits, apply Parasympathetic® over the vagus nerve, located behind the earlobe on the mastoid bone.
4. Adrenal®
Your adrenal glands create balance within the systems of the body/mind and help direct how that balance resonates through our whole experience of life. Grounding helps to balance the adrenals. Research shows that grounding helps to balance adrenal hormones like cortisol. Similarly, applying Adrenal® oil, which helps to balance the adrenals, can bring the body into balance and help ground. This was apparent when a yoga instructor friend integrated Adrenal® into her class to demonstrate the true meaning of balance. She guided the class into Tree pose on both sides, counting slowly and asking them to remember how many seconds they could hold the posture. She then guided them to Mountain pose and applied the Adrenal® oil on their lower backs. After a minute, she asked if anyone felt anything and 75% of the class reported a palpable energetic shift, with a heightened awareness of feeling rooted/ grounded. She then asked them to return to Tree pose on both sides and again timed the balance. They all nailed that balance and improved by at least 50% regarding time held. To help balance and ground your adrenals, apply Adrenal® over the low back.
5. Large Intestine Support™
Surrendering is a crucial part of the grounding process. Large Intestine Support™ helps us ground ourselves by encouraging the release of past hurts and negative emotions, and by aiding in transitions or changes in life. This blend contains grounding oils like Cedarwood, Cypress, Sandalwood, and Myrrh, each with its unique grounding properties. To experience the surrendering and grounding effects of Large Intestine Support™, apply it on the bottom of the feet or over the large intestine.
A Note on Applying to the bottom of the Feet
We typically ground through the feet, placing them on the grass, dirt, or sand or applying oils to the bottom of the feet. There are 4,000 pores on the bottom of our feet. When essential oils are applied to the bottom of the feet, they hit your bloodstream in 30 seconds and go into each cell in 20 minutes.
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- Adrenal® available here
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- Frankincense™ available here
- Large Intestine Support™ available here
- Parasympathetic® available here
