Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Introduction: Welcome to the Healing Power of the Earth 1
Part 1 Why Is Grounding So Healing? Chapter 1
Chapter 1 We Are Conductive Beings: Earth Energy Always Moves Through Us 13
Chapter 2 The Whole-Being Support We Receive from Deep Connectivity 25
Chapter 3 A Sense of Spiritual Connection to All 41
Part 2 Grounding Practices You Can Do, All Year Long
Chapter 4 Summer Fun in the Sun-with Ways to Keep Cool 51
Summer Activity 1 Walk Barefoot Daily 53
Summer Activity 2 Get Wet with Water Play 54
Summer Activity 3 Collect Treasures on a Seasonal Nature Walk 55
Summer Activity 4 Grounding Summer Vacation 57
Summer Activity 5 Summer Healing Meditation-Becoming the Sun 58
Summer Activity 6 Paint with Watercolors 61
Summer Activity 7 Arrange on Sun-Print Paper 62
Summer Activity 8 Journal Vividly with Colored Pencils or Markers 63
Summer Activity 9 Sculpt Some Environmental Art 64
Summer Activity 10 Work Out While Grounded 65
Summer Activity 11 Flow Through Outdoor Yoga 65
Summer Activity 12 Direct Energy Through Outdoor Tai Chi 65
Summer Activity 13 Walk with Mindfulness While Barefoot 66
Summer Activity 14 Pick Crops-and Eat Them Too 67
Summer Activity 15 Grounding in Early Morning Sunshine 68
Summer Activity 16 Go Heart-Spotting in Nature 69
Summer Activity 17 Send Intentions by Blowing Bubbles 69
Summer Activity 18 Grounding Summer Solstice Party 70
Chapter 5 Autumn Displays and Gathering Your Bountiful Harvest 75
Autumn Activity 1 Ground Through Concrete 77
Autumn Activity 2 Skygaze at Night 78
Autumn Activity 3 Go on a Nature Hunt 79
Autumn Activity 4 Set Up an Overnight Camp 80
Autumn Activity 5 Meditation on Becoming a Rooted Tree 84
Autumn Activity 6 Gather a Leaf Wind "Chime" 87
Autumn Activity 7 Decorate with Acorns 88
Autumn Activity 8 Offer Pinecone Bird Feeders 89
Autumn Activity 9 Pick and Choose at a Pumpkin Patch 90
Autumn Activity 10 Harvest at an Apple Orchard 90
Autumn Activity 11 Play Sidewalk Games 90
Autumn Activity 12 Release Through a Fire Pit Ceremony 94
Autumn Activity 13 Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio 96
Autumn Activity 14 Fall Equinox Gratitude Party 98
Chapter 6 Staying Grounded and Warm in Winter's Depths 105
Winter Activity 1 Grounding Outside Through Your Hands 106
Winter Activity 2 Grounding Through Animals 107
Winter Activity 3 Grounding with a Partner 107
Winter Activity 4 Grounding Indoors: Yes, You Can 108
Winter Activity 5 Going on a Nature Hunt, Grounded 111
Winter Activity 6 Sleep Reset Retreat 112
Winter Activity 7 Winter Healing Meditation: Wrapped in a Nurturing Cocoon 116
Winter Activity 8 Create a Grounding Stake 120
Winter Activity 9 Candle Making 122
Winter Activity 10 Gratitude journal 123
Winter Activity 11 Grounded Stretching 126
Winter Activity 12 Grounded Massage 128
Winter Activity 13 Grounding Through a Dog 129
Winter Activity 14 Pairing Sauna with Grounding for Added Benefits 131
Winter Activity 15 Fire Gazing 132
Winter Activity 16 Pay-It-Forward Chalk Messages 133
Winter Activity 17 One-Minute Grounded Prayer 135
Winter Activity 18 Grounded Winter Party Ideas 136
Chapter 7 Spring Blooms with Your Fresh Vibrancy 143
Spring Activity 1 Grounding Through the Soil 144
Spring Activity 2 Eating Outside, Grounded 146
Spring Activity 3 Going on a Nature Hunt, Grounded 148
Spring Activity 4 Gardening 149
Spring Activity 5 Healing Meditation: Awakening to Bloom 152
Spring Activity 6 Seed Collecting 156
Spring Activity 7 Bird Identification 159
Spring Activity 8 Insect Identification 160
Spring Activity 9 Register Your Space as a Certified Wildlife Refuge 160
Spring Activity 10 Litter Pickup 162
Spring Activity 11 Rain Dance 162
Spring Activity 12 Berry Picking 164
Spring Activity 13 Fall in Love with the Earth 165
Spring Activity 14 Labyrinth 166
Spring Activity 15 Fly Prayer Flags in the Wind 167
Spring Activity 16 Exploring Possibilities 168
Spring Activity 17 Spring Grounding Party Ideas 171
Part 3 Ways to Further Explore and Integrate
Chapter 8 Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Grounding 177
Chapter 9 A Vision of a Fully Grounded Humanity 193
Afterword 201
Acknowledgments 203
Resources 205
Notes 207
