Grounding, Guest Post
September 16th, 2007 by Rose RosetreeDear All:
I just started reading Rose’s book “Empowered by Empathy” and true to fashion am reading it in bits and pieces…needless to say, the grounding section was fantastic and that’s where I began!
Especially helpful were the caveats at the beginning of the book encouraging readers to develop their empathic skills at a time when they are not particularly stressed. I fit into this situation, so for now I’m sticking with Grounding. I’m not quite sure how to classify myself as an empath – I have trouble with categorizing- but in astrological terms, I have Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Pisces, Aquarius rising. I do know for sure, however, that I am an environmental empath.
I am definitely eating to ground and have recently gotten to the point where my red meat and sugar cravings were greatly reduced, by adding the homeopathic remedy Lac maternum 30c. Yup, human breast milk. I wasn’t breast fed as an infant, am working through numerous issues regarding my present incarnation using past life regression and other methods, and this has been darn near like discovering fire for me.
Here’s a link on Lac maternum, from a Dutch homeopath. I bought the remedy from Elixirs.com. They have the 30c strength also- if you are not familiar with homeopathy that is the highest potency you should use. (Elixirs.com has good information on homeopathy for beginners.)
What’s been working for me, besides the above: I had a natal chart done and found a strong indication that I would benefit from past life integration. That has helped tremendously. I worked with a local practitioner. She can also work remotely.
Yoga…specifically, forward bending and twisting poses, will ground and center the body. For maximum benefit, try closing your eyes when you practice yoga, breathing, or just relaxing. Nodding off to sleep? You need more sleep. J
I also received Reiki 1 (hands on) and Reiki 2 (remote) attunements, but my main focus is on giving myself Reiki. The Highly Sensitive Person’s Survival Guide, also mentioned in the book, was very validating.
Cheers,
Hello Rose! I feel grounding is very helpful for empaths. I have noticed many times I’ve taken yoga and was even less grounded! Not sure why. What I have been learning is that I need more centering. I tend to get so pulled outside of myself every which way and really finding some space to just be alone and reconnect with me really helped, as did some potent flower essences.
Dear Susan,
Hi! I read your post with much interest. There really is so much valuable information here.
Having been on a long 20-plus years of a spiritual journey, called “my life,” I have had some very transcendent aha!s and also been smacked with plenty of 2×4 learning experiences.
I have known about being an empath for almost 20 years, but until I came across Rose’s book, I did not have a clue about how to manage it. I also start many non-fiction books in the middle or what ever gets my attention as I peruse the pages.
The grounding is very important, especially if one is not used to really inhabiting thier body all the time:-) It is also true that it is not very helpful to use techniques for developing empathy during times of instability or undue stress. However, there is much more in this book!
First of all the information that keys one in to what type of empath they are is important and may bring some aha!s your way. There is important information that will help you to tune in to yourself as a basis for an entire day, the technique for “Coming Home”. This is so you know what is YOU before you encounter anyone else that day or turn on the TV etc. It is a valuable stress reliever, knowing what is you and what is NOT!
There are other simple techiques for coming back to yourself (lifesavers for me as a nurse). I would encourage you to read the rest of the book even without being ready to do the techniques that turn empathy on.
Also, Rose does remote “energy spirituality” sessions over the phone.They are also called “Aura Transformation” sessions where Rose can assist you in discovering the gifts of your soul, what relationships and activities thrill your soul, as well as helping you discover and heal the “stuff” that gets in the way. I have had quite a few sessions with Rose and they are so helpful.
You can go to her website,(www.rose-rosetree.com), to get more info about what she offers, and contact Mitch Weber, (mitch@rose-rosetree.com), to schedule a session. Rose can also confirm things you already suspect about yourself but were not sure of. I wish you all the best and would like to hear more about your journey.
About yoga, I understand what you meant, Ronni, and also what you meant, Susan. In “Empowered by Empathy,” in that chapter on “Grounding,” I explain that certain activities, like yoga, may either expand you or ground you. It’s a very individual reaction.
By contrast, some activities, like housecleaning or eating potato chips, are grounding for just about anyone (If you ask WHY in a comment here, I’ll explain.)
So here’s a question for you Blog-Lurkers who haven’t posted anything yet here. What do you find makes you more grounded?
BTW, in case this is helpful, here is how to comment onto any part of this blog. Click where it says the number of comments, as in “3 comments.” A window will open up where you leave your name and then type in your comment.
You can comment anonymously, no problem.
If you leave your website URL, it will give you a little Google juice!
I would love to see your comments here.
–Rose Rosetree
About having sessions of healing, thanks for your plug, Colleen. And thank you, too, Susan, for that part of your altogether wonderful Guest Post.
Techniques to turn your empath’s gift(s) OFF really work, which is why such a large chunk of “Empowered by Empathy” is devoted to techaching you them.
I have discovered than some readers skip over them, figuring it will be the usual stuff we have all heard so many times, about “having boundaries” and “avoiding toxic people.” Actually, this is the first book to offer technique that use spiritual consciousness to bring grounding. The grounding info. in Chapter 13 is just a supplement. (This is why it comes later in the book, not right at the start.)
Apart from these resources, sometimes (as you mentioned, Susan) the empath just needs healing. There can be a cord of attachment, the need for spiritual healing, or other problems. Surely this is not news to you! Wouldn’t want to shock you, Blog-Buddy!
Isn’t that often the case? One goes for one kind of help and discovers the need for another. Think of all those longing singles who read up like crazy, learning all sorts of elegant strategies about how to meet and marry. Yet the main problem could simply be bad breath.
So no book is the all-things-to-all-people resources. I, for one, haven’t written that kind of book, anyway. And I’ll be the first to admit it.