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I hope you know that. 

Not everyone would have taken in Alain’s story like you did – welcoming the resonance of it all rather than closing off to those points of connection and vulnerability. 

You deserve all you’re about to benefit from. I’ll now share instructions for the fundamental, mindset-shifting Grounding Ceremony and instructions for a quicker boost in the form of Mother’s Momentary Mantra..

GAIA’S GROUNDING CEREMONY

1. Find a space in your home where you can be alone for an extended period during daylight hours.

2. Prepare this space for the flow of Gaia by turning off any artificial lights and opening all the windows within to welcome in the sounds and breezes of nature.  

3. Settle into a comfortable seated position near one of the open windows. Straighten your back, place your hands palm-down on your knees, and close your eyes. 

4. Take the time to attune to the earth. Listen for the sounds. Feel the air as it flows by. Don’t rush. Don’t overthink. Cultivate a presence in the moment.

5. Release an open-mouthed hum from your throat at a pitch that feels natural for you. Hold the note, unbroken, for as long as you can. Feel it vibrating deep within, rearranging your emotions and priorities. 

6. Stop when the note breaks. Settle back into the silence, breathe through the moment, then begin to hold the note once more.

7. When the note breaks a second time, stop as you did before, but don’t fall into silence this time. Instead, whisper these grounding sentences: The past is a written sentence. The present is my pen. The future is written each day.

8. Open your eyes, look down at your palms on your knees, and tighten your grip. Recognize that tightness as a commitment to presence and certainty. 

9. Eyes still open, attune yourself to the earth a final time. Listen. Feel. Breathe into here, and only here. 

10. Rise from your seated position when you’re ready to end the Ceremony.

11. Go to bed early in the evening, get a good night’s sleep, and wake the next morning feeling the full effect of successful Ceremony completion. 

12. Repeat this Ceremony from start to finish whenever, in the future, you begin to feel worries taking over. (Avoid repeating more than three times yearly, though, or you may reduce the efficacy and dampen the impact.)

FOR FAST GROUNDING DURING BUSY TIMES: Mother’s Momentary Mantra

1. Speak this Mantra, ALSO inspired by Gaia/Mother Earth and her connective power, when you don’t have time to complete an entire Grounding Ceremony but COULD really do with some of the same strength it affords.

2. Take yourself off to a space where you can be alone for a few minutes, e.g., a private bathroom.

3. Recite the following Mantra text entirely from memory. Ideally, do this while looking at your reflection. If that’s impossible in your location, gaze at your upturned hands instead. 

“Momentary, momentary, this feeling, 

Momentary, momentary, this day,

Like the Mother, I am fully connected,

The present and I – we are one and the same,

Let tomorrow be tomorrow; let it fade,

Let me know what I control and what I don’t,

I can do this, I can bear this, I am present,

Sorrow wins if I look away, and so, I won’t.”

4. Allow yourself another minute or so to work through some regulatory, calming deep breathing. Let the Mantra sink into your brain and settle your skin. Repeat it a second time if you need to.

5. Return to whichever situation you were in the midst of, feeling far less worried and far more present than you were when you left.

You now have your Grounding Ceremony instructions and your Momentary Mantra to lean on when you need faster relief.

But don’t worry,         – I haven’t forgotten your FREE Six-Month Chart of Wonderful Occurrences, either…

YOUR SIX-MONTH CHART OF WONDERFUL OCCURRENCES

With that, I’ve shared everything I promised you, and I can send you out into the world with a new spring in your step. I can’t wait to see all that you’ll achieve without anxiety overcrowding your headspace…

Your loving friend,