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Grounding Hands & Feet

grounding practice

INTRODUCTION

The ‘Grounding Hands & Feet Practice’ teaches an easy grounding activity for students. Grounding skills can be helpful in managing overwhelming feelings or intense anxiety and help someone to regain their mental focus from an often intensely emotional state.

Practice Time:

5 minutes

Prep Time:

1 minute for practice introduction

Mindfulness Skills:

Grounding skills, Awareness, Self-regulation, Gratitude

Supplies:

None!

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Sitting in a comfortable, upright position, take a deep breath. Inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth. Close your eyes if that feels good to you.

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Notice your feet gently resting on the ground as the surface supports your feet. How are your feet and toes feeling? Wiggle your toes or lightly stomp your feet a few times if that helps you better notice your physical sensations in your feet and toes.

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Now, clap your hands 3 times.

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Place one hand on the table in front of you and the other hand in your lap. You may interlock your fingers and place your hands in your lap if this feels better for you.

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Notice how you feel. How do your hands feel? Do they both feel the same or are you experiencing different physical sensations in each hand? Take a mental note of this without judgment.

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Are your fingertips pulsing? What temperature are your hands?

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As we wrap up this practice, offer gratitude to the hard work your hands and feet do for you everyday.

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Open your eyes and give yourself a gentle stretch.

Reflection Questions:

  1. What did you become aware of during this practice?