Nick Sun – Grounding Tips

From our podcast guest on Go Nowhere Now! Episode 2

I just want to say that I have never been grounded in my life and it’s been my ongoing struggle, so this isn’t advice, more just tips I’ve acquired along the way:

• The most important thing is don’t ever leave the land your indigenous ancestors were historically connected to

• Regularly do embodiment practises like qi gong, dance, martial arts, tai chi, yoga, pilates and so on. Get out of your mind and into your body

• Hard physical exercise really puts you back in your body

• Sex

• Walking barefoot in nature

• Gardening

• Defecation

• Clear trauma on a somatic level to the best of your ability through whatever means work for you. Trauma remains trapped on a physical level within your body, which prevents you from becoming fully embodied. This can then result in a lot of your energy being trapped in the mental region

• Don’t do heaps of psychedelics all the time in an irresponsible way

• Some medicines are very grounding, e.g., Kambo, tobacco, San Pedro and large doses of Iboga. One to three beers is quite grounding too

• Try your best to live in one place. Put some roots down

• Get a regular routine happening

• If you live in a clean enough area, consume the native food, medicine and water of that area, as it will connect you more deeply to the land

• Certain foods are very grounding. Meat, root vegetables, garlic, onion and spicy food can help you ground if you are too scattered

• Get a job

• Have a kid. This can be very grounding, but if it doesn’t ground you, then you can potentially really fuck up a kid’s life

• Don’t live in a hot air balloon