Grounding Practices for Highly Sensitive People After a Reading or Energy Session

After a reading or energy session, especially one that runs deep, it’s common to feel lightheaded or slightly detached from your body. That’s a normal response to energetic work. You’ve opened your awareness wide to receive or interpret subtle information, and now your system needs to settle back into balance.

Grounding practices help you do that. These practices aren’t complicated, but they’re important if you’re highly sensitive or work regularly in intuitive spaces.

Start with Breath and Body

There’s a reason that breathwork is the foundation for most mindfulness practices: it’s the simplest and most immediate grounding tool available ot you. Here’s what to do:

• Sit or stand with your feet flat on the floor.restore balance
• Inhale through your nose.
• Exhale slowly through your mouth.
• Notice the rhythm without forcing it.

While breathing and gently noticing it, try these:

• As you breathe, bring your attention to the soles of your feet and imagine your weight settling downward.
• Move your awareness through your body: shoulders, chest, stomach, legs, and feet. Notice how every part feels.
• If you still feel detached, add gentle movement. Walk around or shake out your hands and arms.

Reconnect with the Senses

Grounding is also sensory. Focus on your immediate environment. What do you see, hear, smell, and feel? Touch a solid surface. Sip water slowly and notice how it feels and tastes.

These small sensory cues remind your body that you’re here, now. They help transition you back into physical awareness.

Use the Earth as an Anchor

If possible, step outside. Stand or sit with your bare feet on grass or dirt. Let your attention move from the crown of your head down through your body and into the ground beneath you. Notice gravity holding you in place and pressing you down into the earth.

Close the Session Intentionally

End your work with a clear boundary. That can be as simple as saying to yourself, I’m closing this session now. All energy returns to its proper place. Over time, this phrase or gesture becomes a signal to your system that the work is done.

You can also establish other small acts of closure, like lighting a candle (or blowing one out) or journaling about your experience. These add structure to the session and help your body and mind move on.

Make Grounding a Habit, Not a Fix

Grounding works best when it’s consistent. Build it into your daily rhythm after sessions, before bed, or whenever you notice your energy drifting.

You’ll find that regular grounding not only restores balance after intuitive work but also deepens your sensitivity. Contact Mel Doerr now for more information!