Exercise
Spending time in nature is healing and balancing for the body, mind, and soul, and it can help ground your energy, boost your mood, and reduce stress. There is something magical about the energy of nature that opens our intuition and awareness—including the awareness of signs and synchronicities—and calms down the nervous system, but it’s more than magic. Research shows walking in a forest environment can reduce stress hormones such as adrenaline and noradrenaline and have a relaxing effect on the body. One study in Tokyo showed a two-hour walk in a forest, compared to a two-hour walk in an urban setting, actually lowered people’s blood pressure. Whether you go for a walk around your neighborhood, in a local park, or just in your own backyard, time in nature will do wonders for you to tame the chaos and get grounded.
If you want to take it a step further, I highly recommend hugging a tree, pressing your forehead against it and breathing in deep, and even sitting with your back and spine up against it. In the book Blinded by Science, author Matthew Silverstone presents a number of studies showing the health benefits of trees and the effect on mental illnesses including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), concentration levels, reaction times, depression, and more. As with everything around us, trees carry a certain vibrational energy, and nature vibrates at high frequencies. When we interact with it, those frequencies will alter our own, raising them to a higher level. In the case of trees, we can take on the grounding effect they offer from being rooted into the earth.