Are you feeling stressed? Panicky, even? Are things moving too quickly around you? Creeping by unsettlingly?
We’ve got you!
Here is an easy-to-do, easy-to-remember grounding technique that works to calm your CNS and bring you back to a more peaceful place.
Think 5-4-3-2-1.
5 things you can see.
4 things you can touch.
3 things you can hear.
2 things you can smell.
1 thing you can taste.
Use this technique whenever, wherever.
Let’s walk through this together.
Okay, I’m feeling a bit on edge. Let me ground, myself. Won’t you join me?
In this moment…
Five things I can see are
![Leaf Changing Color Free Stock Photo - Public Domain Pictures](https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/pictures/60000/velka/leaf-changing-color.jpg)
![Modern White Plastic Chair With Wooden Legs Isolated On A White Background. Side View](https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/02/85/21/75/220_F_285217517_FmnI9aBWjatdDbhKHLQx4tvs7YJMclai.jpg)
![Lemon In Bowl](https://as1.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/77/37/84/220_F_77378431_eThXUiYsq2JJ1XmTIwd5z0FwWX7rTnEx.jpg)
![Colorful Marker Pens Set Vector Realistic Illustration](https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/02/86/09/89/220_F_286098989_aEahQdnPC6LPB6KlffFNKqkHIFVV1lOR.jpg)
![Side View Of White Ceramic Teapot](https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/03/11/62/69/220_F_311626957_x3jC7ddBLmzMlvRrayUxrELHDAO64zDs.jpg)
Four things I can touch are
![Cloth Rag With Stains On White Background.](https://as1.ftcdn.net/jpg/02/27/65/52/220_F_227655223_qg282AHE2QaC5j8u5TagQLmfmWZnJnKz.jpg)
![Pretzels](https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/25/42/47/220_F_25424759_PEmiKZcjJchRdn1zhQUMrIejnBDBprb5.jpg)
![Plastic Bag Under The White Background](https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/18/54/49/220_F_18544912_BKrrkfvabJT7BBcvdL8FrOE8MvrULabN.jpg)
![White Table Front View Illustration. Isometric 3d Furniture Vector Illustration. Simple Minimalistic Design Of Plastic Interior Office Item. Kitchen Or Dining Room Classic Household Appliance Element.](https://as1.ftcdn.net/jpg/02/86/08/44/220_F_286084431_NY87XF7tyNo4dLKYuLxkwJk1pq32dTbq.jpg)
Three things I can hear are
![Black Grand Piano Isolated On White Background](https://as1.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/55/07/30/220_F_55073009_92FsydP3OcLvItSHuYHLYBfXpGPfUX0U.jpg)
![School Bus Isolated On White Background](https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/01/04/72/49/220_F_104724914_1HUztT9qESX9gc8gbfk4trGMceeRY7gP.jpg)
![Modern Washing Machine On White Background. Laundry Day](https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/02/29/79/17/220_F_229791721_T2jbPUDufqk84CEqQ2cMeYqsQ34bzWxJ.jpg)
Two things I can smell are
![Twig Of Mint Leaves Isolated On White Background](https://as1.ftcdn.net/jpg/02/06/61/66/220_F_206616638_nP4q1bChtiBpx1VXCtTHRbt8WqYAx3ga.jpg)
![Pink Soap Bubble Of Isolation](https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/47/00/79/220_F_47007952_ydeb4HcDIQTEUWrMvR9fRc6xZBd1mv7a.jpg)
One thing I can taste is
![Glass Of Cranberry Juice On A White Background](https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/32/17/39/220_F_32173927_dZyAZk8Hb8uSxVc1ZlOvl8O0wfjC1HUV.jpg)
How did we do?
xx, B