Grounding Exercise
By Joe Martin
Stand in the wu chi position with the feet about shoulder width apart, knees slightly bent, ankles relaxed and the armpits open. Press the tip of the tongue against the soft palate of the mouth and breath to the dan tian. Imagine a weight hanging between your legs, attached to your tail bone. As the weight pulls your tail bone toward the floor, allow your pelvis to relax and sink with it. Imagine there is a cord attached to the top of the head that is gently lifting your head, allowing it to float above your shoulders.
Extend the fingers slightly and open the tiger's mouth (the distance between the thumb and forefinger).
Fix your gaze on the horizon to infinity.

After fulfilling the above requirements, imagine that the body is comprised of nothing but water molecules and that the skin is made of rubber (similar to water in a balloon). Feel the water molecules pressing against the skin as gravity begins to pull the water molecules down through the body, toward the floor. As the water molecules are pulled lower, you can feel the arms begin to swell. The fingers feel as though they are swelling to an enormous size. As gravity pulls the water molecules even lower, the thighs become thick and heavy. The water molecules flow deeper into your legs and feet until your feet feel as though they are going to burst out of your shoes. Feel the feet spread. Feel the toes spread.
Your body now feels like a pyramid, heavy at the floor and light at the top.

Continue to breath deep into the dan tian. Allow your attention to move to your feet and notice where the  primary weight is. It should be in the middle of each foot. If it's not, adjust the position of your pelvis until it is. Don't forget to be aware of the imaginary weight pulling down at your tail bone and the cord pull upward on your head.

Once you have accomplished the feeling of being grounded well to the earth or floor, imagine that the floor is pushing up against your feet, trying to up-root you. The more relaxed and grounded you become, the harder the floor pushes up against your feet.

After about 10 minutes, your feet will feel energized and your hands will become warm. 1