Come home to your Body and nourish yourself

🌿 What are Anchor Tools? 

I first heard the phrase Anchor Tools a few years ago from one of my amazing teachers, and it stayed with me. Anchor Tools are tools we all have access to — like our breath and simple hand gestures known as mudras in yoga. These are practices we can bring into daily life and use as an anchor when things feel like too much. When we’re navigating challenges, they become a kind of toolkit that helps us reconnect with our body and create little moments of healing in the middle of everyday life.

Too often, we look outside ourselves, hoping to find relief from pain, anxiety, stress, exhaustion or overwhelm — like there’s a magic pill we can swallow once that will make all our struggles disappear. Unfortunately, that pill doesn’t exist. But what does exist is you. You already have the capacity to heal — and it’s not by thinking your way out of pain, but by coming back to your body and your breath. Together, they are an alliance of superpowers that can guide you out of the dark and back into the light.

✨ During my own healing, bringing breath, mudra, and mantra together really helped me to reconnect with my body, quiet my busy mind, and find moments of peace I didn’t think were possible. These simple but powerful tools became anchors I could return to, especially in times of stress or overwhelm.

✨ This week, I’d love to share one of my favorite mudras with you — Prithivi Mudra, the gesture of earth and grounding that helps you embody to feel calm and at home in your body. 

🌸 What is Prithivi Mudra?

Prithivi means earth. This mudra is known as the gesture of the earth element and it’s deeply grounding. Practicing it can help reduce stress, calm anxiety, and leave you feeling both relaxed and energized.

It stimulates the root chakra, which strengthens your connection to the earth and supports healing on a physical and emotional level. Especially during Virgo season — a time connected with the earth element — Prithivi Mudra can bring you back into your body when overthinking or anxiety try to pull you away.

When life feels chaotic, this mudra is like a gentle reminder: you can always come back to your center and feel steady and supported.

🌿 Why Practice Prithivi Mudra?

• To reconnect with your body and feel more present.

• To balance stress, worry, or feelings of disconnection.

• To strengthen your relationship with your root chakra and the grounding energy of the earth.

• To find inner calm and a sense of security as you move forward in life.

✨ How to Practice

1. Find a comfortable seat, or even lie down if that feels better for your body.

2. Bring the tip of your ring finger to meet the tip of your thumb on each hand.

3. Extend the other fingers gently.

4. Rest your hands on your knees or thighs if seated, or by your sides if lying down.

5. Soften your shoulders and let your body relax.

🌬 Meditation: Breathe & Nourish

• Inhale through your nose for a count of 5. 

• Pause gently for 5. 

• Exhale slowly for 5. 

• Pause for 5 before the next inhale (if that feels like too much, you can skip this pause — always remember to trust your body)

Repeat at your own pace, always listening to what feels nourishing in your body. Close your eyes if it feels safe, or keep a soft gaze.

🕉 Mantra

As you hold the mudra and breathe, silently or softly repeat:

“I am home in my body and I take care of my home.” 

🌸 Closing Reflection

This mudra is simple, yet so powerful. Each time you practice, you’re strengthening your relationship with the earth element and your own root chakra — reminding yourself that safety and calm are already within you.

✨ Give this mudra a try and see how it feels in your body — even a few minutes can help you feel more grounded, steady, and at home within yourself.

💜 From my heart to your

Sandra Radha Chand 

Sat Nam 💖 Namaste