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title: What does grounding mean?
description: "Returning fully into the body and physical reality; the bedrock of safe practice, and how every journey ends. ## Where does this come up in the wiki? These answers say more about it: - [How do Guides, journeying and grounding…"
url: "https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/wiki/what-does-grounding-mean/"
updated: "2026-11-10"
category: Glossary
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# What does grounding mean?

Returning fully into the body and physical reality; the bedrock of safe practice, and how every journey ends.

## Where does this come up in the wiki?

These answers say more about it:

- [How do Guides, journeying and grounding support parts-of-self work?](/wiki/how-do-guides-journeying-and-grounding-support-parts-of-self-work/)
- [How do embodiment, grounding and the nervous system support healing?](/wiki/how-do-embodiment-grounding-and-the-nervous-system-support-healing/)
- [What do Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether represent?](/wiki/what-do-earth-water-fire-air-and-ether-represent/)
- [What state of consciousness is used in journeying, and do journeys have to be visual?](/wiki/what-state-of-consciousness-is-used-in-journeying-and-do-journeys-have-to-be-visual/)
- [What is body armouring and what does Reichian work contribute?](/wiki/what-is-body-armouring-and-what-does-reichian-work-contribute/)
- [How can the Wheel and Elements help us understand change and where we are stuck?](/wiki/how-can-the-wheel-and-elements-help-us-understand-change-and-where-we-are-stuck/)
- [What is Therapeutic Shamanism?](/wiki/what-is-therapeutic-shamanism/)
- [Is shamanic work safe if I have a mental health condition?](/wiki/is-shamanic-work-safe-if-i-have-a-mental-health-condition/)

## Where can I find the other terms?

Every term used across the wiki has a short definition in the [glossary, A to Z](/wiki-glossary/#grounding).