The global pandemic  has people locked in their homes. Many are expressing their boredom while some are looking for more productive activities aside from endlessly scrolling on their social media feed.

We get it — getting stuck inside your house can be such a drag, even for children. So, instead of having your children glued to their mobile phones, tablets, or computers, here are some activities that adults and children can enjoy at home.

Are those boards gathering dust in the attic? Now is the time to take them out and play with children. If you also have puzzles , now is the best time to put them together. What makes puzzles great is that they’re stimulating. On the other hand, board games are a great way to bond with the family and to challenge each other.

Set aside time to read.  Now, you have the time to read the books that you’ve been meaning to read. Children can do this as well — all you need is to be firm with the time. Allocate an hour or two for reading, and eventually, you or your children will ease into it until it becomes a part of your routine.

Whether or not you go to the gym, working out is important, especially these days. Fortunately, there are a lot of workout routines that you can do even without equipment — thanks to YouTube along with other apps, you can stay active while you’re inside your home. Who said that you can’t work out at home? You can also encourage your kids to join you while you’re at it.

It would be best if you can choose workout videos that are entertaining and fun, so your children will be encouraged to work out with you.

You have all the time in the world now to de-clutter your home.  Use this opportunity as well to sanitize every area! Start with your closet — take out the clothes that you no longer wear. For kids, you can ask them to help you by organizing, folding, etc. If they’re old enough to organize their closets, ask them to do so and have a reward system in place such as whoever finishes first or the one with the most organized closet gets a prize.

The prize can be as simple as getting an extra hour to play a video game or perhaps their favorite snack.

On the other hand, adults can highly benefit from de-cluttering especially in times like this. Cleaning your house can help relieve your stress and anxiety about what’s going on in the world today. Consider it therapy for your mind, body, and soul.

Cooking is now an essential part of our days  — and while you’re at it, why don’t you whip out some healthy meals to boost everyone’s immune system in the household? If you have kids, you can ask them to help you cook. For older kids, you can start teaching them an important life skill, which is cooking.

To make it even more interesting, why don’t you ask your kids to come up with a delicious healthy meal that they can make with you?

If you have quite a huge collection of crystals and you haven’t had the time to charge them, then you can do it now. Charge your crystals under the sun and make sure to wipe them to keep them looking good.

And while you’re at it, why don’t you learn more about crystals and see how you can use it amid the health crisis? Maybe you can use a specific crystal to clear your mind and ease your anxiety.

Manifestation is a process, and now that you have a lot of free time at home, commit to practicing manifestation a couple of minutes per day. With so many things that are happening, now is the perfect time to practice manifestation. At the same time, this is also a great way to meditate. 

Love and light to you! 

I know these are strange times and I want to help you with some easy tools to stay grounded whenever you feel afraid or anxious. 

The truth is that in all this talk of uncertainty in the world, we forget that life is always uncertain. Change is the only thing we can rely on, and that can be a beautiful thing. Why?

Because it means life is evolving and expanding. We, humans, are adaptable. We may not be in total control of this virus , we may not be in total control of the stability of the economy, but we are in control of our reaction to those things.

We have the power to decide whether fear takes over or not. We have the power to let it become part of our everyday lives, or not.

As I’ve said before, this global health pandemic can actually be a positive thing. It can give us a little (or a rather big) nudge towards remembering our inner power and connecting to it.

There’s been quite a few memes and quotes going around about staying inside and going inside. Literally – to your homes and your minds. Go within, seek the power, and security you crave inside your own being. For that is where you will always find it.

A need for security and safety is a basic human need. With these four mindful practices, I want to guide you towards the present moment and replace your fear with faith. Your insecurity with strength and your anxiety with trust and love.

The Root Chakra is located at the base of your spine and is associated with feelings of security, stability, and being fearless, as well as your basic needs of shelter, food, and safety. At the moment, many people are reacting to the kind of energy that this Root Chakra governs. Our fears around safety, security, and basic needs being met are being activated energetically as we go through these global events.

That’s why it’s important to balance this Chakra. When it is out of harmony, it causes the rest of the chakras to go off balance too. It can also trigger our fight or flight response, and any prolonged amount of time we spend that in the fight or flight state is harmful. It compromises our mental, emotional, and physical health, weakening our immune systems, and generally causing us to feel off-balanced. We come from a place of fear rather than enlightenment.

PRACTICE: Balancing your Root Chakra at least once a day if not twice (morning and evening). I suggest sitting  quietly and allowing the silence and stillness to ground you, connecting you to the earth. If possible do this outside, on grass, or close to a tree. 

When you sit for just a few moments, imagining your Root Chakra energy flowing freely, grounding you to the earth with its strong and calming energy and bringing your energetic body back into coherence.

If you have any red crystals, hold them as you do this balancing practice. Crystals such as red jasper and tourmaline are balancing. You can also burn woody incense such as sandalwood or patchouli.

Whenever you feel overwhelmed, practice sending love and peaceful, healing energy to the entire planet. By doing so, it focuses your mind  towards positivity and caring for others. It gives you a wider sense of perspective and makes you feel useful. Energy is catching too you know! Spread a feeling of kindness and positivity and uplift others with your vibration.

You can sit quietly and just focus on sending love and healing to all parts of the Earth that need it. If it’s easier for you, imagine the animals and children first, see them receiving the love and healing they need. If you understand vibrational energy, you know that it can be received through time and space. Your prayers matter. 

I highly recommend finding a positive outlet for your feelings during this time. With so much on the news, messages, social media etc., you could be absorbing too much negative information. Whenever you come across some disturbing news or something that makes you feel anxious, don’t just hold it in or push it away, release it in one of the following ways:

Writing in a journal. Expressing yourself in words  can be so healing and helps to remove the weight of negative information. Once you get it down on paper , you get to make sense of it. I find this releases some of the power bad news and fearful events can have over our mind and spirit.

Painting, expressing yourself in art. Express yourself through painting , molding in clay, sketching, whatever you like, can help release pent-up feelings and negative energy through expression.

Dancing  or playing an instrument . Having a quick high energy dance break is a great way to release tension, let off steam, and change your mood. If you play an instrument, get lost in some music practice. Anything that helps you to shift your energy towards a higher vibration is recommended.

When we are in a fight or flight state our breathing is often shallow and short. Many of us remain in this state a lot of the time and our sympathetic nervous system is activated constantly.

Connecting with your breath is so important for grounding. Next time you feel anxious or caught up in a spiral of worrisome thoughts, focus on the way that you are breathing. Take some conscious, slow, deep breaths in through the nose , down to your abdomen and then feel it flowing out as you exhale. Focus on your exhale being a little longer than the inhale. This will stimulate the rest and digest response (as opposed to the fight or flight response).

It does not take long for your breath to bring you back to a sense of calm. When you feel yourself calming down, you will be able to view your fear more rationally, and you will have connected to that stillness within. Your spirit. That part of you that knows you are always taken care of. That connection is often enough to bring you back to a sense of faith in yourself and your ability to stand in your own power.

It is natural to feel fear and anxiety, especially during this time, like I said before life is characterized by its uncertain nature. Don’t judge yourself for these feelings, simply allow yourself to go through those emotions and then use one of the tools above, work towards balancing and grounding yourself.

Do you have any other grounding techniques that you enjoy and find successful? Share them with us below!