Grounded in Safety: The Gateway to Connection and Learning

Safety: the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury. Mirriam Webster

When you think of safety, you may picture the feeling you get when entering a room, a building, or an environment. Your attention naturally scans outward, looking for cues that confirm there’s no immediate threat to your survival.

That outward scan also shapes your inner state. Your body activates parts of the nervous system to protect you: fight, flight, or freeze. But what happens when your body perceives a threat that isn’t truly there? How do you scan inward, and how do you know when you are safe in your own body? 

Safety and connection emerge when you anchor yourself through grounding.  When you tune into your body and honor the cues it gives you.  It's the gentle recognition, the quiet knowing: this is me.

The next time you feel yourself reacting to a perceived threat, pause and check in. Are you scanning for danger, or for safety? Notice what happens when you enter a new space: do you instinctively search for threat, or allow yourself to feel secure?

Safety is the foundation your nervous system needs to connect, learn, relax, digest, and receive. When your body can recognize and rest in safety, it opens the gateway for both learning and unlearning.

On the days when you need a little reminder, try reciting these affirmations:

• The earth supports me and meets my needs.
• It is safe for me to be here.
• I'm here and I'm real.
• I love my body and trust its wisdom.

And if you need a little more support, we at MyCircle are here to hold space for you through our services.