When Rama Becomes Your Anchor

What grounds you?  No, really… what truly brings you back into your body, into this moment, into yourself?

Is it walking barefoot on the earth, feeling the cool soil or warm tiles beneath your feet? 

Is it a breathing technique that instantly softens your chest and slows your thoughts? 

Or maybe it’s something as simple as placing a hand on your heart and reminding yourself, “I’m here.”

Grounding looks different for each of us, and it often shifts depending on what life is asking of us.

Some days, we have the luxury of slow rituals, barefoot walks, incense, journaling, deep breaths. And then there are moments when grounding needs to happen immediately because a situation requires clarity, steadiness, or emotional regulation.

So, what do you do then? 

What anchors you when you don’t have time for a full ritual?

As a Reiki practitioner, the Rama symbol often comes to my rescue. Rama is known as a grounding and balancing symbol. One that connects the physical and energetic bodies, helping you feel rooted even in the middle of chaos. It’s like an energetic “drop pin” that brings you back to your center.

When I draw or visualise Rama, I feel my energy settle almost instantly. 

My breath deepens. 

My mind stops spiralling. 

My body remembers its weight, its presence, its boundaries.

Rama is especially powerful in moments of emotional overwhelm, sudden stress, or when you’re absorbing too much from your environment. It helps seal your energy field, strengthen your sense of self, and bring you back into your physical body.

Even if you don’t practise Reiki, the principle behind Rama is universal: grounding is about returning to yourself. But beyond symbols and techniques, grounding is really about knowing your own body’s language. What soothes it, what steadies it, what reminds it that it is safe.

Take a moment to reflect: What is one grounding tool I can rely on even in the busiest, most overwhelming moments.

Maybe your grounding tool is a mantra. 

Maybe it’s a sip of water. 

Maybe it’s a single conscious breath. 

Maybe it’s Rama.

Name it. Claim it. Let it support you the next time life asks for your presence.

Musings by,

Logappriya Rajendran