what does being 'grounded' mean to you?

[Diana]

Have you read Zen in the Martial Arts?

Aha I mostly just use a freeform solitary study and kind of absorb and filter information from many different sources. I wouldn't say I have training in any particular style, but have sought to master my body on its own grounds as opposed to the training of particular forms, I believe in fluidity.

I mostly just do these things alone as it is more of a personal form of therapy and energy release. For qi gong I tend to do a lot of basic standing meditation with breathing exercises, mostly a lot of circulations and motions followed through.

No, I haven't but I should, aha!

I highly recommend that book to anyone--not just martial artists. I gave it to my nephew when he graduated from college and was about to embark on a career and his own life. It's old, but absolutely fantastic in philosophy. It may be out of print, I'm not sure, but you can get it at sites such as Alibris.com, a used book website if it is.

That's awesome that you do these practices. There are some martial arts teachers who are the real thing and have amazing info on chi and breath. A lot of the American Tai Chi instruction for instance, is lacking in understanding of body alignment and the energy body. Here is a short vid by Wing Woo, who touches on the immense amount of info concerning proper body alignment needed to allow the chi to flow:
Wing Woo Tai Chi lesson