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• Build an altar to Gaia, the well-founded One (or to any of the Earth Goddesses that appeal to you). Use a lot of rocks, any kind of rock, on your altar. Spend some time there each day, connecting with the enduring stability of the rocks. Ask the Mother to hold you in Her arms
• Buy some hematite and wear it or keep it in your pocket. Touch it often. It is one of the most grounding stones (onyx is also a good grounding stone). Charm it: create an affirmation about being grounded and say it (aloud or subvocally) each time you touch it, and touch it often. (An example might be: "I am [your name]. I am grounded. I am calm. I am firmly rooted like a tree in the Mother. I am solid as a rock.")
• Find a substantial tree that calls to you and spend time with it. Visualize it when you aren't with it. Connect with its roots, or visualize them reaching deep into the earth. Stand or sit with your feet flat on the ground and send down your own roots. Do this daily.
• Find a cemetery. They are usually quiet and beautiful. Take a walk in it often. Know that you are of the earth.
• Study the earth element. Learn the geologic history of your area. Study the trees, plants and animals native to your area. Find a spot that appeals to you and visit it often. Discover the connections between your body and the topography. Gather some local dirt and put it on your altar. Cut pictures of earthy things from magazines and make a collage, or frame them, and put them where you'll see them often.
• Breathe. Focus on your breath. When you breathe out, think "outbreath"; when you breathe in, think "inbreath." Make a regular practice of this, maybe even doing it for a few minutes before you get out of bed in the morning, or at night before you go to sleep. Whenever you feel yourself getting ungrounded, or worried, just go back to this. "Outbreath, inbreath." This is the basis of meditation; it puts you smack in the present; it can be incredibly comforting.
• Study the phases of the moon. Find a way to embody the waxing moon period and the waning moon period (one of the best ideas I've heard is to wear a special ring all the time, but on the left hand when the moon is waning and on the right when it is waxing). Connect with distant ancestors, who drew great comfort and a sense a stability from the constancy of the ever changing, ever renewing moon.