Well, that feeling of the ground between your toes may actually come with health benefits.
Does earthing really have health benefits?
“This instant connection to earth has been a new savor and has shifted my entire outlook on life.
I feel more balanced, present, and grateful for my well-being.”
It checks out that physically touching the earth would have this effect.
Humans and nature co-evolved together, after all, so getting outside can feel like a coming home.
But does it come with any more scientific health benefits?
Clint Ober, one of the leaders of the grounding movement, will tell you absolutely.
And funnily enough, none of these studies were actually conducted outside.
Most research is done within the alternative medical world and is not regularly discussed among traditional doctors."
3 Earthing methods to try.
Here are some strategies for practicing earthing no matter where you live:
1.
Stand barefoot in a natural landscape near you.
“All one needs is access to a small patch of earth,” says Ruhoy.
“That can be in a park, on a trail, by a body of water.”
If you have the space, walk barefoot outdoors (safely!).
Simply taking our shoes off seems to multiply those benefits," he wrote on mbg back in 2013.
“Then compare the change after grounding.”
