Getting Grounded: The Healing Benefits of Earthing

Go barefoot. Get your feet on the ground, in the grass, in the dirt. Run your toes in the sand, get soil on your heels. Heal yourself from the ground up, literally.

Earthing: (ərTH-ing) verb
1. connecting with Mother Earth through the intimate, grounding connection of bare feet to the Earth's skin.
2. Renewing the electrical connection between humans and the earth.

We here at Terrestrials believe there is an intimate, necessary, beautiful connection between us humans and our home - Earth. Its where we got our name - Terrestrials, those of the Earth.
A few years back, we read the book Earthing: The Most Important Heath Discovery Ever! and it resonated with truths we already guessed at but didn't yet have the scientific backing for. In short, the book explained that many dis-eases that we humans suffer today are due to a disconnect we've created with the Earth.

Disconnected

Think of the last time you had your bare feet touching the earth.
Many of us go days, weeks, even months or years with minimal Earth contact.
We've separated ourselves from the Earth with concrete blocks, asphalt, and rubber soles. We insulate ourselves in buildings and in clothes to keep us from ever being effected by the Earth. This, in concept was a great idea - we won't be bothered by the elements this way. However, we didn't notice the ill-effects until, for many of us, it was too late.

We are electrical beings. Our brains, muscle function, nerve endings - all run on electricity generated by our bodies.
We live in an electrical universe. Our world and its interaction with the planets, moons, and suns of our galaxy are all aligned by electro-magnetic fields. (see: The Electric Universe)
In this world of electricity as electric beings, we need to be grounded.
Appliances, when plugged in and working but not grounded, have the potential to shock anyone around them, overload, catch fire, and more. Now, apply this concept to humans.
When we aren't grounded, we overload, become inflamed (inflammatory illnesses like arthritis and fribromyalgia have been noticeably effected by grounding), are over-stressed, and can, because of this, hurt ourselves and those around us (shocking).

Get Back to the Dirt

One of the first things our midwives told us to do to keep our babies healthy in our post-birth class is to get our babies outside and touching dirt. This might sound completely insane in our world of anti-germs and sterilization but our current society is showing that a germ-free world does not equate to a healthy world.

We have seen the benefits of getting our son outside firsthand. Our little boy is teething and has his cranky days just like anyone else. We've found that if, when he's cranky, we take him outside and let him breathe the fresh air, touch the earth and the trees, his mood rapidly changes. In moments he goes from crying, in pain, and cranky to calm, smiling, and completely soothed.
As for the health benefits, we've noticed the difference in some of our family. My aunt has 2 children. The first she followed the mainstream concept of keeping things as sterile as possible. This child is one that is constantly sick either with a cold, allergies, ear ache, etc. The 2nd child she changed methods and allowed for a lot more outdoor play without stressing over being so germ-free. While this child has had a few cases of belly aches and a cold, the difference in health is remarkable. (Note: both children were raised similarly in every other way from formula fed to diapers so that was not a contributing factor in differences).

When we look at our ancestors - those beloved people who lived into their 90's and even to be 100 or 110, we often see a common link to their long, healthy lives. Many of them spent time connected to the earth. They gardened, farmed, spent time outside regularly.
One of the oldest and healthiest people we know is Damon's grandmother. A woman in her 80's who's only health problems are aching knees and anxiety brought on by past family problems. She is lively and sound of mind. How does she keep up such good health? She gardens. As soon as its warm enough outside to get into the green house, her hands are in soil. As soon as the ground thaws, shes outside, on her knees, digging.
Its not hard to see the connection.

With the warm late spring weather we're having, I cannot recommend more to getting outside, getting barefoot, and getting grounded!

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