Hello friends,
I wish you all a very Happy First Day of Spring! With the advent of longer days, spring rains and new flowers, it is a good time to let go of old things and to invite fresh, new energy into your life. Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal. And a great time to learn how to cook and grow nourishing, nutrient dense food. Please see my workshop page for details about my upcoming cooking and gardening workshops.
There is something very special and simple about putting my feet on the earth and feeling reconnected
One of the things I invite into my life this spring is being more grounded. Yes, even though my focus on health is one of the top priorities of my life, I too get ungrounded sometimes by being overwhelmed with work, travel and too much time on the computer or phone. The things that really reset me and bring me back to my body and to a calm state of mind are simply putting my bare feet on the earth. Fresh air, sunshine, long walks, yoga, swimming in natural springs, taking a sauna, drinking green veggie juices, prayer and contemplation all help too. But there is something very special and simple about putting my feet on the earth and feeling reconnected. In recent years, science has helped to explain that this simple act not only makes you feel better but is actually really therapeutic as well.
It has been determined that reconnecting with earth energy drops cortisol levels (your stress hormone) and eliminates electromagnetic energy that we collect from being around computers, cell phones, in front of TV’s, holding our Kindles and iPad’s. All of these devices may certainly make our life more convenient, but the health consequences have yet to really be discovered. One of the things you can do to counteract EMF’s (electromagnetic frequencies) and electronic devices is to go outside and walk around barefoot or simply sit with your feet touching the ground for one hour a day.
If you do not have time to do this or live in a climate that is too cold to do this, there is good news for you. Earthing products have been created to take the place of putting your feet on the earth. I have used an earthing pad for a long time and recently bought earthing sheets. I know this may all sound a little far out, but if you think about it in simple terms, just remember that a few hundred years ago, we were all much more connected to the earth in our daily lives. We ate directly from the earth and barely processed our foods, we drank water straight from the earth without it going through pipes, we may have slept on the earth or right above it, and we all went barefoot or wore shoes with leather or rubber soles instead of plastic so we could still feel the earth’s conductivity.
For more information and to understand more about this topic and how you can remedy over exposure to electromagnetic energy, please check out this book by Clint Ober, called Earthing.
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