24/09/2025
If we stop & think about it for a moment, we spend most of our lives insulated away from the ground.
The very moment we are brought into this world, we are conditioned to spend less & less time doing what we have evolved to do. Kids spend less time in the garden getting dirty & before we know it our feet are encased in the next trendy pair of trainers.
Many will literally never touch the ground.
We live & sleep, got to school, and work indoors, we travel most places inside some sort of vehicle …….all the while insulated away from the ground & it’s healing energy.
We need to change this & grab every opportunity we can to make that earth connection.
Any amount of grounding is beneficial. No matter how short the time is, it will be doing you good.
Remember, if just your finger tip is grounded, your whole body is too!
When you are connected to the earth, within a few seconds, your nervous system begins to calm & muscle tension decreases. After a few minutes, you might notice that pain decreases & mood improves.
After a few hours your body’s metabolic process is boosted. Your blood circulation runs more smoothly.
It’s true that there are cumulative benefits over time to prolonged grounding but your body IS instantly grounded at the very moment you are connected to the earth.
It may just be for a minute or two whilst you are in the garden, just 30 seconds as you put the bins out for collection, or perhaps feeling the plants & leaves when out on a walk, or a sneaky few minutes whilst watching your kids play sport.
It’s all grounding & its good for you! It’s the electrical nutrition of life.
Incorporate this into your daily life & your sleep at night becomes more restorative, your stress hormones normalise, inflammation decreases & the health benefits begin to accumulate.
So don’t be too caught up in having to be grounded all day every day.
Start small & regular with shorter bursts & soon you’ll find that the minutes add up.
