Why Have We Become Ungrounded?

Humans are increasingly cut off from grounding interactions as a result of their modern lifestyles. Humans are becoming increasingly disconnected from the Earth’s fundamental electron flow as a result of modern lifestyles. Since the 1960s, for example, we’ve been progressively using insulating rubber or plastic-soled shoes instead of conventional leather-soled shoes made from skins. The employment of insulating materials in post-World War II shoes, according to Rossi, has distanced humans from the Earth’s energy field. Obviously, we don’t sleep on the ground anymore like we used to.

Chronic illness, immunological disorders, and inflammatory diseases have all increased considerably in recent decades, and some experts attribute this to environmental factors.

Back in the late 1800s, a back-to-nature movement in Germany claimed that going barefoot outdoors, even in freezing weather, had numerous health benefits. After hearing from some people that they couldn’t sleep properly “unless they were on the ground or connected to the ground in some way,” such as with copper wires attached to grounded-to-Earth water, gas, or radiator pipes, White, a medical doctor, investigated the practise of sleeping grounded in the 1920s. These strategies helped him sleep better, he said. These concepts, however, were never accepted by the general public.

While the study on the benefits of grounding for your health and well-being is new, the practise is not. Past societies walked barefoot or wore hide-based leather footwear, allowing the Earth’s energy to ascend up into their bodies. They were taken to the ground.

The bottom line is that we have, in a sense, lost our electrical origins. You’re disconnected. We are ungrounded and this distance could be a major contributor to human sorrow and suffering, as well as the rapidly rising incidence of chronic illness around the world. 

The Earth’s Field of Magnetism

Humans are energetic beings. The human body is surrounded and filled with electrical currents and magnetic fields.

The body’s functioning is governed by a web or system of interaction energy fields made up of these currents. It’s known as the human biofield in energy medicine. In Ayurvedic medicine, this subtle force is known as prana, and in Chinese medicine, it is known as qi. However, additional types of energy beyond electromagnetic waves are likely to be included in these old terminologies (for example, sound energy).

According to grounding theory, it turns out that the Earth has a similar energetic anatomy to ours. The Earth emits energy centres, energy pathways, and magnetic fields. Solar radiation, lightning, and heat from the Earth’s molten core recharge the Earth’s huge battery. 

The notion in these old Indian and Chinese traditions is that a life force energy runs through the body (extending beyond it). Illness results from blockages and abnormalities in the movement of this energy. Our bodies’ qi derives from Heavenly Qi and Earth Qi, according to Chinese belief.

The energy of the sun and the cosmos is referred to as Heavenly Qi. The natural network of energy, magnetic field, and natural heat of the Earth combine to create Earth Qi. Reiki and other modern energy therapies work on a similar concept.

Health Benefits of Grounding 

Medical studies have demonstrated that maintaining a grounded condition over time benefits the human body in a variety of ways, Some of these benefits of grounding includes:

• allowing more blood to flow freely
• boosting circulation
• Increasing vagal tone
• lowering stress hormones and removing us from the “fight or flight” mode
• muscle and bone protection
• increasing the variability of heart rate
• hormones that keep things in check
• boosting metabolism and assisting with digestion
• uplifting the mood
• Immune system enhancement
• enhancing sleep quality

1. Decreased Levels of Inflammation and Pain

Reduced and even eradication of chronic inflammation, a common cause or aggravating factor for chronic and aging-related diseases, as well as pain, is one of the most effective impacts of Earthing, as established by nearly 20 years of research and feedback from thousands of people around the world.

The finding shows that our planet is the original painkiller, the original anti-inflammatory: nature’s response to inflammation.

Every day, billions of free radicals are produced by each cell. The act of earthing allows a large amount of free electrons to enter the body, where they are thought to neutralise free radicals.

Every day, billions of free radicals are produced by each cell. The act of earthing allows a large amount of free electrons to enter the body, where they are thought to neutralise free radicals. The neurological, meridian, and circulatory systems may all play a role in electron transport to a location of inflammation. The influx of free electrons into the body is thought to act as a significant anti-inflammatory reinforcement for the immune system.

2. Reduced Stress Levels

The stress hormone cortisol’s diurnal pattern begins to normalise when you’re grounded. Cortisol is linked to your body’s stress reaction and aids in blood sugar regulation, metabolic regulation, inflammation reduction, and memory formation. 

3. Improved Circulation

When you are grounded, your circulation improves, allowing more oxygen and nutrients to reach your body’s tissues, including increased blood flow to your face.

4. Decreases stress response

It can aid in the transition of our autonomic nerve system from sympathetic to parasympathetic. Measurements of autonomic nerve system (ANS) function, which is vital in the regulation of inflammatory and stress responses, improve immediately and significantly after earthing.

5. Increases heart rate variability

The higher our heart rate variability, or the time between heartbeats, the better our autonomic nervous system functions. This has been linked to improved recovery, emotional resilience, and general happiness.

6. Improves sleep and cortisol rhythm

One of our most important stress chemicals is cortisol. We are a lot less tired and calmer after Earthing. The adrenal difficulties and, as a result, cortisol levels begin to improve as the sleep pattern improves. We begin to feel more energised and better as time goes on.

7. Improves wound healing

Grounding exercises can be a great thing to include in an integrative approach to healing. Wounds have a better healing tendency in the open. 

8. Reduces blood viscosity

This may be one of the most effective ways to lower your cardiovascular risk. Earthing “reduces blood viscosity and clumping,” according to the researchers, and “appears to be one of the simplest and yet most powerful therapies for reducing cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular events.”

Wendy Menigoz, Tracy T. Latz, Robin A. Ely, Cimone Kamei, Gregory Melvin, Drew Sinatra,

Integrative and lifestyle medicine strategies should include Earthing (grounding): Review of research evidence and clinical observations, Volume 16, Issue 3,2020,Pages 152-160,ISSN 1550-8307,

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2019.10.005.

Daily Grounding Techniques For Everyone

There are several ways to practice grounding, or earthing. The simplest way is to walk on the ground in your bare feet. Moisture helps conduct the earth’s energy, so wet grass, dirt, or sand are the best ways to experience grounding. Keep in mind, your feet may be tender, especially if you aren’t used to walking around barefoot.

Maybe you’ve experienced tingling or a similar feeling while strolling barefoot on the grass. You are grounded in such moments. It is one of the reasons why so many people are drawn to the sea.

Being rooted might refer to one of two things:

Being totally present in your body and/or having a strong sense of connection to the planet. We’ve all been grounded at some point in our lives. We have a sense of being “at home.” However, this is yet another in-the-moment experience.