Getting Grounded has never been so good!

When was the last time you were grounded? For me, it was sometime in my teens, although it doesn’t sound so bad right now to be sent to my room all alone, not only could I use the break but I could use the time to reconnect! As much as I like to joke, I am not talking about actually being grounded as in terms of a punishment but as a way to reconnect your body the earth.

Grounding, also commonly known earthing, is a therapeutic technique that involves doing activities that “ground” or electrically reconnect you to the earth. This practice relies on earthing science and grounding physics to explain how electrical charges from the earth can have positive effects on your body.

I have researched and read about the positive effects of grounding or earthing for the last few years but as most things in my life this took a back seat to raising my family. Recently, I have been feeling the effects of stress, who hasn’t, it is 2020 after all. So I decided to revisit my research on earthing and was reminded that connecting to the earth’s natural energy is essential for vibrant health. Reconnection with the Earth’s electrons has been found to promote intriguing physiological changes, these include better sleep, reduced inflammation, less stress and reduced pain. Connecting with the earth can be done in many ways. You can walk barefoot outside or sitting, working, or sleeping indoors be connected to conductive systems that transfer the Earth’s electrons from the ground into the body. With winter fast approaching here in Michigan and my aversion to walking barefoot outside I decided to bite the bullet and purchase two grounding mats.

As many of you know I am usually an all in type of person, buy it all and start it all immediately. I shocked myself this time and purchased the least amount of product for a reasonable price. I would have rushed in and bought grounding sheets, mats, car adapters, you name it, I would have grabbed it. This time was different, I truly wanted to see how my body and the bodies of my family members would react to grounding. So last week Wednesday our package from Earthing arrived. I opted for their two universal grounding mat package for $89. The moment they arrived I dove right, reading the instructions and thinking about where I would put them. We began in the family room, kids had to go first, they sat waiting for a reaction from the mat. What would happen they wondered? My daughter, Olivia, reported some tingling and my son, Stephen, said nothing happened and soon jumped off. Olivia shared with me that she felt more relaxed after sitting for about 20 minutes and asked me to purchase her own mat, apples don’t fall far. Stephen seemed unamused the first day but on the second day he sat for about 15 minutes, said he felt nothing but I noticed an immediate calm about him. He was able to relax that night and get a good night sleep.

Once everyone was fast asleep I took the mat to my bedroom, placed it on my bed, plugged it in and sat down. Immediately my body began to tingle and relax. My neurons must have really needed a realignment! That night I slept as if I had never slept before, overnight I didn’t wake up one time and when the alarm went off I felt like I had slept for days. For the past week I have noticed, better more restful sleep, less stress and less inflammation in my body. I can feel a change in my body already! Let’s say that I have the grounding sheets on my Christmas list!

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