I confess. I used to think all those barefoot tree-huggers were imagining some benefit from grounding. They’re not imagining.
For some background, for years I’ve been doing energy cultivation exercises every day. And part of that is grounding (meaning an imaginary pushing of my energy down to the ground) - going through the physical motion of grounding - even though I’m wearing sneakers on a carpeted floor. I’m flowing the energy down, but not into the earth. And because I went through the motions, I believed that I was grounded.
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If it was convenient to get out on the grass barefoot - I would have done it, but I wasn’t motivated to walk around my neighborhood and find a patch of grass and stand barefoot for 10 minutes. I thought I was just fine, and every time the “grounding” conversation would come up, I brushed it off as absurd. “You mean to tell me that 100 million people who live in cities and apartments are never grounded?”
I was wrong. They aren’t grounded.
I guess I wanted to prove it to myself one way or another, so I bought a $20 grounding mat on Amazon and the result surprised me.
I stood barefoot on this mat for about 5-10 minutes each day, and I did not feel the difference right away. It took about three or four days to feel results, but once I felt the difference - there was no denying it.
I had been walking around like a giant cotton-ball of energy. Until I grounded, I just didn’t know what I didn’t know. Now my energy flows and doesn’t collect or stagnate.
Here are five simple tips to using this grounding mat effectively:
- Plug the mat directly into a wall socket (not into an extension cord)
- Make sure the logo on the mat is facing up (an easy mistake to make)
- 10 minutes a day barefoot on the mat is enough
- Do your normal energy routine on the mat
- Don’t worry if you miss a day or two - just get back to it
For me (like a lot of people) there’s no convenient spot to stand outside barefoot, so this grounding mat has become part of my routine. I keep the mat plugged into the wall in my TV room, and I stand on it (and do my energy routine) while I’m watching TV or a YouTube video - it really couldn’t be easier.
I have to admit, I really didn’t buy into the idea of grounding until recently, but it definitely feels different and I recommend you try it.
Here’s another grounding mat that also gets high reviews.
Grounding blankets may help with sleep, but the reviews are mixed.