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Get Close to the Earth with Earthing

Posted on July 2, 2021

If you are a nature enthusiast, you know that when you get close to the earth, you feel amazing. Now science is showing us that earthing, or grounding, is so healthy for us. Earthing: reduces inflammation which is a component of every disease increases circulation normalizes blood pressure improves sleep reduces anxiety relieves pain - even migraines! calms digestion speeds wound healing reduces stress improves mood What Is Earthing? Earthing is simply directly connecting with the earth. Most of us spend our time indoors in climate controlled environments, wear synthetic shoes, and walk on concrete, and sleep on raised beds - all of which block contact with the earth. Contrast this with our ancestors who wore leather shoes (which keep us in energetic contact with the earth), slept on the ground, and spent lots more...

Using Crafting to Create Belonging

Posted on April 16, 2021

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by Laura

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What would it be like to wake up in the house that your father built covered by a blanket that your grandmother made? When you go down to breakfast, you eat eggs from chickens that you feed each morning. The flowers on the table come from your garden. There is something really grounding about all that, isn't there? It wasn't too long ago that everything in our ancestors' houses were handcrafted by someone. Most of their belongings were made by someone who actually lived in the household. This meant that everything that that surrounded them had a story of someone's life in it. In some things, you could see your story, your family's story, or your tribe's story. Amazing, isn't it? As we intentionally reconnect to our ancestors, our stories, the land, and...