Thank you for sharing the session!
Does this refer to a type of metaphorical grounding or literal grounding? If it's the latter, then grounding blankets can be useful. I have a grounding blanket folded under my desk that is connected to ground via an outlet. They are called grounding pads/blankets/mats.
I got this one from shieldgreen. I tested it with a voltmeter and it does indeed ground!
More of an energetic grounding, I have one of those too but it pales in comparison. I'm writing a thread about it currently to see what people think.
Thanks for the clarification, Zar.
Regarding literal grounding, for anyone interested, one cool hack is to ground your shoes with copper rivets, as shown in the video below:
The longest rivet I have found is 25mm, so the shoe sole would have to be rather thin.
I ordered a "DIY" kit from earthrunners.com, but it has a few caveats. The hole puncher is pretty useless, and with the
long end wire cutters, it can be difficult to reach and cut the rivet. I ended up using a drill to make a hole through the shoe sole (with the diameter of the drill a bit less than the width of the rivet), and used sturdy end cutters. Also, a proper
copper rivet setter is superior to the one in the DIY kit.
In the video, they don't use an insole, but if there is a need to use one, you can insert the rivet through both the sole and insole.
This could be inconvenient in the case the shoe gets soaked: it would be good to remove the insole so that drying of the shoe is more thorough and quicker.
You can work around this, for instance by cutting a sufficient hole in the insole so that the foot touches the rivet, or by placing conductive copper tape on both sides of the insole, and fill the hole with some conductive material (e.g. tin foil).
With a "
grounding tester" you can check if you indeed are grounded wearing the shoes:
Some
conductive surfaces:
Concrete, grass, and dirt are ideal; asphalt is not
Rocks are good conductors
Saltwater is the optimal way to ground; freshwater speeds up the process but is not itself conductive (unless it contains minerals)
Springwater has a natural amount of minerals
If you can feel the tree and it feels cool, it's grounding; bark inhibits the grounding process
Fun fact: when it's raining, even asphalt is conductive!
Another point: having your shoes grounded, it could be a good way to counter the "disturbance" from the cell towers, especially in city environments.
If the place where you live enables it, a
grounding rod would be a nice way to get "cleaner" grounding (some people experience problems with grounding from a socket).
Grounding is quite beneficial due to the fact, that as the surface of the earth is negatively charged, your body and cells get a surge of "free" electrons. The potential of cell membrane is negative, and certain things ("indoor living", excess EMFs, etc.) tend to rise it towards positive, and this can disturb the workings of the cell, leading to all kinds of health problems. Getting an increase in electrons from the ground, improves the potential of the cell membranes back towards its normal, negative state.
(During the wintertime when the temperatures are below zero (Celsius), and the water is frozen (as snowflakes and ice), the molecules are "stuck" and the electrons do not "move", so grounding doesn't work well in these surroundings. Once the temperature rises above zero and the water molecules liquefy, you immediately get grounded.)
