I found this article in the Prevention magazine. I think it's quite interesting that this had to be scientifically proven and given a name for some people to take interest. It's called Earthing...
Either way, it's valid information that everyone should practice at least once a day, myself included.
Go Ahead, kick off your shoes. Provocative new research suggests that a practice called Earthing - walking around barefoot or putting any body part in the direct contact with the ground - may decrease pain and improve heart health. "You're absorbing the earth's negatively charged electrons," says Stephen Sinatra, MD, earthing researcher and cardiologist. "They act similarly to antioxidants, balancing out positive free radicals that contribute to inflammation." Just 20 minutes of earthing eases pain and inflammation; 40 minutes begins to reduce blood viscosity - thick blood may lead to heart attacks and strokes in vulnerable people, suggests Dr. Sinatra's research. To enjoy the benefits go shoeless in your garden, wiggle your toes in the sand, walk on the grass or take a dip in a river, ocean or hot springs.
Raising your vibration refers to raising your spiritual frequency.
Think of it as a scale with someone like Jack the Ripper at one end and
Jesus Christ at the other. Raising your vibration increases your
awareness and brings you closer to fulfilling your soul’s growth.
Psychic abilities develop at higher vibrations too. The following tips are just some of the ways you can raise your vibration, but are by no means all.
Purify Your Body
Toxins lower your energy and your vibration, remove cigarettes,
alcohol, animal products, refined foods, pesticides, and smog/pollution
from your life. Instead, eat fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains,
legumes, nuts, seeds, and try to buy organic wherever possible. Live
where the air is fresh and people aren’t blowing smoke at you.
When you genuinely and compassionately help others you automatically raise your vibration.
Take A Social Inventory
Whichever 6 people you spend the most time with you are most likely
to emulate. So who are you hanging around with? Who do you spend the
most time with? What are they like? Are they honest, peaceful, loving, kind and compassionate people? Or
are they pessimistic, argumentative, greedy, selfish louts who lie,
cheat, and steal their way through life? If you’re around people who vibrate at a low frequency, you’ll be hard pressed to keep your energy high.
Meditate
Meditation will raise your vibration. When you quiet your mind it
gives Source an opportunity to reach you. All you have to do is listen.
You don’t have to chant and sit in a funny position that will cause your
feet to fall asleep. Just sit in a chair or lie in your bed, take some deep breaths, do a
visual meditation or just quiet your mind. Start asking questions and
see if you hear any answers.
Practice Compassion
When you genuinely and compassionately help others you automatically
raise your vibration. The best way for me to break out of the negative
is to remember how blessed you are and help someone less fortunate than
yourself.
Keep A Journal
Use a journal to explore your personal growth. Self-discovery is
awesome! It definitely raises your vibration. When you know that you
are the only one in the world who will read your journal then you feel
safe to explore your own psyche. Once you get going you might even be
able to channel messages from your higher self.
Take Salt Baths
I suggest people take salt baths after they have been in a hospital,
doctors office, stressful work environment, around an emotionally
upsetting environment or around a lot of people. Add about 1 1/2 Cups of Himalayan sea salt or any kind of salt to
your bath at night. When you are done, wash the salt water off of your
body. The salt will draw out negative energy from your chakra and energy
fields you may have picked up from others.
Benefits Of Higher Vibrations
We are awakening and returning to our truth, which also means we need
to learn how to take care of our energy. Raising our vibration is our
responsibility and it is also part of our mastery. Bringing in the Light of God daily meditation is also a wonderful
thing to do as the light will come into your being and transmute
density, as well as, balance your energy fields. Raising your vibration heightens your awareness, develops telepathy,
intuition, and increases "ESP" abilities in which to live your life in a
more conscious manner. This expanded awareness of energy also helps to open and develop
channels of communication from other realms of Light Beings, Spirit
Guides, and Nature Spirits.
Final Thoughts
Again, these are just a few ways to increase your vibration.
Listening to music, exercising, and volunteering your time will work
too. Anything you do that taps into your heart and your joy will raise
your vibration. With continued practice this will be quick and easy for you to do
everyday. The more you practice, the stronger your energy field and
ability to create change will become!
Negative energy is everywhere. It’s easy to pick up as you go about
your day. Dirty or dank places, places where there is tension or
hostility, places where there have been arguments or illnesses can trap
negative energy. You can pick it up simply by passing through, or
standing next to someone who recently went through, such a place. Like dust in the attic, it just continues to build up, coating
everything and dancing around in the air, clogging up the vents. This is
what negative energy is like in and around your own body— it coats,
hovers, and clogs the flow of more positive energy. Get rid of your negative energy before it gets the better of you. One
of nature’s most powerful defenses against negativity may be sitting on
your spice rack: sage.
Smudging
Smudging is an ancient shamanic process. Negativity is cleared away
using the smoke of burning herbs. Certain herbs are cleansing enough
that they loosen the negative energy and carry it away into the universe
where it can disperse.
One of nature’s most powerful defenses against negativity may be sitting on your spice rack: sage.
To smudge, light the tip of a sage smudge stick and let the fire
consume the tip for a few seconds. Roll the tip into the heat proof pot
to put out the flame, but not hard enough to stop the tip from burning
and smoking. Use a heat-proof pot to hold the stick when it’s not in
your hand. Alternatively, light an incense charcoal (not a barbecue charcoal,
which can be toxic) and put it in a censer. When the charcoal glows,
sprinkle a few pinches of dried sage over it. Allow it to pass over your body for a few minutes. Fan the smoke
toward yourself with your hand. Another good method is to place the pot
with the burning herbs on the floor and stand over it, turning so it
gets every angle. You’ll know when to stop—you’ll feel lighter, as if
weights you didn’t know were there have been lifted.
Sage Bath
A bath works similarly to smudging, except it conducts the cleansing
through water instead of air. Get a couple of bundles of dried or fresh
sage. Put a large pot of water on the stove and bring it to a boil. Wrap
the herbs into a cotton napkin or doubled piece of cheese cloth and tie
the bundle to prevent the leaves from getting out. Throw it in the pot
and reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer the herbs for about 5 minutes, then turn of the heat and let it sit for another 15 minutes. Start the bath. Remove the bundle of herbs with a pair of tongs and
pour the sage water into the tub to mix with the bath water. Throw in a
handful of salt, which will help extract the negativity and purify you.
Adjust the faucets to get the water the ideal temperature. Just sit in the tub and meditate for a while. After 15 minute, unplug
the tub and let the water, and your negativity, go down the drain.
Sage Oil
Sometimes the negativity comes from within; bad memories and negative
emotions are fertile ground for negativity to flourish. Make sage oil
with ¼ cup of olive oil mixed with about 1 teaspoon of sage essential
oils. Keep the oil in a vial on you for moments when the negativity is
overwhelming. Anoint your pulse points and the center of your forehead
to help draw out and release some of it so you can decompress.
Make it a Routine
You can use sage daily to take preventative measures so negativity
won’t build up on you, or you can do it as often as you feel necessary.
Think of cleansing yourself of negativity as part of your personal,
spiritual hygiene routine.
It's always nice to have some info on what to eat or what is good for you. These basic tips are nice to have and simple to use. Enjoy
7 Basic Tips
When you
finally make the decision to get healthy, you have to start somewhere.
But what should you believe? Time after time fad diets fail. They come
out strong but fall short at consistent weight loss. In addition, these
get-thin-fast concepts don’t often include essential vitamins and
minerals. Decide to take pride in yourself and your nutrition, and enjoy
eating right. It is more expensive to buy healthy, natural food, but by
doing so you might eat less. Yes, processed and refined foods are
inexpensive and convenient, but they come with a higher price than you
think. I encourage you to move the grocery bill up on your financial
priority list. Optimal nutrition is essential for healthy function with
age, and you can’t put a price tag on that. There are so many pitfalls on the
road to good nutrition in our society. Nearly every social gathering
involves food, often of the high-fat, high-sugar variety. These basic
nutrition tips are designed to help you take those first steps toward a
healthier, happier way of living. Start here. Start today. On the following pages, learn seven basic nutrition tips.
1: Avoid Overeating
Focus on finding a balance of
hunger and fullness as you eat. Stop eating when you are no longer
hungry, not just when you are full. Remember all the times you ate until
you were uncomfortable. How did that make you feel? You probably felt
guilty, and certainly had some degree of abdominal discomfort. Be
mindful that every time you eat those extra bites, they are not going to
make you feel better. They will probably make you feel worse.
2: Think Like a Caveman
Food is energy for your body.
Nothing more, nothing less. Think about your food before you eat: "Why
am I eating this?” “Do I really need this?" This will help you focus on
eating enough to keep you moving, and choosing foods that will give you
prolonged energy. Remember, sugar is one of the worst things for your
body. It provides instant glucose to your system resulting in immediate
energy. A short time afterward, the glucose is gone and your body is
back to craving cheap sources of energy, like more sugar. The end result
is insulin release in response to that meal promoting fatigue and brain
fogginess.
Buy organic whenever possible. If
you can’t afford or find organic foods, no problem. Just wash your
fruits and vegetables very well. Go to foodnews.org and find out which
produce contains the most pesticides and make yourself an organic
produce priority list. Only buy organic of those in the dirty dozen
(peaches top this list) and accept conventional of those in the cleanest
dozen, such as onions. If you can’t get fresh produce, frozen is the
next best thing. Avoid canned and packaged fruits and vegetables as the
preservatives are usually going to work against you.
5: No Chemical Toxins
Artificial sweeteners can slow down your metabolism.
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Avoid artificial sweeteners
(especially Splenda). These are most often consumed in Crystal Light,
diet sodas and “sugar-free” products. Think of them as toxins (because
they are) that slow down your body’s metabolism. Drink plenty of water.
6: Control Your Portion Size
Portion control is an important aspect to controlling your weight.
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Use small coffee mugs to eat your
cereal in the morning. Get rid of all the large plates and cups in your
house and only eat with the smaller or children’s sizes. Eat slowly,
being certain to chew your food thoroughly before swallowing. Try to eat
slower than the slowest eater at the table. If you go to a restaurant,
split a meal with your partner, or once your portion is delivered, cut
it in half and have the waiter box up half of the dish for another meal.
7: Take Your Time
Good nutrition is a marathon, not
a sprint. Don’t make the mistake of trying to change everything
overnight. It took your entire life to adopt your current nutrition
habits, expect it to take some time to change them. After two weeks of a
consistent change, you have made it a habit. Pick two or three of these
tips to start. Each week review how you have done and evaluate the
areas that need improvement. During this review, plan on making an
additional change to your nutrition.
