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earthing

1 7.6

Making direct contact with the ground, for example walking barefoot on grass, to try to improve health

noun
/ˈɜrθɪŋ/

: conexión a tierra

After spending time on the beach barefoot, I felt the benefits of earthing for my overall health.

So if I'm a, if I'm not in the protocol, but I have now done some earthing, I put my feet on the ground a little bit.

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Examples

We just got him a, an earthing mat for his, his bed.
Additionally, there is compelling evidence that grounding or earthing will thin your blood very effectively and provide the benefits that Plavix and these types of drugs provide, with none of the dangerous side effects or costs.

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And the grounding effect of that or the earthing effect of that is tremendous.

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And so they ended up started to buy, buying the yoga or the earthing mats that we use for the Tour de France.
Many people believe that earthing can help reduce stress by reconnecting with nature.
Practicing earthing daily, such as walking on grass, has become part of my wellness routine.

Antonyms

disconnection

9 4.2

Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet

Surface Forms

earthing singular

earthings plural

Morphology

earthing = earth (semi-transparent) = earth + ing

Morphologically it is 'earth' + '-ing' (making contact with the ground), but the specific health-wellness practice sense is a culturally specific usage that not all learners will infer from the components alone.

Etymology

Earthing also describes a health practice that uses the same idea of touching the earth. A helpful way to remember it is to think of walking barefoot on grass and letting your body meet the 'ground', so earthing here means making direct contact with the Earth's surface to feel calmer.