My Top 10 Ways To Keep Grounding Outside As Colder Weather Moves In
As we move towards the cooler months of fall and winter, my inbox always gets overflowed with folks asking me how to keep grounding comfortably outside as the weather turns cold… and even bitterly cold.
It’s so important to get outside, even in the darkness of winter, to keep you sleeping deeply at night and — as I wrote about here — thinking more clearly during the day.
Thankfully, there are tons of fabulous options to stay warm while still grounding outside. And I’ve thoroughly tested them all for you — personally confirming that these grounding options work well and truly ground you by verifying them with a grounding test meter on many different outdoor surfaces.
Let’s get started!
My 10 favorite ways to stay grounded even when it is cold:
1. Wear Grounding Boots: Vivobarefoot
Out of the entire market of grounding footwear, these are the three companies that I have found provide the most reliable grounding, plus are made in an eco-ethical way. First up: Vivobarefoot.
With a conductive outsole and a conductive leather footbed, these grounding boost are the perfect way to stay warm and cozy outside in cold weather while still staying connected to the earth. They are even water resistant in case you get caught in a fall rain shower or a winter sleet storm. Available in both men’s sizes and women’s sizes, check them out here.
2. Wear Grounding Loafers: Raum
Ethically made, individually hand crafted leather shoes that are minimalist in design and come in closed toe slip on designs as well as closed toe lace up loafers for both men and women. How gorgeous are these?
I particularly appreciate that these shoes are hand sewn, because most shoes on the market are simply glued or cemented together, not hand stitched. So your feet mold into the leather over time to create an amazing level of comfort that brings you back into alignment with how your foot feels and functions best.
If you are looking for a slip on shoe that is minimalist in design (read: a non-cushioned footbed that allows feet to stay in their natural alignment ) and you want the largest selection of colors, then you want Raum shoes.
3. Wear Grounding Sneakers: Groundz
Cute cute cute cute cute!!! Groundz uses sustainably sourced and eco-friendly leather, water based and nontoxic vegetable dyes (very impressive) and a copper plug that is so comfortable I literally can not feel it. It’s so comfortable I had to check and double check that I was actually grounded in them and yep, I am, every time!
Groundz offers beautiful slip on grounding loafers and grounding sandals as well as their grounding sneakers, so when patients are looking for grounding sneakers with a secure cushioned footbed, Groundz is the website I send them to.
4. Add Grounding Stickers To Shoes You Already Own:
I can’t think of much more eco-friendly than to continue to use shoes you already own. And if you love them, and they support your foot function best, why not convert your favorite pair of sneakers, running shoes, hiking shoes, or even sports cleats into grounding shoes? A grounding shoe sticker is the way to go.
These grounding shoe stickers are so easy to use — stick them to shoes you already own and forget them! Get access to all of the benefits of grounding outdoors while being able to wear your favorite footwear and your favorite orthotic inserts too.
The sticker is fully conductive and runs the grounding energy from the earth beneath you up and around your shoe and into the sole of your shoe where your feet are. By touching the sticker, you bypass the rubber sole entirely and are basically standing barefoot on the ground, conductively speaking.
I can’t even feel these stickers on my shoes. Find them here.
5. Wear Grounding Socks:
If you wear any of the grounding shoes above, or have put a grounding sticker on shoes you already own, you’ll be grounded the moment you slip your bare foot into the shoe and stand outside on the earth.
But what if you like to wear socks?
Almost every sock manufactured on this planet will block the grounding flow from the grounded shoe (or grounded shoe sticker) because almost all socks have synthetic, non-conductive fibers, elastic, polyester, etc… or are too thick to allow grounding contact.
But it’s truly no problem to wear a sock with a grounding shoe or grounding shoe sticker, you just have to make sure it is a conductive sock. Luckily there are tons of beautiful socks made with conductive materials that will ground you instantly. I’ve got three styles for you to consider:
an athletic grounding crew sock: thick, plush, absorbent, ankle length a thinner grounding dress sock: thinner, sleek, comfortable, crew length… great for work or dress!and a grounding toe sock for those that like to make sure their feet keep a natural spacing, for optimal alignment. Perfect for those that sleep grounded in bed (like on an organic grounding bed topper) but they want to wear socks to stay toasty warm… with these socks you can slip them on to keep your feet and still sleep right on top of your grounding bed surface with no interference — in fact, the socks will help insure your are grounded by encasing your entire foot in a grounding fabric!In each of these pictures on their product pages, I am personally modeling the sock for you, and have thoroughly tested their conductivity with a grounding test meter. Each sock utilizes silver fibers throughout the entire sock, every inch of it, so the entire sock is conductive from top to bottom.
By wearing a conductive sock with your grounding footwear, your entire sock will instantly encase your entire foot and ankle immediately in grounding energy, which will then powerfully ground your entire body from head to toe.
6. Wear Grounding Gloves:
My next tip is to switch your focus from grounding through your feet to grounding through your hands. It literally only takes one fingertip touching a grounded surface outside (like a metal signpost, an evergreen pine needle, a rock, the sidewalk, brick, pavers, etc…) and it is infinitely easier to wash your hands when you come back inside than it is to wash off your feet and put shoes back on, plus you can even keep pocket warmers in your pocket and switch hands back and forth as you extend the amount of time you can spend comfortably outside, staying bundled up in your winter coat and winter boots!
Want more protection from the elements in winter? Here are my favorite solutions:
The first option is to wear fingerless gloves that keep your hands toasty warm but your fingertips available to directly touch the earth, like these lovely all natural wool fingerless gloves I’m wearing in the picture above — they are USA made and waiting for you right here.
The second option is to wear silver fiber conductive gloves that cover all exposed skin, protecting you from the elements while still allowing grounding to conduct right through to your hands. Find those right here.
The third option — my favorite by far — is to layer the two! Put your conductive silver gloves on, then slip the fingerless wool gloves on top so you have a double layer of warmth while allowing grounding through your fingertips comfortably all winter long, no skin exposure necessary. Wool fingerless gloves keep the palms, wrists and base of the fingers extra insulated, while allowing the conductive layer over the fingertips to touch the earth and directly allow the healing flow of grounding to ground your body from head to toe. I have them together as a set for you right here.
7. Hold Onto A Grounding Walking Stick
The other creative way to ground through your hands while staying bundled up and warm is to simply hold onto a conductive grounding hiking stick!
The one I’m showing you above is handmade by a master carpenter right here in the USA using solid wood and pure copper to create a conductive pathway from the ground all the way up to your hands! Have him make yours to carry you through all the season without ever taking your shoes off, by ordering one right here.
A walking stick is a great option for those with mobility issues to use year round, not just in the winter. Not only does grounding through your hands keep your feet protected from frostbite in the winter, in summertime it is just as fabulous at protecting you from hazards like fire ants, burning hot surfaces, broken glass and more.
Check these grounded walking sticks out right here. Each hiking stick is a custom hand crafted, unique work of art that you will use for many years to come.
8. Or Make Your Own DIY Grounded Walking Stick:
If you want to make your own grounding hiking stick, you can grab a DIY kit right here and transform any cane, stick (or even a simple wooden broom handle!) into a conductive walking stick that will ground you from head to toe without you ever needing to touch the earth directly.
I demonstrate how to use my DIY kit to make your own grounded walking stick in the second half of the video above, starting at the 5:40 min mark.
By the way… this homemade DIY Grounding Stick Kit is the perfect stocking stuffer for your loved ones!!! The tape and crampon, plus instructions come bundled in an organic cotton tote, no need to even wrap it!
9. Ground Through Your Pajamas all night:
The perk of wearing shielding clothing to bed at night is that not only are you shielded from high frequency radiation, but these fabrics also allow you to lay on a grounded surface (like an organic grounded bed topper or an organic grounding bed roll, both waiting for you right here) and ground right through them!
Perfect for folks who want to be grounded in bed all night long but who like to keep bundled up and warm with no exposed skin available to touch the grounding tool.
Find these options to wear to sleep to keep you grounded to your favorite grounding bed surface:
organic shielding organic T shirtsorganic shielding tank topsorganic shielding undies for men and womenshielding sweatpantsshielding hoodiesand grounding socks (as we talked about in #5 above)This is another perk of having the grounding socks we talked about above in suggestion #5. Not only can you wear them with your grounding shoes to stay grounded outside, but if you like to sleep in socks to keep your feet warm in the winter, you can wear theses socks to bed and use them to ground while you sleep as well.
Slipping into bed and resting your feet on a grounding bed surface will allow you to ground right through your grounded pajamas or grounded socks all night long.
10. Sleep With A Grounding Hot Water Bottle:
For decades now, one of my ultimate go-to healing recommendations for patients is a hot water bottle, to avoid the artificial EMFs of electric blankets and heating pads but still enjoying the soothing benefits of heat. By adding the element of grounding to this, with a grounding hot water bottle cozy, you combine the healing properties of heat with the health benefits of grounding (the most holistic supportive therapy that helps relax, repair, and soothe aches and pains from head-to-toe!)
So I have these custom, hand sewn, grounding hot water bottle cozy’s made just for you when you order it, so that you can sleep all night long, grounded in warmth and healing energy. I can’t think of a better way to stay warm and grounded all winter long, and if you are thinking ahead to holiday gifts, this must be one of the most lovely, comforting, supportive healing gifts you can possibly give.
You just have to make sure you order them early, because I have these literally hand made just for you when you order it and it does take a few weeks. Order yours before it get’s too darn cold at night… you can find them right here.
To a healthy fall and winter full of grounding, even outside!
Yes, it is absolutely doable!
Grounding helps keep your immunity high, your inflammation low, reduces stress, deepens sleep, and boosts your mood, no matter what you are going through. Sounds like the perfect winter healing plan.
Please share these resources with anyone who would like some tips on comfortable cold weather grounding.
Hopefully some of these ideas transformed what you think is possible about staying connected to the earth outside this fall and winter, like my eco-friendly idea of simply adding a grounding shoe sticker to any shoe you already own (perfect for a favorite pair of orthotic shoes you love, or if you simply want to be eco-friendly and not buy more pairs of shoes, as one of the best ways we can support our earth is reuse what we already have instead of consuming more!)
Or the idea of switching to grounding through your hands in the winter, with several different options to keep your hands warm but effectively grounded, like conductive gloves that layer with wool gloves to keep your hands nice and warm while touching grounded surfaces outside, grounding hiking sticks that conduct the earth’s energy right up to your hands while you stay bundled up in winter coats and boots, ways to keep warm while grounding like using a grounded hot water bottle, or slipping into shielding sweatpants and undies so you can be grounded while sleeping right on top of your grounded bed surfaces… and so much more.
From shoes to gloves to hiking sticks, there are tons of fun safe ways to connect to our planet and boost our health through grounding, no matter what the season. Find all of these outdoor grounding solutions, and so much more, in my Eco-Ethical Grounding Boutique right here:
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