Why I Hike Barefoot... in a Skirt (How to Start Grounding Like a Fairy)
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2023
- earthing... grounding... barefoot-ing? so many ways to describe the magical, powerful, nourishing practice of putting your paws directly on mother earth!!!! wanna know why it has the potential to change your life?!?! and how you can also feel like a feminine sparkly fairy as you crawl around the forest floor?! then this is the perfect video for you ;)
and yes... there is a lil too much FOOTage here for all to enjoy for free hahahaha let's release all that twisted sxl & shameful energy about our feet thru this vid tho svp??? give this vid a like if you also wanna #freethefoot!!!! lol
epic documentary about grounding and all the scientifical facts, case studies and specific timelines to blow your modern mind....
The Earthing Movie: The Remarkable Science of Grounding (full documentary) • The Earthing Movie: Th...
let me know in the comments about your barefoot journey and how you feel most natural & comfy in the forest!!! and also if you are an absolute legend and have attempted to do a backpacking trip barefoot?!? any and all affordable leather grounding barefoot shoes reccs are welcome in the comments as well pls :)
if you wanna read more info about grounding, its benefits, and how it works... here's a beginners guide to earthing that I found online for you :)
earthingcanada.ca/wp-content/...
if you are more fluent in the language of science than spiri to convince you that something is worth trying... watch this vid...
How Quickly Does Grounding Start To Benefit Your Body? (Laura Koniver MD) • How Quickly Does Groun...
Beautiful majestic fairy music: Enchanted Ruins, by Gerardo Garcia Jr. All Media Use License acquired through Suite Tracks Music. STM-042-992
thank you so much for watching my video about hiking barefoot!!! this is the first time I'm creating a video with various clips filmed over many mooons, and it was honestly a labour of love hahah so I am extra excited to finally share it with you :)
may this video inspire you to connect to the Earth and all her medicine more deeply, whether it may be through grounding, or simply spending more time outdoors. may we receive more messages and wisdom from the earth, and feel our bodies plugging back into the mycelial network of life on this planet. may we remember the ancient, primal ways of our ancestors, and continue to integrate their wisdom into the dawning of this new earth. may our feetsies be blessed!!!!! thank you xoxoxo
Nothing is more appealing to me than the sight of a beautiful woman walking barefoot through a forest. Nothing is more natural, either. Thank you for sharing your perspective with us in this wonderful video. Peace.
Thank you 😊 Peace to you as well!!
If you don't mind my saying so, your bare feet are those of a goddess, young woman.@@sandlervivian
I know how amazing it feels to hike with a flowy skirt and taking my shoes off. I definitely feel like a forest fairy when I do it, which is a “returning home” kind of feeling.
Yeeeeeees returning home is such a perfect way to describe it 🙏🏻🧚🏻♀️ So happy to know there are other forest fairies out there✨
Thank you for uploading this. There is nothing more feminine and feeling at one with the earth, when I walk barefoot in the forest, with a flowy skirt, between knee and ankle length.
I’m so glad you agree 🥹 And that I’m not the only one wandering the forest feeling like a wild feminine fairy 🧚🏻♀️✨💛
Love this video. All great info except the science of Earthing. Dont get me wrong, the benefits are real the grounding theory is not. I started my barefoot journey 2.5 years ago by chance and found when i was barefoot my back did not hurt and i did not have to got to my chiropractor anymore. I stated to go hiking as a way to be barefoot in a more private setting and tottaly fell in love with it. The very first thing i noticed is how incredibly joyful it made me. I could not understand why at the time. It seems to me that your barefoot journey is just beginning. I am now 100% barefoot all the time and can tell you that your feet will addapt and you will be able , in time , to walk on stone and gravel comftably and even get used to colder temps. of course barefooting at minus 30 is out of the question for more the a few minutes. As a fellow Canadian i would recommend getting a pair of indigenous made Manitobah Mukluks. I love that you wear skirts and dresses for hiking. I can see how it can make you feel more natural and also more practical when you have go for a pee but as a old man I am not ready to make that jump.
Wow, barefoot 100% of the time, that is truly incredible!!! I adore that it makes you feel more joyful, I completely understand the feeling 😁 I am intrigued how you said the grounding theory isn’t true, I’m always open to expand my knowledge, would love to know what you mean 😊 Yes, I have been considering getting Manitobah Mukluks for a while so I’ll take your comment as a sign 😆🙏🏻 Also amazing to hear how being barefoot helped your back, thank you for sharing your experience 🧡
@@sandlervivian Let me rephrase that. the grounding theory as it pertains to electrically connecting to the earths electrons is real , yes, but just a theory that has not yet been scientifically proven. A few studies seem to point to that but , as far as I know, none have been reproduced or peer reviewed . However one thing has been proven is the presence of a bacteria in the soil called Mycobacterium vaccae. It also has been shown that our bodys react to this bacteria by releasing seratonins which explains the euphotic feeling we get walking barefoot in the forest. That also explains why so many people find gardening therapeutic. but all science aside, the important thing is ALWAYS listen to your body. Like the famous quote from my favorite lyricist,IF IT FEELS RIGHT, ITS RIIGHT
I feel so much less weird after watching your video! But then, I always have prided myself on being weird, so, mixed emotions, haha. I am always barefoot in my yard and garden and it is so much a part of the outdoor experience! I work indoors for long shifts in shoes and being barefoot just maximizes how quickly I can connect with nature and be at peace. Despite this, I have only hiked barefoot very rarely - usually after I take my shoes off for a stream crossing or to rest my feet in water during a pausing moment. Then sometimes I go a very small stretch barefooted and it feels like a guilty pleasure! You inspire me to just go for it entirely 😁
Your comment about tree sap on your skirt reminded me of my childhood. I almost exclusively wore skirts and dresses as soon as I was allowed to pick my own clothes up until my early twenties. I prided myself as a girl in my ability to play, run and climb trees in a skirt and still keep up with the best. My crowning achievement was a roughly four-story tall pine tree in our front yard. My ten year old self climbed to the very top where I could see over all the house tops and be rocked back and forth as the tree top swayed in the breeze. I was wearing my favorite twirly skirt that I had helped sew and when I came down it had definitely suffered from sap - but it was like a badge of honor ☺️
I love your discussion of the masculine vs feminine approach to the outdoors. So very insightful!
I have a very strong suspicion that I will soon be seen in our local woods hiking barefoot and in a skirt, embracing a feminine hike!
Aw I love your comment so much, thanks for sharing about your experience!! ❤️ Yes, we can be wild feminine weirdos together (I love being weird but knowing I’m not alone in my weirdness as well 🤣) hahah loooove your tales of tree climbing as a child, sounds like it’s time to reconnect to that part of you 😁🌲
@@sandlervivian ❤️ Hey I guess you're right - there's no rule saying you can't have more than one wild feminine weirdo! 😂
Yes, indeed! Those were some great times. Now I just need an obliging pine tree... 🌲😀💃
I love barefoot hiking, but there’s something liberating about walking barefoot in a city. I plan on walking in New York City this summer.
I've lived my whole life barefoot in Australia that's natural for me It will never change.
I do like your video everything you said is correct. I think everyone should be barefoot.
Nice video!! i living and woking barefoot since 2011!! no shoes no problems!!
Fantastic. After I broke my ankle and had physio sessions, I was told by the therapist that shoes ruin our feet which in turn mess up our legs and back. I also find that walking on sand really is a great build up to are foot walking and conditioning. Wonderful video. 😊❤❤
Thank you Lesley lulu 🥹❤️❤️ Glad even physio therapists are waking up to the benefits of being barefoot 👁️
I love the idea of a barefoot stroll.
I recently read an article by Andrew McCarthy
called "Whatever the Problem, It's probably solved by Walking".
Will have to check out that article, thanks for sharing 😊
It's neat you hike barefoot. I do that sometimes, but most of my hiking these days centers aroud a job I don't do barefoot. That's trail maintance with a chain saw. My wife goes barefoot most of the time. I think she might own one or two skirts and maybe one skirt. She's a shorts and blue jean woman.
Hello, thanks for the video! How do you protect your skin from ticks that could carry infections like Encephalitis? In Russia when we go out to a forest or to a field in spring and summer, we always wear long pants and socks to avoid letting blood sucking ticks to have an access to one's bare skin on the legs.
For me as a Russian ticks are literally more scary than bears, because bear attacks are quite rare on a normal hike, but tick attacks are quite common, and being killed or incapacitated by a tiny little tick is several TENS of times more common than being killed or incapacitated by a bear.
These ticks usually live in tall grass, so they generally don't attach to your arms and the neck if you just walk, but there are a lot of cases of these ticks attacking one's legs and groins and infecting a person with potentially deadly Encephalitis.
And yes, usually it takes ticks a long time to penetrate the skin, but it's not 100% safe, since, according to the statistics, the rates of Tick Encephalitis in humans is around 4 times higher than the rates of Rabies. So you have 4 times higher risk of being bitten by an infected tick than by an infected dog or another wild animal if you walk with bare skin on your legs! For me, walking with bare legs in a forest would be 4 times scarier than walking near a feral dog or a wolf! At least wolves and dogs can be scared away, and rabies in dogs is pretty rate, but ticks would attack you regardless of what you do and a lot of them carry an infection, so unless you spot them early, or if you have your skin covered, you're at a risk that is not insignificant.
I remember that when I learned that my dad and, a few years later, my grandma were bitten by ticks, I was being extremely afraid that my grandma or my dad would die of Encephalitis (fortunately, they were only bitten by ticks that carried no infection so they didn't develop any illness), so walking with bare skin is no joke.
Thank you for sharing and the thoughtful question 😊 Here in Canada we also have ticks but I think Lyme disease is the biggest concern, so perhaps they are less dangerous here than in Russia! So fascinating to hear about your experience and feeling fearful about ticks. I grew up camping and spending a lot of time in the forest so I am used to doing daily tick checks in the warmer season, and asking my boyfriend or family to help check any hard to see places, which is key 🙏🏻 We also have lots of insect repellent sprays here that have deet, which repels ticks, but I have heard it is not very healthy for you so I no longer use it but could be an option for you, especially if it’s only your feet that are exposed 😊 I have had luck using a yarrow infused spray and I know there are other herbs that are helpful for repelling insects + ticks which you could look into more deeply to create a cream or spray 👌🏻 Hope this helps, would love to hear what works for you!! Perhaps it is very different in Russia but I believe we all deserve to connect bare to the Earth without fear so I hope you can find a way to do so safely & comfortably ❤️
This is amazingly inspiring.l! And you’re so pretty ❤️
Thank you so much 🥹❤️❤️
Go barefoot, it's the real thing. Best do it right from the beginning when you learn to walk. If you have children, let them walk barefoot everywhere, at a young age they learn it best. Indoors, outdoors, grass, sand, earth, rocks, even pavement and asphalt. Still better than wearing shoes. Be aware of where you step and when it's cold, give attention to how it feels. When you lose the feeling in your toes it's too cold. When it's hot, avoid surfaces of high conductivity.
Now a lot of what is said about "grounding" is not scientifically founded. It's true that you won't get zapped as easily when you don't have a potential against the ground, but that's about it. The whole "grounding" hokuspokus isn't actually needed because walking barefoot has other real benefits: It stimulates your muscles and circulation, it gives you a better posture and tougher skin, it actually helps prevent injuries that way, and your feet always fit you perfectly like no industrially made shoe will ever. Also perfect foot climate, no sweaty feet!
If you want to believe in "grounding" that's your thing, for me that's just a side effect and I don't see any evidence for all the claimed effects.
I'm barefoot: In the house always, year-round. Outside whenever the temperature is above freezing. In very cold weather I will prefer to wear shoes as flexible and soft as they can be because my own main motivation is what I get to feel with my feet! I rarely wear socks ... only barefoot is truly barefoot.
For those getting used to it, start with small but regular units and expand them with time, but do them every day. Make it part of your daily life. Barefoot is a wonderful thing that you can just be whatever you are doing at the moment.
hey you pretty much described my exact experience of going barefoot in the forest gradually and definitely slowing down because of the process.
It's true it does feel really good...
Aw yay I’m so happy you resonate 🧚🏻♂️ So nice to slow down in a world that feels like it wants us to keep speeding up, nature knows the true rhythm we are meant to go though 🌲
🔴 "Going barefoot is the gentlest way of walking and can symbolise a way of living - being authentic, vulnerable, sensitive to our surroundings.
It’s the feeling of enjoying warm sand beneath our toes, or carefully making our way over sharp rocks in the darkness.
It’s a way of living that has the lightest impact, removing the barrier between us and nature".- Adele Coombs, “Barefoot Dreaming” 🦶🏻🦶🏻☺
~ In fact, walking barefoot is natural, so normal.
Humans have evolved barefoot and the feet are well-equipped to handle any problems they might encounter on the ground. Aside from accidentally stepping onto something that might be painful (e.g. a Lego) you’ll be fine. In fact, it’s much healthier to go barefoot, than to let your foot sweat inside your shoe, creating a dark, damp and warm environment, perfect for the growth of bacteria and fungi.
Aside from that, your average modern shoe is too narrow for the human foot, meaning it will compress and eventually deform your foot causing all kinds of issues !
- I discovered this pleasure of walking barefoot since at the age of 3 (in 1962), which I still have even now. And one-fifth of the world’s population never wears shoes - ever !
Sincerely, Dinu, barefoot hiker (or barefooter) from Romania.
P.S. : And "Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair." - Kahlil Gibran 🌹
Wow, love both the quotes you shared so much!!!!! Yes, hopefully more people can realize how unhealthy conventional shoes actually are… I love that you are a fellow barefoot hiker - all the way in Romania 😊 Your comment brought me so much joy, sending many blessings your way 🌸
Dear Vivian / @@sandlervivian ,
💚 “Going barefoot in the forest is a very sensuous and a pleasurable experience. For some of us it is almost a mystical experience. I know that I dreamt of it long before I ever durst try it. It is also an experience that brings into question our entire relationship with nature in a way that disturbs and challenges our ideas about ourselves as civilized beings.” - Richard Keith Frazine, in "The Barefoot Hiker" ☺
Looks cool, I'll try it.
Amazing video!!! Hiking barefoot is a game changer ❤
Thank you 💘 yessssss, it truly is 🙏🏻
Your outfits are so cute and you have nice jewelry. I love your style! Do you ever walk barefoot in urban settings or just in natural settings? How long did it take you to toughen your soles? What is the longest you have walked barefoot, in terms of time and miles?
I really appreciate what you are doing. Im not to your level but I am following similar path.
Thank you, I appreciate the comment 😊 Glad to know there are others walking this path with me!!
Such beautiful feet deserve freedom from the foot-prisons! And they honestly just seem so blissfully happy in nature, directly linking the real genuine meaningful earth to your liberated free mind, through the medium of those pretty bare soles. 🥰
Wow I guess Canada took all the real hippies!😁..Glad I stumbled on this though. Yeah barefoot hiking sounds intriguing although Colorado is not the most barefoot friendly place. My feet were alot tougher back in my martial arts days and I kind of miss that so it might be worth a try. I'm not wearing a skirt though 😋
Hahaha yes a few of us are still around, especially on the islands of the west coast 🌼 Interesting, yes it sounds like some places are a lot more barefoot friendly than others 😢 I’m sure you can find a hidden gem though!! Yes, give it a try & lemme know how it goes 🧚🏻♂️ hahah and no skirt necessary - only whatever clothing make you feel most connected to the earth🌲🫶🏻 (for me that’s usually none at all 🤣)
Barefoot !!?? out in the woods ?? Hope she doesn't encounter any snakes, copperhead especially.
Thankfully I live on a small island in Canada and there aren’t very many dangerous animals to encounter! 😊
Lovely video! Thanks for sharing your experience. How have your soles adapted since you decided to walk barefoot? Do you walk barefoot only in the forest, or also in the city streets?
I only walk barefoot in nature - mostly the forest or beach. I live on an island away from the city so I likely could walk barefoot around town but pavement & being barefoot in stores feels unappealing to me to be honest 🤣😅 My feet used to hurt when hiking too long barefoot but I feel I have adjusted and they rarely do now! Where do you like to be barefoot?
@@sandlervivianyour feet look very pretty ❤🎉 do you like wiggling and digging your toes in sand and dirt/mud?
"Yer awsum!" from a barefoot hiker in Ottawa. I keep tweezers in my pocket for slivers, but I almost never use them. I won't say Nature pampers us when we bare our soles and toes to her, but despite countless hikes I've avoided serious injury. A nick now n then is tolerable, right? Feet are sensitive, and I love feeling everything thru my feet as I hike. Never wore a dress tho... as a guy, I'm more into shorts! Also a Canuckian, like you dealing with frozen earth in Winter, and plenty of Shield debris here in Ottawa. Love your vids!! Watch mine if you feel like it...
Exactly!!!! I feel like modern society has created so much fear around getting a little scratched up in the woods, as long as we use common sense and tend to our body we will be perfectly okay 🙏🏻 It’s a blessing to feel alive 😁 Great to connect with a fellow Canadian barefooter 😊👌🏻
So enjoy your barefoot message 👣
I am barefoot on the cow farm in all weather in England
Can get very mucky but always feel connected to earth and healthy 👣
Others may think im wierd but then i am😁
Wow I love that, farming is so fun barefoot !!! And we can be weirdos together 😊
My favorite place for barefoot hiking is Sedona. I love walking on the sandstones and then through the creek near Cathedral rock.
That sounds amazing 😍
@@ianhesford I thought the same but actually it's not nearly as bad as I thought it would be
you reminded me of a good point ....feeling all the different textures is a buzz....rock, dirt, grass etc.
What size shoe are you pls?
I've been walking barefoot for about 4 years now as long as it's upwards of 12°C (15°C when it's wet). Everyware, on every surface. (I always carry a pair of flip-flops with me in case I have to visit a public toilet or someting similarly icky.)
Below that temperature I walk on flip-flops as long as/ whenever possible (short walk with the dog through Dutch snow: possible). Great bonus (on top of all the other benefits): I don't have cold feet in bed anymore 😂
Next spring I'll try wearing a flowy skirt (first have to buy one 😅) when walking my dog in the woods. 👍
Wow, that’s amazing!!! Great idea to carry flip flops with you just in case 👌🏻 Yes, try it out next spring and let me know how it goes 🌼 I always thrift my flowy skirts so it’s not a big loss if it gets ripped or stained 🙏🏻 and aw I love that you’d be walking with your dog companions as well 🥺💛
Please continue barefoot vlog! 😍🙏
I have a question. Do your feet get harder since you go barefoot? I mean, I feel like they lose sensitivity if you walk around like that.
Hmmmm yes & no… it’s probably very different for everyone but personally my feet are less sensitive than when I started but I oil & care for my feet regularly so they’re not super hard 😊
@@sandlervivian Oh ok, then i will try, myy fear is that my soles will become very hard and lose sensitivity, because I have almost never gone barefoot.
❤👣🔥
Yes yes yes sole sister love this!
So glad you resonate 🧚🏻♀️❤️
All I can say is...............sooner or later you have taken the correct decision in life. The next best decision to to grab is to become a fulltime barefooter.
Thank you 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 A gal can dream, perhaps one day!!!
@@sandlervivian dreams comes with action. Take one day at a time. Spend the entire day totally barefoot. Extend it to the next day. Continue like wise. Even without your knowledge you have adopted barefoot lifestyle.Take my world, you will never regret becoming a fulltime barefooter.
💋👣💋🌹
👣😋😋😋👍
How are you
Hi
Are you here?