Grounding (or earthing)—essentially, the practice of making physical contact with the Earth’s surface, also known as walking barefoot—has been a thing among true wellness heads for a minute now.

Walking barefoot on your lawn is one way to do earthing or grounding, which connects you with the Earth’s energy. The benefits of walking barefoot on grass include lowering stress and increasing ...

Most people walk to relax. I came to Borneo to let the ground fight back. This morning, outside Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, my boots slipped on a tangle of wet roots. The air smelled of earth and rain. A ...