Earthbound® Grounding Yoga Mat

Earth's healing energy, while you move

Yoga has always been about connection — breath to body, body to ground. But the modern mat quietly works against that last part. Standard rubber and foam mats are electrically inert, insulating you from the Earth for the entire hour you're barefoot on the floor. The Earthbound® Grounding Yoga Mat restores that missing connection, so every practice reconnects you to the ground beneath it.

This is how the Earthbound yoga mat works:

• A conductive carbon fiber blend in direct contact with your bare hands and feet — the most direct grounding connection there is, with no fabric layer in between.
• Connects to the Earth through any standard grounded wall outlet — ships with grounding cord and free test kit.
• Cushioned, non-slip surface, 4mm thick and sized 72″ × 24″ (182 × 61 cm) for a full range of poses.
• Moisture from practice only improves the connection; wipes clean with a damp cloth and rolls up flat for travel.

A quiet introduction to grounding

Grounding, also called earthing, is the practice of restoring the body's electrical connection to the surface of the Earth, which carries a slight negative charge rich with free electrons.

• Practiced for centuries by people walking barefoot or working close to the ground.
• A renewed area of study within complementary and integrative medicine.
• Free electrons may help neutralize free radicals and support natural anti-inflammatory processes.
• The Earthbound mat brings that connection indoors — to your practice, your floor, anywhere you move.

Through your practice

Yoga already draws the body toward calm and recovery. Practicing grounded may extend that window — the steady flow of electrons may help re-balance the body's bio-electrical system, calm the nervous system, support circulation, and aid recovery between sessions. Roll it out for flow, stretching, or a few quiet minutes of stillness.

A growing body of peer-reviewed research on grounding suggests a broad range of associated favorable health-related outcomes, including:

• Faster recovery from physical exertion and practice
• Reduced markers of chronic inflammation
• Reduced reports of muscle and joint tension
• Improved circulation and blood viscosity
• Calming effects on the nervous system
• Normalizing effect on the stress hormone cortisol
• Improved focus and reduced mental fatigue
• Improved heart rate variability
• Better sleep quality following an evening practice
• Buffering against ambient electromagnetic field exposure
• Anti-aging effects through reduced oxidative stress