Help Reduce Study Stress with Earthing

Help reduce study stress!

Is it just me or is this year flown by super-fast so far. One minute I was celebrating Australia Day, now the HSC is upon us and Christmas is just around the corner! Does that make your chest go a little tight with stress?

Well for thousands of our Aussie students, exam time will become a huge cause of daily stress. Long hours of study, the pressure to perform, the pressure to do well in exams and the pressure to remember, can become overwhelming for some.

 

I’ve had friends share stories with me over the years of the toll stress took on their children during exam time – bouts of anger, uncontrolled crying, incessant nail biting and insomnia to name just a few. Sadly many of these parents could do little but stand by and support their kids with lots of hugs of reassurance, then breathe a huge sigh of relief when exam time was all over.

And they are not alone. Key findings by the Australian Psychological Society 2014 Stress and Wellbeing in Australia Survey found that young adults 18-35 continued to report higher levels of stress and distress compared to older Australians. Four in five (80%) of these young adults also reported that current stress was having at least some impact on their physical health. And according to survey results published online by Youth Beyond Blue, young people are most concerned about coping with stress, school or study problems, and body image in that order.

 

Earthing and study stress

The good news is that earthing may very well hold a key to helping reduce study stress and anxiety by calming the mind and helping to stabilise the body’s electrical functioning. I’ve had many parents contact me and tell me their kids study better when they are Earthing or using Earthing Mats.

Published findings from two Polish doctors in the book “Earthing” showed that Earthing influenced physiology (pg. 94). In 2011, the doctors published results of a study which hypothesised that Earthing’s broad impact on the body’s bioelectrical environment and electrolyte concentrations helps regulate correct functioning of the nervous system and significantly influences the electrical activity of the brain. In 2012, they also reported that as soon as Grounding occurs, the body’s electrical functioning stabilises.

In another study, electrophysiologists Gaetan Chevalier and Kazuhito Mori at the California Institute for Human Science investigated the impact of Earthing on nervous system function (pg. 77 Earthing) through a randomised, double-blind experiment involving brain and muscle measurements. The results showed that Grounding significantly influences the electrical activity of the brain and muscles – even within half an hour of Grounding. Changes were recorded almost instantly, some within two seconds of Earthing.

In the brain itself, the study also revealed there was an overall decrease in activity, with a change showing on the left side of the brain – the side associated with thinking. So Earthing appears to calm the busy mind. Ideal for study time!

Practical Tips for Earthing

  • Where practical, spend at least half an hour a day sitting barefoot on the grass while you study or read
  • If you are near the beach, try walking barefoot along the beach or swimming in the ocean
  • Try sitting under a tree or leaning against a tree to Earth yourself before an exam
  • Use an earthing mat while you are using electronic devices such as laptops, iPads or iPhones for study. Place the mat under your bare feet or sit it in your lap (make sure your bare arms are touching the conductive side of the mat)
  • Ask to bring an Earthing Mat into your exams

 

Earthing Mat or Plush Pad with Bonus DVD "Heal For Free" 

We want your kids to stress less too when it comes to study time for the HSC  in October, grab them an Earthing Mat or Plush Pad and get a bonus DVD "Heal For Free" that you can both unwide and watch and be inspired what the Earth can do for you.

 

We wish all students great success and much less stress come exam time and we’d love some feedback from students who have found Earthing particularly beneficial during this time. Feel free to Facebook or email us anytime.

 

 

Sources: “Earthing”, www.psychology.com.au, www.youthbeyongblue.com

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