Back to work, back to school runs, back to shoes. We spend our lives insulated from the earth by rubber soles and concrete floors.

The Science Nugget: The earth is essentially a giant battery with a negative charge. Our bodies, due to stress and inflammation, build up a positive charge (free radicals).

• The Fix: When your bare skin touches the earth (Earthing), there is an instant electron exchange. It neutralizes free radicals, thins the blood, and lowers inflammation. It is literal “Primal Healing.”

The Challenge: Take your shoes off. Stand on the grass or dirt for 5 minutes today. Feel that tingle? That’s your nervous system saying, “Thank you.”

Retreat Teaser: Now imagine that feeling, but with warm Durban sand between your toes for three whole days…