Our Vision & Mission
A New Health and Healing Frontier
Our Mission
The Earthing Institute is a nonprofit research and education organization focused on understanding how direct physical connection with the Earth influences inflammation, nervous system regulation, and human health.
Chronic inflammation underlies many of today's most costly and debilitating conditions. Over more than two decades, peer-reviewed research has explored grounding as a low-cost, non-invasive intervention with measurable physiological effects.
The Institute exists to advance rigorous research, curate credible scientific findings, and responsibly educate the public and health professionals worldwide.
Our Vision
We envision the day when every human being (and pet) on this planet will be earthed throughout their daily life. When that day comes, it will be common knowledge that earthing is as important for health as good nutrition, sleep, exercise, and a positive mental attitude.
Our mission is to disseminate this vital knowledge to as many people as we can throughout the world. We want to further research regarding the health benefits of earthing, and to have our website serve as a repository of all information related to earthing.
A Message from Our President
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As a researcher involved primarily with the physics of electricity and the body's electrophysiology (how the body produces and utilizes electrical energy), I find it amazing that at this point in the human timeline we are just exploring the Earth as a resource for health and healing.
Past cultures put great emphasis on connectedness with the Earth, a relationship still honored by many indigenous people today. To what extent this connection was recognized as a healing factor among past cultures is not a subject that has been studied. Now, finally, science is exploring the dynamics and benefits of this connection.
The studies I have been involved with have painted an intriguing picture of what happens when we connect to the Earth. In short, it is as if a switch has been turned on, and, in response, the body's inner workings start functioning more efficiently and robustly.
Gaetan Chevalier, Ph.D.
President, The Earthing Institute
Director since 2009
Board of Directors
Gaetan Chevalier, Ph.D.
President
45-year career in engineering physics, biophysics, and electrophysiology. Director of the Earthing Institute since 2009.
Dr. Katerina Brzovic
Treasurer
Chilean veterinarian and acupuncturist. Founder of Contacto Tierra, leading earthing education across Latin America and Spain.
Dr. Richard Kotz
CFO
Retired FDA statistician with 25 years of service reviewing clinical trials for medical devices. FDA Lifetime Achievement Award 2016.
Scientific Advisory Board
James Oschman, Ph.D.
Nature's Own Research Association
Tracy Latz, M.D., M.S.
Integrative Psychiatrist
Pawel Sokal, M.D., Ph.D.
Neurosurgeon, Earthing Research Pioneer
Tina Michaud-Gray, RN, LMT
Pain & Soft Tissue Specialist
Charles Munier, D.M.D.
Retired Dentist, TMJ Treatment
Jeffrey Spencer, M.A., D.C.
Former Olympic Cyclist, Tour de France Team
In Memoriam
Martin Zucker
1937-2020
Co-author of the Earthing book
Stephen Sinatra, M.D.
1946-2022
Integrative cardiologist, discovered earthing as anti-inflammatory
Karol Sokal, M.D., Ph.D.
1944-2023
Pioneer of earthing research since 1989
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