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In response to a TSL article last week highlighting the benefits of walking barefoot, Rowan Gray CM ’26 has to put his foot down.

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September 21, 2023 11:10 pmSeptember 28, 2023 11:53 pm

Walk barefoot, live grounded: a connection to nature and self

By Julia Skaggs 10943 Views barefoot living, Claremont Colleges, Health Benefits, human nature, Nature, Pitzer College, Scripps College, slackline, Social Norms

Certain individuals at the 5Cs see the practice of being barefoot to be a proactive manner to reconnect with the earth and interweave the body and mind. Additionally several barefoot enthusiasts has experienced several health benefits as a result of adopting this way of life.