08/18/2024
I was raised as a child of the mountains.
Because of this, there are some habits that I have (thanks to good old daddio Robert Atlee) that might seem a bit unusual in mainstream society.
For example, sometimes, I see how many weeks I can go without bathing in artificial bodies of water (such as household showers/baths).
The first few days I often feel a bit grungy, as my body conditions itself to not being stripped of its natural oils with artificial soaps, and doused with the chlorine/flouride we find in most city water systems.
But then, we hit day 5/6 and I notice that my hair has started to soften, my skin has begun to glow, and by day 14/15, my body simply stops making the excess oils that it was urgently over-producing to compensate for the natural layer of protection it was being stripped of when I scrubbed myself “clean” in the shower.
The human body is an incredible thing. It will balance itself and find equilibrium in almost any situation we put it in. But I do believe there are steps we can take in order to reconnect to our own biome, through connecting to the earth’s biome.
I’m not telling you to give up you iPhone, your car, your many conveniences that make life what it is in the 21st century. I am simply sharing some moments from my own existence that bring me joy and help me reconnect to a simpler, wilder, significantly less sudsy way of life.
