Barefoot construction work?

BAREFOOT CONSTRUCTION WORK???

Almost Barefoot  doesn't make any recommendations for or against....it's your choice whether you do construction barefoot!

But we do share the pictures, thanks to Barefoot Mick Lessard and the Society for Barefoot Living.

Barefoot Mick Lessard

Laying this rock was a primal pleasure as it fell into the perfect place at the top of our newly barefoot built stairwell.

 

Enjoy the new walkway, Mick!!

 

Blessings!

 

 



Barefooting in the new season

The earth is starting to cool, making barefooting a more significant experience.

By this time, we've come to taking barefooting for granted in summer. It's warm out, so we just do it. Nothing wrong with that!

But with the change of the season, we're invited to feel, once again, the significance we felt when we first took to going sans shoes outdoors.

Feel the cool ground tonight and again tomorrow morning, Savor it and be reborn to your natural connection with the Earth.

Barefoot and alive

Kriste Brushaber in a parking lot in Boulder, CO.

Pics just for fun!

We thank Kriste Burshaber and the Barefoot Hiking Club for these fun pics!

BLESSINGS!

 

 

Barefooting for meaning-"It's more than just taking off my shoes" -Barefoot Angie Bee

 
Barefoot Angie Bee is an ordinary woman, and as we look at her life, that's what makes her rather extraordinary.
 
 "Barefoot running is a philosophy.  Its more than just taking off my shoes" says Angie, who also practices Yoga.



Barefoot running and walking has a way of re-connecting us to the pulse of the Universe, and then we start to remember what matters.

" Its a way of looking at things clearly instead of muffled by shoes or any other kind of cover up we might have for ourselves.  I strive to learn and grow and try to accept myself as the whole person that I am now, past, present, and future," Aggie says.

"In June of 2009 I began barefoot running after suffering from chronic lower back pain and shin splints.  I ditched the shoes and have never had back problems again.   I ran a barefoot marathon as well as many other race distances  barefoot.  Its is very joyful and fun to do.  I started running to cope with every day stress that goes with mothering and life in general. "


Angie is a mother of four boys, one of who, has autism, and wife to a firefighter. She now coaches other runners as well.


Almost Barefoot salutes this ordinary, amazing woman, not only for running barefoot marathons, but for reminding us of how much we can be. Learn more about her, and we will surely learn more about ourselves, and in a positive way.



Pictures courtesy of Angie Bee Hotz

Barefooter extraordianaire-Barefoot Angie Bee

Barefoot Angie Bee is a runner, Yogini, wife, and mother.

She's been running sans shoes for a long time. Angie is an inspiration!

We'll have more to say soon.

 

Coach Michael Sandler back up and running already!

My progress continues! Two days ago Jessica took me out on a spectacular bamboo forest and waterfall hike with a wooden plank creek crossing (flashbacks - yikes!) a short rope climb, and even a wooden ladder between two falls. I was very intimidated just taking my first step off of the road and onto the trail (a steep decline to the bamboo forest floor below), but I kept putting one foot in front ...of the other and believing in myself.

Coach Michael Sandler...up and running yet again after a second shattered femur. His Dr.'s words: "the simply are no odds with you..."

To keep me safe, I fashioned two walking sticks out of felled bamboo trees. It worked perfectly and though I was slow, it was truly a miracle hike. We're ten days off crutches now, and though I waddle, I'm incredibly grateful. My next step is to work on my significant limp, which means working on joint strength and flexibility. With new hardware in the hip and by the knee, both joints are quite unstable, but that's only a temporary state.
In other news, my meditation's been going great. After a near-death experience, expanding my spiritual practice means A LOT to me. Every day I'm waking with a sunrise meditation, then taking a break mid-day to quiet the mind, and ending with a sunset meditation as well. The more I quiet the mind, the healthier, happier, and more connected I feel.
And through meditation, I've been learning so much!!!
Keep shining everyone, and enjoy a magical new day. Each moment is a new chance to shine, to reinvent ourselves, and connect with the love that's inside and around each one of us. No Matter What!!!
Photo - After nearly 2 hours on the trails, I'm still going strong!