Grounding while working from home: how to use a desk mat

Anyone who sits behind a laptop every day already has a fixed moment when grounding fits effortlessly. The Earthle Desk Mat is located where your forearms or hands rest. Simply connect, make skin contact and continue working.

Why sitting quietly for an hour is interesting

In a double-blind study with forty adults, pleasant and positive mood improved more after one hour of real grounding than after an identical sham session. Another double-blind experiment with 28 adults measured direct changes in skin conductance and other physiological signals during forty minutes of grounding. A desk is therefore a logical place for a calm, consistent routine.

The best place for the desk mat

• Place the mat in front of the keyboard so that your wrists or forearms regularly touch it.
• The mat can also be used under the desk with bare feet.
• Check the grounded socket and click the cable firmly into place.
• Choose one daily work block so that the habit develops naturally.

Direct contact makes it easy

Bare skin provides the most reliable electrical connection. A thin cotton sleeve can sometimes be conductive, but measuring provides certainty. Earthle mats use conductive carbon material and are smooth enough to be easy to keep clean.

The best grounding routine is the one that doesn't require any additional planning. At your desk, every working day automatically becomes an opportunity to ground yourself.

Which Earthle product fits this use

The Earthle Desk Mat measuring 65 by 25 centimetres fits for the keyboard and mouse or under your forearms. If you also want contact with your feet, the larger Yoga Mat offers more space.

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