Geophagy has been considered an adaptive behavior in humans and animals and clays have been considered healing materials since ancient times. Clay is the oldest healing remedy and hygienic substance used by humans and animals since the creation of life on Earth. In science, they have shown that life began in a mixture of clay and water. These statements show how essential clay is for humans and all living beings on Earth. The most powerful and beneficial clays come from layers of noble soils, a term that defines the superficial layers of very old soils generally located in places of ancient volcanic activities and marine sedimentation basins.
The French naturopath Raymond Dextreit affirms that clay is a living substance, which acts with discernment and stops the proliferation of parasitic bodies, microbes or pathogenic bacteria, while promoting healthy cellular reconstitution. He considers clay loaded with radioactivity (energy) which has a regenerative power while absorbing negative radiation.
Marie-France Muller, author of “How Clay Heals,” believes that clay could play a protective role in an organism weakened by ionizing radiation. For naturopath Michel Abehsera, all clay particles retain a considerable amount of energy from the powerful earth's magnetic field.
The reasons for the biological activity of clays respond to numerous mechanisms: adsorption, oxidation-reduction, hydration, catalysis, ionic exchanges and electron release phenomena. Lynda Williams, a clay chemist at Arizona State University, has been researching the antibacterial properties of clay for more than a decade. Williams explains that people have studied how clay heals wounds for a long time; clay is antibacterial, she said. Williams.
Clay widely used in art therapy practice, working with clay has been shown to improve emotional regulation and release tension, among other benefits. A 2018 study showed that after six sessions of clay work, people with disabilities scored higher on happiness assessments than their peers who did not participate in the sessions. Along the same lines, PTSD UK, a British organization dedicated to raising awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder, found that making pottery helps heal people with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Danielle Rossi, a painter and art director at North Philly’s Cristo Rey High School, has folded studio ceramics classes into her curriculum for eight years.
“Working with both hands puts you in the present moment, and that’s healing,” Rossi says. “Many of our students deal with hard things, but making pots provides a moment free of worry. “I can’t change their lives, but clay can give them that respite.”
Geophagy has been considered an adaptive behavior in humans and animals and clays have been considered healing materials since ancient times. Clay is the oldest healing remedy and hygienic substance used by humans and animals since the creation of life on Earth. In science, they have shown that life began in a mixture of clay and water. These statements show how essential clay is for humans and all living beings on Earth. The most powerful and beneficial clays come from layers of noble soils, a term that defines the superficial layers of very old soils generally located in places of ancient volcanic activities and marine sedimentation basins.
The French naturopath Raymond Dextreit affirms that clay is a living substance, which acts with discernment and stops the proliferation of parasitic bodies, microbes or pathogenic bacteria, while promoting healthy cellular reconstitution. He considers clay loaded with radioactivity (energy) which has a regenerative power while absorbing negative radiation.
Marie-France Muller, author of “How Clay Heals,” believes that clay could play a protective role in an organism weakened by ionizing radiation. For naturopath Michel Abehsera, all clay particles retain a considerable amount of energy from the powerful earth's magnetic field.
The reasons for the biological activity of clays respond to numerous mechanisms: adsorption, oxidation-reduction, hydration, catalysis, ionic exchanges and electron release phenomena. Lynda Williams, a clay chemist at Arizona State University, has been researching the antibacterial properties of clay for more than a decade. Williams explains that people have studied how clay heals wounds for a long time; clay is antibacterial, she said. Williams.
https://eos.org/articles/healing-power-of-clay-not-as-off-the-wall-as-you-might-think .---
https://www.theclaycure.co.uk/home/13-healing-properties-of-clay/ .---
Clay widely used in art therapy practice, working with clay has been shown to improve emotional regulation and release tension, among other benefits. A 2018 study showed that after six sessions of clay work, people with disabilities scored higher on happiness assessments than their peers who did not participate in the sessions. Along the same lines, PTSD UK, a British organization dedicated to raising awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder, found that making pottery helps heal people with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Danielle Rossi, a painter and art director at North Philly’s Cristo Rey High School, has folded studio ceramics classes into her curriculum for eight years.
“Working with both hands puts you in the present moment, and that’s healing,” Rossi says. “Many of our students deal with hard things, but making pots provides a moment free of worry. “I can’t change their lives, but clay can give them that respite.”
https://gridphilly.com/blog-home/2023/12/01/ceramics-studio-brings-the-healing-powers-of-clay-to-schools-shelters-and-seniors/ (2023).--