Are you New to Barefooting?

Are you new to barefooting?  We would love to hear from you.  Use our contact page to tell us about your experiences.  In particular we are looking for people who would be willing to correspond over email over several months to tell us about your barefooting experience.  Help the rest of the barefooting community learn [...]

New Custom URL Shortening Service

After having problems with our previous URL shortening service we have launched our own service:  mytoes.info
Keep your eyes peeled for short URLs from the mytoes.info service through twitter.

Twitter Updates Restored

We have had some issues recently of our posts being sent out to twitter.  We hope this issues have now been resolved.
Thank you!

Kigo Star Review

Kigo Star Shoe Review
By Tina Dubois

Review of Kigo Footwear’s Kigo Star Shoe
We are very pleased to review the Star from Kigo Footwear. Kigo shoes are advertised as eco-friendly, lightweight, strong, breathable, and totally portable minimalist shoes with a special fold-up design to take them anywhere easily. I agree that the fold-up design is [...]

Review – Vivo Barefoot Dundan Boot

I absolutely love the Vivo Barefoot Dundan boots. They are incredibly comfortable and stylish. They are easy to put on and fast to take off. The lace and zipper combination allow them to be adjustable for a wide variety of ankle and leg widths while having the convenience of a zipper. They have an excellent barefoot feel but at the same time inspire confidence while walking on sharp surfaces due to the puncture-resistant sole. I love them so much, that I can’t wait to get a second pair in a different color.

The Living Barefoot Show Episode 10 Released

February 26th, 2010 Episode 10
The Living Barefoot Show interviews Alan Thwaits. Don’t miss this informative and delightful interview. A reflexologist by training, Alan tells us about the health benefits of reflexology and about his personal beliefs.  Alan tells us about the injury that lead him to try barefooting and how he eventually incorporated barefoot running [...]

The Living Barefoot Show Episode 9 Released – LIVE

January 24th, 2010 Episode 9
This is the formal release of the LIVE Living Barefoot Show recorded in October of 2009.  We had some great conversation with our callers and the test of this new system was a great success.  We’ll be using the system in the future for special live events including special guest interviews.
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Barefoot Running | Christopher McDougall

By Christopher McDougall
Barefoot Running | Parade.com: “Every year, countless Americans stop exercising–or don’t even start–due to leg and foot pain. In response, athletic-shoe companies have poured millions of dollars into new cushioning, arch support, and shock absorbers. But despite this technological firepower, as many as six out of 10 runners are estimated to get injured [...]

Living Barefoot Show Episode 8 Released

December 18th, 2009 Episode 8 We have a great conversation with Vancouver, BC, Canada barefooter Anemone. Anemone discovered barefooting this year after years of feeling uncomfortable in shoes only to discover that important public services like transit and local libraries are inflexible to her bare feet. We talk about her experiences as [...]

Why Barefoot?

Why Barefoot?
Because being barefoot is healthy for you! Because being barefoot can feel great! Because being barefoot is how our bodies were designed!

Have you ever stopped to think about why we need so much support and protection? The answer is that we don’t. The answer is that the more we wear shoes, the more we [...]