“Going barefoot is the gentlest way of walking and can symbolise a way of living — being authentic, vulnerable, sensitive to our surroundings. It’s the feeling of enjoying warm sand beneath our toes, or carefully making our way over sharp rocks in the darkness. It’s a way of living that has the lightest impact, removing the barrier between us and nature.”

— Adele Coombs, “Barefoot Dreaming”

About Us:

• Quick Facts
  If you read nothing else here, read this!

• What’s this all about?
  Who we are and our mission statement.

• Activities
  Trip reports and photos of our gatherings.

• The “Best of” Collection
  The best of our members’ adventures and thoughts about bare feet.

• Publicity
  Barefooters in the news, and materials you can use to promote barefooting.

• Members
  Barefooters around the world.

• Around the World
  Barefootin’ in other languages.

• Barefoot Runners
  Take your shoes off and run around a bit.

• Barefoot Scrapbook
  Links to member-contributed resources, past Images of the Week, our photo gallery, activity reports, etc.

• Joining
  Bare your feet! It’s comfortable, healthy, natural, fun, and cool. Membership is free.

• Members Only
  Links to areas restricted to SBL members.

Related Resources:

• Facebook
  Meet barefooters online in the SBL Facebook group.

• Books:
  The Barefoot Book by Daniel Howell
  Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

• Key Articles
  Important historical, medical, and artistic works on going barefoot.

• Driving Barefoot in America
  Debunking the myth that it is illegal to drive barefoot.

• Bare Feet in Medicine
  Excerpts from published papers in medical journals stating that going barefoot is healthy and that many shoes are harmful.

• Bare Feet in Establishments
  Debunking the myth that it is against a health department regulation to go barefoot into an establishment.

• Bare Feet and OSHA
  Debunking the myth that it is against an OSHA regulation to go barefoot into an establishment.

• Barefoot Hikers
  Hiking through nature as Nature intended.

• Barefoot Gallery
  Photos of barefooters in places where bare feet are more common and accepted.

• Barefoot FAQ
  Frequently Asked Questions about living barefoot.

• Barefoot Fiction:
  Barefoot Times
  A series of full-length novels written by SBL member Jeff Pages.
  Mystery Kids Books
  A series of educational books with barefoot characters, written by Tim Mills.