Holidays aren’t just a lovely way to spend time. Psychologist We’re more likely to spend time in nature when we’re on holiday, which can help us fill the “relax and reset” mind-frame we crave, while boosting our mood. relaxation holidays wellness we...
There are some people whose idea of a wonderful holiday is lying on a beach, good book in hand, letting the hours drift away. Then there are those whose dream escape consists of strapping on a backpack, lacing up their hiking boots and scaling literal mountains.
But spending your trip doing sweet nothing is also therapeutic. Brewer says that as a society we don’t value rest. And yet it’s a key pillar of wellbeing. “It’s not just how busy we are, but how much information we consume that leads to mental fog,” she explains.Paring back our days and cutting back our consumption of social media and the like is therefore a welcome reprieve for our overloaded minds.
And you don’t even need to leave home to reap the mental health benefits of a break. A new survey by Omnipoll, on behalf of Norwegian Cruise Line, found that simply planning a trip is uplifting, with
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