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Slow Living
Living at a slower pace without compromising on fun
Living at a slower pace
Did you also enjoy the holidays so much? Especially the wonderfully relaxed pace you move at. Have a leisurely breakfast, then maybe read a bit and then think about what outing you are going to take that day. How nice it would be to be able to hold on to that and not be swallowed up by work, an overload of social activities and daily worries.
In a world where everything seems to have to be faster - work, communicate, perform - there is a growing need to slow down. Not as a protest, but as a conscious choice. More and more people are discovering the power of slow living: living with attention, peace and space for the little things. No hurry, but heart. No excess, but enough. No full agenda, but a full experience of the moment. Is slow living the next trend you might ask? We think not, rather a necessary trend. Or rather, actually, it is back to basics where you ask yourself what is really important.
But how do you actually do that, living at a slower pace? And more importantly, how do you make sure it doesn't make you feel like you're missing something?
What is slow living?
Slow living is not about laziness or slowing down for the sake of slowing down. It's about making conscious choices: What has value to you? What is allowed more space in your day? It does not mean that you never work hard or use your agenda again, but it does mean that you allow yourself to pause regularly. Literally and figuratively.
Do you recognise this?
You have a free evening, yet you sit mindlessly on your phone.
You usually eat your meals on the couch, with a series on, without really tasting them. Or you eat with (only part of) the family and when it's finished everyone runs from the table on their way to the next activity.
You can't remember the last time you just 'sat' without a purpose.
Then slow living might be just what you are looking for.
Slow living in your daily life
Slow living starts with small, conscious choices. It is not about radical change, but about slowing down in the everyday. These five simple habits will help you bring more peace, focus and balance into your daily life.
Start your evening consciously: Instead of immediately reaching for your phone or TV, try just being ordinary for ten minutes first. Make a cup of tea, light a candle, crawl under an infrared heat blanket and breathe. Sounds simple, feels great.
Tip: The warmth of an infrared heat blanket or -cushion helps your body relax, reducing stress.
Turn small rituals into something big: Your evening walk, reading a book, cooking with music on: these are small habits that - if you do them with attention - bring magic. Slow living is in the details.
Whether it is raining or sultry: a soft speaker with mood lighting makes the moment even more intense.
Say 'no' more often without guilt: Every 'no' to noise is a 'yes' to space. A slow life requires choices. Don't give FOMO a chance and choose what feels really good.
Create an atmospheric place to do nothing: Create a corner in your home where you don't have to do anything. No laptop, no to-do's. Just you, a book, a blanket perhaps, a glass of wine or cup of tea, and silence or music.
Your surroundings influence your mood. Soft lighting, a warm atmosphere, it makes relaxation accessible.
Don't let your evening end on scroll mode: We all do it: check socials 'just a little' before bed. But what if you end your evening with a warm foot bath, a blanket and a podcast? Your head gets a rest and so does your body.
Relaxing with Nikki
Slow living is not a trend, but a choice
You don't have to move to a farmhouse in France or throw away your phone. Slow living starts with one conscious breath, one evening without haste, one moment of real attention. Comfort helps. Not as a luxury, but as a basis.
