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Unplug and Reclaim Your Life

Feeling digitally drained? This curated guide offers practical ideas to help you reconnect to nature and your senses, nurture your creative spirit and body, and discover ways to embrace your real life in a digital world.

Returning to Nature

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9 Quick Escapes to Reconnect With Nature and Renew Your Spirit

Discover nine easy escapes to nature to recharge your mind, refresh your body, and reconnect with the outdoors.

By Dave Wondra

General Health Nature

clothes-laundry

27 Simple Ways to Embrace the Green Hour

A daily dose of nature can improve your health and well-being. Here are ways Experience Life readers and staff get more green time in their day.

By Experience Life Staff

Person running outside

50 Tips for Taking Fitness Outside

Enjoy all the perks — and avoid the pitfalls — of exercising outdoors this summer.

By Andrew Heffernan

a woman sits and meditates in a forest

What Is Forest Bathing?

Spending time among trees can offer a surprising range of health benefits.

By Courtney Helgoe

Functional/Integrative Medicine Nature

Finding Moments In Your Day

a woman sniffs an orange in an orange grove

In Search of Glimmers

Learn how micromoments of awe can boost your mood.

By Jessie Sholl

Attitude/Mindset Mindfulness/Meditation

a woman stops to smell the jasmine.

4 Tips for Finding Mindfulness

It’s challenging to stay present in an age of multitasking and increasing distractions. Practice awareness with these ideas.

By Kara Douglass Thom

Mindfulness/Meditation Personal Development

a person meditating at the end of a dock

10 Practices to Get Out Of Your Head and Into the Present

We often lose touch with our bodies, whether because of daily stressors or more deep-seated trauma. These 10 embodiment practices can help us reconnect with our physical selves, calm our nervous systems, and release stress.

By Christine Schrum

Mental Health Mindfulness/Meditation

Reclaiming Your Attention

a woman looks intently at her computer

How to Sharpen Your Attention Span

Forget multitasking. Forget autopilot. The biggest rewards come from skillfully focusing our attention on just one thing at a time.

By Gregg Krech

Mindfulness/Meditation Personal Development

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The Power of Attention

What you put your attention on grows. Here are seven tips on how to train your attention.

By Erin Peterson

Healthy Communication Mental Health

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Sharpen Your Senses With Comparative Appreciation

Here's how to elevate your senses, enhance your awareness, and increase your pleasure in living by engaging in comparative appreciation .

By Michael Gelb

Attitude/Mindset Mental Health

Eating With Awareness

Woman drinking tea.

The Power of Simple Food Rituals

Small gestures can make a big difference in how we experience and appreciate our food — and each other.

By Jill Metzler Patton

Food Culture Mindful Eating

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How to Raise Your Food “Pleasure Quotient”

Expert advise on how to overcome feelings of frustration or shame when it comes to eating.

By Margaret Churchill, M.A.

Metabolism/Weight Loss Mindful Eating

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How to Eat Mindfully

Here are five tips to slow down and eat more mindfully.

By Catherine Guthrie

Metabolism/Weight Loss Mindful Eating

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Conscious Eating

Maybe the thing your appetite craves isn't more food, but more attention. Here's how to eat intuitively.

By Margaret Churchill, M.A.

Metabolism/Weight Loss Mindful Eating

Coming Home to Your Body

a woman breathing with one hand on her heart and the other on her belly

A Somatic Workout to Support Your Well-Being

Learn how to shift your focus to your body’s internal sensations with these mind-body movements.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

At-Home Workouts Recovery

a man walks through a prairie at sunset

How Walking Can Be Used as a Sacred Practice for Healing

When a back injury made her desk job impossible, psychotherapist Susan Scott discovered the best medicine of all: a walk in the woods.

By Susan Scott

Functional/Integrative Medicine Nature

a woman runs through a snowcovered path

5 Ways to Sharpen Your Senses While You Exercise

Embrace your sensory experience — and boost your brain health — by tuning in while working out.

By Nicole Radziszewski

Fitness Tips Mindfulness/Meditation

a man sits in a meditation pose

What Is Breathwork?

Humans have recognized the power of controlled breathing for centuries. Give these methods a try to feel the effects on your body and mind.

By Courtney Helgoe

Functional/Integrative Medicine

Rediscovering Your Creative Spirit

a woman sits in front of a blank canvas holding paints and a paint brush

How to Turn On Your Creativity

Artistic pursuits are more than just a form of self-expression — they can also be a health- supporting addition to a balanced life.

By Jon Spayde

Attitude/Mindset Personal Development

illustration of a variety of hobbies

4 Ways to Find a Hobby

Try these tips for finding a pastime that's right for you.

By Katherine Reynolds Lewis

Personal Development Play/Recreation

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13 Creative Ways to Learn Something New

Lifelong learning can improve our health and happiness. Try some of these ideas for learning something new.

By Katherine Reynolds Lewis

Attitude/Mindset Healthy Aging