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
What Is Forest Bathing?
Spending time among trees can offer a surprising range of health benefits.
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.
50 Tips for Taking Fitness Outside
Enjoy all the perks — and avoid the pitfalls — of exercising outdoors this summer.
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.
Reclaiming Your Attention
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.
The Power of Attention
What you put your attention on grows. Here are seven tips on how to train your attention.
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 .
Finding Moments In Your Day
In Search of Glimmers
Learn how micromoments of awe can boost your mood.
4 Tips for Finding Mindfulness
It’s challenging to stay present in an age of multitasking and increasing distractions. Practice awareness with these ideas.
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.
Rediscovering Your Creative Spirit
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.
4 Ways to Find a Hobby
Try these tips for finding a pastime that’s right for you.
13 Creative Ways to Learn Something New
Lifelong learning can improve our health and happiness. Try some of these ideas for learning something new.
Eating With Awareness
The Power of Simple Food Rituals
Small gestures can make a big difference in how we experience and appreciate our food — and each other.
How to Raise Your Food “Pleasure Quotient”
Expert advise on how to overcome feelings of frustration or shame when it comes to eating.
How to Eat Mindfully
Here are five tips to slow down and eat more mindfully.
Conscious Eating
Maybe the thing your appetite craves isn’t more food, but more attention. Here’s how to eat intuitively.
Coming Home to Your Body
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.
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.
5 Ways to Sharpen Your Senses While You Exercise
Embrace your sensory experience — and boost your brain health — by tuning in while working out.
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.