Posts tagged outdoor wellness
Unearthing Your Next Chapter Through Nature (Rewild Your Well-being Series, Part I)

If you’re a professional who has spent years on a structured path to success, a new kind of journey is calling. It’s an adventure into the outdoors and into yourself.  Welcome to the Rewild Your Well-Being series, where we view your midlife transition not as an ending, but as the most powerful invitation you will ever receive to explore, reimagine, and create your most fulfilling chapter yet.

Today’s article is the first in our brand new series.  Throughout the upcoming installments, we'll explore a unique approach to personal transformation that uses nature as a catalyst and guide.

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Strong & Vital, Pt. XIV - Embracing Your Vibrant Future

This is the final article of the Strong & Vital series, where we’ve been focusing on redefining healthy aging.  We went beyond outdated paradigms to find ways to embrace a life brimming with energy, purpose and well-being.  And we explored the three core pillars of a vibrant life: body, mind and spirit.  Today, I’d like to leave you with some inspiration, a few takeaways, and a glimpse of what’s to come.

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Strong & Vital, Pt. XIII - Supercharge Your Wellness Practices with Nature

In the last several articles in this series, we covered the four wellness practices I do myself and recommend to my clients and students.  Today, we’ll explore how to supercharge those practices and elevate their benefits with nature. 

The decision to take your practice outdoors isn’t just about a change of scenery, although that’s always welcomed.  It’s a strategic choice based on clear benefits. First, the physiological benefits, which include improved cardio vascular health, lower blood pressure and cortisol levels, enhanced immune system, reduced risk for chronic illness, better sleep and more energy.  That, in itself, is reason enough to take a long walk. 

But psychological benefits are interesting.  I think we all agree that we feel better after spending some time outdoors – feeling less stress, mental focus, emotional regulation and an improved mood.  But do you know why this is the case?

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