Was this year more difficult than the others? Do you have the need to breathe, really, far from the crowd of big cities and tourist seaside resorts? There are destinations, and more particularly activities, likely to increase the beneficial effects of the holidays, and it is often science that says it. Here are three that will allow you to spend an original vacation, without ever losing sight of the main objective: to relax and recharge your batteries to better approach the start of the school year.
Iced water rather than the crystalline sea
Who says summer season, often says sea to (at least) 23 degrees. But if seawater offers multiple benefits for the skin, ice water acts on different aspects of mental health. He could therefore be beneficial to set his sights on the Nordic countries, including Norway, where the icy baths are legion and their advantages recognized. The proof with the now famous WIM HOF method, named after its inventor, which guarantees “a state of well-being and absolute fullness”. It is more precisely to combine breathing and meditation exercises to frozen baths to increase its original benefits. Note that many scientific studies have attributed to cold water, or more broadly to cold, many virtues, especially for the immune system and sleep. Even more recently, researchers have suggested that frozen baths also alleviated some of the symptoms of menopause. Direction northern Europe!
A retirement all in silence
Do not speak, and focus on yourself, for a few days, sometimes a week. This is the subject of silent pensions that exploded on social networks in 2023. A good way to completely disconnect, and to forget your daily life a hundred an hour the rest of the year. Inspired by an ancestral Buddhist technique, Vipassana meditation, synonymous with introspection, silent pensions are more and more numerous, and offered at rates similar to those of traditional holidays. These specifically be stays in calm, if not isolated places, during which silence is gold, and the phones and other computers prohibited. The objective: to refocus on yourself and restore meaning to your life. Please note, it is not a question of abandoning any activity, silent pensions often offer leisure in connection with meditation. It all depends on the one you choose.
Holidays to … sleep
Whether you favor France or foreigners, there are today stays entirely dedicated to sleep. The idea can smile, but this type of activity is more and more acclaimed. The proof with the hashtag #Sleeptourism which generates millions of views on the Chinese social network Tiktok, as well as the growing offer of stays focused on sleep offered by many hotel establishments. The main activity, we will have understood, remains the rest – and in luxury beds, even ultra high -tech please – but it is also a question again to be seduced by activities intended to refocus on yourself, such as meditation, yoga, or even massages. A good thing for the adult French population who would have lost an average of between 1 hour and 1h30 of sleep in just 50 years, according to data published by Public Health France. Be careful however, unlike previous experiences, these stays offered at sea or in large cities are reserved for easy customers.