If Lost Start Here is a guide for the anxious, curious, lonely and lost. Featuring everyday places and at-home prompts designed to help you live a life that feels good.
Mind-Body Connection
As people who often like to stay in our heads, more apt to cozy up in a coffee shop working or reading (or really doing anything that doesn't require sweating) than hitting the gym, we are undoubtedly guilty of undervaluing the power of physical activity and the subsequent effect it can have on our mental state. But, as astute students of modern psychology and believers in quality research, the facts are undeniable: Taking care of our bodies is synonymous with caring for our minds.
Exercise your body, exercise your mind. Moving releases stress, improves sleep, helps your overall mood, decreases tension, improves self-esteem, and combats anxiety and depression. We’ve traditionally separated the mind/body, but now we’re realizing the importance of rebalancing the connection and hierarchy between the two. (Full disclosure: one of us still uses a childhood asthma diagnosis as an excuse to refrain from overtly strenuous physical activity.)
We hope you'll join us in finding ways to get active...and more than that - finding ways that work for you.
Our featured places for your mind & body
On a bike. In a sonic bath. It’s your body, your way, and definitely your preference. Here’s a rundown of the places we’ve featured on If Lost, Start Here x so far. Maybe one appeals?
(Did we miss something? You can contribute your ideas here)
UK Places
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US Places
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Mind/Body Journal
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Found your way around our Mind & Body Pathway? Ready to head somewhere else? Where do you want to bring in next?
“I’m excited that treating mental illness and the idea of self-care are becoming part of the zeitgeist — but I also don’t want it to turn into something that loses its weight or validity. Self-care is more than just going to the spa, getting your nails done or drinking a mimosa ‘cause it’s Sunday’. It is so much deeper than what commercialization is going to try to turn it into. ”