Episode 2: The Vacation AHH Effect: Unlocking Mindfulness Through Travel
JULY 18, 2024
Episode 2: The Vacation AHH Effect: Unlocking Mindfulness Through Travel
In this episode of The Imperfect Advocate Podcast, host Karen Auld, freshly recharged from a European vacation, delves into the profound relaxation and mindfulness that vacations can bring. Karen explores the scientific research behind the "vacation ahh feeling," highlighting a significant study by renowned institutions like Harvard Medical School and the Icahn School of Medicine. She discusses how vacations naturally activate our senses, making us more present. Karen shares personal anecdotes from her trip, emphasizes the importance of engaging our senses in daily life, and introduces a practical mindfulness exercise to help listeners replicate the relaxation of a vacation in their everyday routines. Join Karen in her experiment to connect with your senses and experience a mini-vacation every day!
Links:
Schoolhouse Rock: How a Bill Becomes a Law:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otbml6WIQPo
How Vacations and Meditation Heal the Body and Mind:
https://www.mindful.org/vacations-meditation-heal-body-mind/
5-4-3-2-1 Exercise:
https://www.mvspsychology.com.au/grounding-techniques-5-senses-mindfulness-exercise/
Karen's Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kcauld
About Karen auld
Karen Auld is an environmentalist and mind-set coach for mission-driven entrepreneurs and activists. Karen brings pragmatic thinking to her self-help teaching and environmentalism keeping heavy topics light and digestible. The approach let’s her clients and students grown and evolve their way.
When she is not giving talks or coaching, you can find Karen enjoying nature with her husband or watching her favorite shows, RuPaul’s Drag Race and Stranger Things, with a cat on her lap.
