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WELLNESS TRAVEL
making time for yourself this year
By: Wynita Yancy
e’ve all had to look at travel a bit differently recently... Between the changing pandemic travel rules, fluctuating economy & the Covid-19 variants, I think everyone has come to terms with holding most travel plans loosely this past year. I know personally, I’ve had a couple trips canceled for lots of reasons... most recently because my friend’s coworkers got sick and no one was available to cover her office while she was away. Perhaps you can relate when people who you were planning to travel with have last minute reasons to cancel due to the very real situations everyone is facing. Regardless; now more than ever, we need to make sure we’re taking time for ourselves... to process, to stay healthy, to align and to adjust as we are full throttle into this new year. Understandably, not everyone may be traveling as often; however, there are still plenty of ways to prioritize our health & wellness. So, whether we’re at
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home or traveling, here are tips to stay centered, strong and make the best of 2022. #1: Determine what you want If you’re on a vacation or you’re able to get away, the best thing you can do to feel better & more healthy is determine what you want out of that vacation. How do you want to feel after you leave the trip and what do you want to accomplish? Is it adventure and fun? Is it a bonding experience for you and a loved one? Is it work and to be productive? Or is the trip designed for you to actually get rest and relax? Either way, we all need to make time for ourselves and being clear of what we want in the beginning is always the best chance of getting what you want in the end. If you’re unable to travel, still get clear on what you want. Perhaps you can set aside a weekend or even a day to focus on your health & wellness. We all have so many responsibilities tugging at us from every angle, so if we
