
SLOW LIVING: HOLISTIC RESTORATION
SLOW LIVING: HOLISTIC RESTORATION
Credits: @charliemoon.art
As the world becomes profoundly complex and perma-chaos becomes the norm, people crave reconnection with the rhythms of one’s body, soul and nature.
Credits: Jade Ruzzo @jaderuzzo, Assael @assaelpearls
They seek cultivating slower lifestyles which allows them the time and space to reflect - where the ordinary is celebrated and viewed as a mode of transcendence. The David Lloyd Club, one of the largest luxury health, fitness and leisure businesses in Europe, has developed classes for its UK clients to help them “switch off” - grounded in the principles and philosophy of Niksen, the Dutch practice of ‘simply being’. The classes were driven by the results of a survey which found 60% of the David Lloyd Clubs members could not recall when they last stopped doing something, 41% feeling overwhelmed by perpetual on-going tasks, and 22% stating they lack the essential know-how to relax and decompress from stress. The ‘always-on’ culture is mainly to blame for a continual overwhelm triggered by hyper-stimulation and an inundating quantity of information that people are bombarded with because of digital media. It is no wonder that Luddism is making a strong comeback, and ironically, Gen Zs are at the forefront of this movement - standing up stricter boundaries between digitalisation and real-life experiences.
Seeking to limit screen time and more control over their ‘algorithmised existences’ they are bringing the ‘dumb phone’ market back from the dead. A limited edition of 5,000 phones called “The Boring Phones” will be launched by the company HMD, the company behind Nokia phones, in collaboration with Heineken and Bodega.
Credits: SOLO for diamonds @solo_for_diamonds, INBILICO @inbili.co
Burnt out and disillusioned with the capitalism-sponsored world where rest is a luxury and time a rare asset, younger generations are taking ownership of their lives by actively crusading against unhealthy ideals of work and ambition by advocating “Anti-Ambition” cultures that are at the heart of global movements like Quiet Quitting, ’Lay Flat’ and Goblin Mode. McDonald’s tongue-in-cheek “raise your arches” campaign was a direct attempt at drawing stronger lines between work and life to prioritise mental health.