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Trekking
6 Reasons Why Trekking Is The Best Stress-Buster
When you travel, you leave many things behind. And when you trek, you leave your stress behind. Trekking is not only a good stress-buster, it can also be therapeutic. Here are the top six reasons why trekking is the best stress-buster:
1. When you trek, your mind starts to calm down
When you trek, all your physical and mental energies are focused on reaching your destination. As you take steps and feel exhausted, you become less aware of your thoughts and more aware of your physical surroundings. Thoughts begin to disappear and your mind starts to calm down.
2. When you trek, you introspect
Away from the daily grind and at a place where your phone doesn’t work, you get time for introspection in the peace and quiet of the nature. Knowing yourself is the beginning of the end of all stress.
3. When you trek, you meet bigger, mightier and beautiful things
When you come across mighty mountains, mesmerizing forests, glacial lakes, roaring waterfalls or gushing rivers, you get out of I-me-and-myself mode of the mind. You start to wonder beyond yourself. In such a mind, there is no stress.
4. When you trek, you meditate
Trekking is a form of meditation. As you trek up a mountain, the only sound you hear is that of your breathing. There is nothing else in your head. Your entire focus is on your breath and you keep on moving. There is no stress when you meditate.
5. When you trek, you learn mindfulness
Trekking teaches you mindfulness. You are mindful of each and every step you take and your awareness of your surroundings is heightened. Your mind becomes focused on everything you do and feel. And where there is mindfulness, there is no stress.
6. When you trek, your heart is filled with joy
And finally, trekking makes you joyful. You also feel a sense of achievement upon reaching a mountain top. Standing on the top of a mountain, your heart knows no bounds, only joy.
