Who else needs a digital detox?

So if you’re anything like me (and I’m a bit ashamed to say this), the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning, is grab your phone and check your social media and messages. Then you get up and brush your teeth, then you probably check your Facebook. Then you have a bowl of cereal, which you eat, balancing the bowl on your lap, the spoon in one hand and your phone in the other. Then you go about your day, intermittently responding to the vibration in your pocket or handbag, tweeting about what you’re wearing, instagramming a picture of what you’re eating and texting your other half regular updates. Then you get home, Google a recipe for dinner or order a take-away via an app and have a little read through the latest posts on your blog roll. Then, if you’re feeling tired, you’ll have a bath (the perfect opportunity to flick through Twitter, taking much care and attention not to drop your phone in the water) or you’ll put your feet-up in front of the telly, watching the latest Netflix box set, with one eye on the Whatsapp alerts popping-up. Then before you know it, it’s time for bed and you climb in between those crisp, cold sheets, have one final glimpse at all your social media accounts and then pop your phone onto vibrate (so you can still hear it if a notification comes through), as you close your eyes and try to unwind before drifting off to sleep.

Phew, what a day! Is anyone else like that?

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It’s quite scary when you actually write it down and realise how much time you spend, tuned-in to the digital world and with a phone, tablet or laptop in hand. That’s a serious part of your waking day – a lot of time not doing other things for yourself, things that would benefit your well-being. Things like healthy eating or activities like yoga.

So in the spirit of a new year, new me, I think it’s time we all thought about a digital detox and doing something to cleanse our minds and bodies.

For my digital detox, I’m going to spend one whole day without my phone and I’m going to cook some lovely healthy food and I think I might even do a spot of yoga. Yes, that sounds nice. If only I could do this in the sunshine, or on a beach somewhere…like a retreat. Mmmm that would be nice, a weekend away, no phone. The benefit of yoga retreats, is that the thought and planning is taken out of your hands. You get the digital detox, in a gorgeous environment, with someone else doing the cooking and inviting you along to indulge in some stress-releasing yoga.

And imagine doing it somewhere like this…