Why You Ought to Add Meditation to Your Iceland Itinerary

If you happen to’re planning a visit to Iceland, you possible have plans to go to the new springs, some waterfalls and perhaps a volcano or glacier. Nevertheless, one factor that you just may not have in your itinerary simply but — however that you must actually add? Meditation.

Whether or not you’ve by no means meditated earlier than otherwise you’re a long-time meditation practitioner, meditating in Iceland may be an enriching and rewarding expertise. Right here’s why, and how one can go about experiencing Iceland meditation each throughout your journey and later (or now!), at house.

Meditation gives a spread of advantages, each bodily and religious. Meditation lets you relieve stress, chill out the physique and reframe the thoughts in an effort to higher strategy the struggles and challenges of day-to-day life. And the place higher to expertise that rejuvenating impression than whereas in Iceland on vacation?

Iceland is already extraordinarily well-suited to disconnecting from the troubles of on a regular basis life. A visit to Iceland is usually stuffed with communion with nature. The dramatic landscapes and surroundings, pure and untouched, unpolluted and clear, from the volcanoes to the ice fields, the Midnight Solar to the Northern Lights — all of it makes for a spectacular spot to cease and actually replicate on what’s vital to you. And past the pure environment, Icelandic society is simply extra geared towards mindfulness and a extra fulfilling lifestyle. The truth is, Reykjavik has its personal Mindfulness Centre, which works carefully with the Directorate of Well being to implement mindfulness in Iceland’s college techniques and different areas, offering assets and coaching to Icelanders who wish to stay a extra aware life.

So, all this thought of, would you agree that getting away to Iceland for some time will let you actually, deeply chill out, and are available away refreshed and energised, able to tackle no matter life throws at you sooner or later?

If you happen to agree that the concept of meditation in Iceland sounds, frankly, nice, the place and how are you going to really go about it?

First, you’ll want to come back to Iceland (and in the event you can’t simply but, no worries; we’ve got an at-home answer for you, too). From there, you possibly can both select to meditate by yourself or meditate with the assistance of others.

If you happen to’re a long-time meditation practitioner, you may certainly wish to meditate by yourself, at any time when the temper strikes you throughout your go to. There are quite a few lovely locations to meditate all through our island nation. Whether or not you wish to meditate close to a waterfall, on a seashore, throughout a hike or whereas bathing in one of many Icelandic sizzling springs, there are plentiful choices so that you can select from. A few of our favorite meditation spots embrace close to the Skogafoss Waterfall in southern Iceland, on the seashore of Raudasandur within the Westfjords, on a Highlands hike in Landmannalaugar and within the Reyjadalur sizzling springs, not removed from Reykjavik.

If, nonetheless, you’d want to meditate with the assistance of meditation specialists, you could find particular occasions and workshops that target meditation, led by native Icelandic leaders. Move gives a few of these such occasions and workshops, together with customised and curated in-person meditation workshops that cowl what precisely meditation is and the way attendees can make the most of meditation to handle stress, improve focus, take pleasure in higher relaxation and construct stronger relationships.

Move additionally hosts a particular, yearly retreat that’s open to the general public. This particular retreat features a tour all through Reykjanes that takes you to a few of the greatest and most lovely meditation areas in Iceland, with meditation classes held all through the day, in these spots. Past the meditations classes, we additionally encourage attendees to pair the occasion with a go to to one of many many Icelandic well being spas, for an much more stress-free expertise.

Move even hosts in-person, specially-curated workshops for company teams and corporations, for an academic and interactive expertise that focuses in on the subject of your group’s selecting. (You possibly can both select an present workshop program that we provide on your group, or request one thing extra customised.) Past the handpicked matter of the day, although, the company workshops additionally embrace a guided meditation and ideas that your staff can use properly past the one-day occasion, in order that they’ll start working towards meditation on their very own, of their private lives and likewise at work. We’ve discovered that these workshops are a wonderful addition to a bunch’s team-building day or outing.

Be taught extra and ebook the workshop expertise on your group, right here.

Whereas travelling to Iceland for an all-encompassing meditation retreat amongst a few of the most lovely surroundings on Earth sounds superb, we additionally recognise that it’s not possible for everybody. If you happen to’ve already used up your journey finances for the yr, or in the event you simply can’t take the time away from actual life, there are methods which you could replicate the Icelandic meditation expertise with out ever leaving house.

For people, experiencing meditation in Iceland by digital actuality is extremely straightforward. When you have a VR headset, you should use the Move VR app to immerse your self in lovely Icelandic surroundings and sounds, whereas having fun with guided meditations. Yow will discover the Move VR app on Oculus, for Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR; on SideQuest, for Oculus Quest and Quest 2; and on Steam VR, for Oculus Rift.

Nevertheless, in the event you don’t have a VR headset, you possibly can expertise Icelandic meditation in different methods, from Move’s cellular app that means that you can take the meditation expertise on the go. It empowers you to meditate at any time when, wherever, so you will get the fast hit of leisure and rejuvenation while you want it most. At house, whereas on public transit, earlier than you fall asleep — there are countless methods to expertise meditation, all out of your cellphone.

Move’s cellular meditation app options:

• Excessive-quality guided meditations in English and Icelandic

• Beautiful nature scenes from throughout Iceland

• Video and immersive 360° footage

• 28-plus meditations to make you’re feeling higher in as little as 4 or 8 minutes

• Hand-picked music and soothing nature sounds

• Customisable experiences by size, music, steerage and language

• Skill to trace your progress

If you happen to’re fascinated by introducing the Icelandic meditation expertise to your crew or a bunch, although, you’ll wish to make the most of Move’s wellness-focused company meditation program, which helps firms enhance staff’ psychological well being by meditation and Icelandic practices. Move’s wellness program for company teams comes with:

• VR meditation programming accessible by way of VR headsets offered by Move and shipped to your workplace

• On-line workshops accessible to every worker

• Meditation assets accessible to every worker by way of their private cellular gadgets

• Meditation assets accessible by way of an online portal, to be used throughout in-office group classes

Our company companions report a large number of advantages, together with higher stress administration within the workplace, elevated worker focus, elevated productiveness, strengthened collaborative partnerships, better resilience and higher particular person self-development amongst groups.

Whether or not you select to make use of Move’s VR, cellular app or internet portal, you’ll take pleasure in a spread of advantages that you just’ll solely discover with Move.

Pure Icelandic surroundings incorporates volcanoes, lava fields, the Icelandic Highlands, waterfalls and plush inexperienced valleys — all of the scenes that you’d see and expertise throughout a visit to Iceland. As you retain your eyes open throughout this one-of-a-kind meditation expertise, you possibly can see all of it. The distinctive surroundings is enhanced by Icelandic music from artists akin to Sigur Ros, GusGus, Of Monsters and Males and Ólafur Arnalds. Guided meditations are even accessible in Icelandic, for an much more genuine expertise, as you hearken to the island’s language because it lulls you and guides you thru a meditation like none different you’ve skilled earlier than.

Able to meditate in Iceland? Whether or not you’re planning a visit to the island and wish to meditate in particular person, with or with out the assistance of a skilled information, otherwise you wish to see what all of the hype is about earlier than you ebook that airplane ticket, you are able to do so with Move’s help. Tell us how we may help you meditate in Iceland. Attain out, at data@stream.is.