YOGA READING BLOG
The importance of connection
by Katia
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We physically and chemically receive positive benefits from being in the proximity of others and, equally, if we aren’t able to find this connection our health is negatively impacted:
lacking social connections is a comparable risk factor for early death as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and is worse for us than well-known risk factors such as obesity and physical inactivity.
And even more starkly:
Loneliness increases the likelihood of mortality by 26%.[1]
We all want a sense of belonging, a feeling of community and hope that the people in our lives both encourage and support us at all times. Connection offers us a feeling of purpose.
I love the idea of the positive consequences we can all create if we just take a few minutes out to have a chat with our neighbour or that person we see once a week. I know how busy life can feel but the possibilities offered through new connections are endless and surely worth the extra 5 or 10 minutes they may take.
This quote from Bruce Lipton an American developmental biologist who wrote the book The Biology of Belief sums it up well for me:
We are all cells in the same body and when we work together we will create magic on this earth like nothing has ever been seen before
So let’s all create a little more magic this year and take time for each other and ourselves.
I hope to see you on the mat, at the studio or around and about soon.
Katia x
[1] Research and further information can be found from the Campaign to end loneliness: http://www.campaigntoendloneliness.org/