What is DIY Wellness Travel? A Family Vacation That Renews

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What is DIY Wellness Travel? A Family Vacation That Renews

Kathryn Gardner • November 28, 2022

What is DIY Wellness Travel?

A Family Vacation That Renews

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When it is time to renew my drivers license, it means that another 4 years have gone by and it is time to touch base with the DMV. My information may have changed in those 4 years: I am wearing glasses now (I know, old lady problems!!) and do not even ask me if my weight has changed! Then, I’m set again until I need to renew my license again.

Renewal: revitalization of something, restore, refresh, rebirth, repair,

recharge, new birth, new beginning, reinvigorate, reawakening, new start

Renewals mean that we need to assess how things are going and see what needs to be improved. Our body, mind and spirit need this, too. That’s why our family takes at least one vacation each year. We need to refresh ourselves. We need to step away from the stress. We want new experiences. We want to spend quality time with each other. We want to reset our minds, strengthen our bodies and restore our souls.

“The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall lack. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me to tranquil streams. He restores my soul, guiding me in paths of righteousness so that his name may be glorified.” - Psalms 23:2-3 (NCB)

When we traveled again in 2021, after all of the stress, I was hoping for exactly that - a jumpstart to a new, fresh chapter for our family. In my true problem-solving way, I began to research. I looked up fancy vacations that incorporate wellness. I wanted to add these amazing elements into our trip, but do-it-yourself style.

Wellness Tourism Association states that wellness travel is travel that

allows the traveler to maintain, enhance or kick-start a healthy lifestyle and support or increase one’s sense of well-being.

When I became a Certified Health Coach at the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute, he taught that wellness consisted of LEAN ~ Lifestyle choices, Exercise, Attitude and Nutrition. These are so important for our body and mind to strengthen. They are choices we make throughout the day and you will make throughout your trip.

This gave me a great foundation to build my own well-being model towards a renewed self and deeply connected family. As a Christian Catholic, I knew that my faith and spirituality needed to be added in order for my family to have long-lasting well-being. I love how vacation gives us new scenery, so I wanted to add an appreciation for nature. Lastly, if we are together on this family getaway, I want to connect us more securely.

Dear friend, I want to share my GLOW model with you. I hope that it enhances every aspect of the joy, peace and love on your next trip. We are on this journey to Find Tranquility together! A state of no distress, no anxiety, where there is calmness and serenity. As you apply these zones to your trip, you will see their amazing benefits and want these same results at home too. Turn your next vacation into your new lifestyle!

“Joy fills hearts that are planning for peace.” - Proverbs 12:20

As you go to write down these GLOW areas, grab your Tranquility Journal Notebook! My daughter and I designed this 6x9 lined palm tree journal on Amazon Prime. Just $5.33, it is the perfect writing notebook for your goals and dreams!

GLOW Model of Well-being

G ~ God-centered Living

Deep within, we each hope to live a life intertwined with the Holy Spirit guiding us. We want to listen to God's Wisdom, not depend on our own. When we pray, read scripture, follow daily devotionals and see God all around us, we are going to make choices to follow a God-centered life.

L ~ Love Connections

Love with all of those around you! As you learn to love yourself and God more deeply, you will be able to connect to each of your loved ones more deeply. You make choices on how to communicate, listen, give affection and pay attention to those that you care about most.

O ~ Outdoor Nature

Be curious and appreciate the beauty of nature around you. As you travel, you have an amazing opportunity to explore the outdoors. God’s masterpiece, seen in the tiny creatures, the fresh air and sunshine all will renew your spirit.

W ~ Wellness Choices

The four areas of Dr. Sears’ Wellness model, LEAN - lifestyle, exercise, attitude and nutrition. With these core wellness choices you can make daily lifestyle choices in sleep and healthy living. As you walk, bike or swim on the vacation, you are moving your body and improving your physical well-being, while relieving your stress. The attitude that you have is the lens that you look through and how you respond. The nutritional food, vitamins and water intake choices that you make are all important. On this trip, you have the opportunity to fill up with great, healthy choices that clear your mind, decrease your pain and be in a good mood.

DIY Wellness Travel

If you like to do-it-yourself at Halloween or Christmas, you will love adding wellness to your vacation without a large price tag! I want to encourage you to do some wellness planning before the trip, in order to make vacation a time that you rest too!

This is why I started making my YouTube videos and writing on the blog, to give you ideas! No more searching all over the internet for clever ways to enhance the vacation to what you DREAM it to be. And no more coming home from the trip drained and needing a next getaway!

Some of the favorite DIY Wellness Travel Ideas:

A Vacation That Renews

As you follow my ideas from my blog or YouTube videos, you can easily and quickly add in wellness travel to your upcoming vacation with the GLOW model. Be repaired, be recharged, be renewed. You and your family will feel joy, peace and love fully.

So glad you are on this journey with me to go from stressed to refreshed! Find your tranquility today!

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Be well and God bless,

Kathryn

Kathryn Gardner is a mom, a police wife and a Christian Catholic. She owns her own practice as a Family Therapist & Certified Health Coach. In 2022, she and her family, moved from Chicago, IL, to Tampa, FL, to be near the ocean and explore the health benefits of nature. Her passion is helping stressed moms find tranquility! Check out TranquilityMoms.com for the latest blog post and YouTube video. She posts encouraging messages on Instagram and Facebook.