The importance of quiet
While the benefits of seaweed bathing have been well-known for centuries the importance of quiet has often been over looked but it’s an important part of our well-being and a welcome feature of life here in Anglesey.
When things are quiet, we can focus on the beautiful sights and sounds around us so we’re adding another level of restorative rest and relaxation with our Quiet Sessions. An opportunity to soak up some peace and quiet while you bathe. Enjoy a quiet session, where there’ll be no large groups and we ask guests to keep conversation to an absolute minimum.
Spending time in silence or quiet has been central to spiritual and religious practices for thousands of years. Meditation, prayer or heading out into nature alone was seen as an important part of our wellbeing but sometimes, in modern life, it can seem more like an emptiness that needs filling.
When things are quiet, we can focus on the beautiful sights and sounds around us, and when that’s in a warm barrel in an Area of Outstanding Beauty it can make for a truly restorative ritual that will, quite simply, make you feel wonderful.
A moment of peace and quiet has a lot of well known benefits, for our minds and our bodies.
De-stress
The constant noise of everyday life can contribute to our high stress levels. Quiet spaces can reduce stress and help us relax by grounding our bodies and allowing us to settle into a calm environment, like our seaweed baths. A moment of quiet or silence helps us to release tensions that we don’t even know we’re holding.
Nature bathe
The sounds of nature are believed to be beneficial to the brain, an essential nutrient that we need to think, according to Richard Cytowic, professor of neurology at George Washington University and author of Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age: Coping with Digital Distraction and Sensory Overload.
Some time spent quietly will let you hear those sounds of nature that are so easy to miss when we’re running around in our daily life. Surrounding ourselves in nature helps us to put things in perspective and can calm the mind and body.
Increase focus
A moment of quiet lets us listen to our bodies and be in the moment without distractions. Many of us need distractions and background noise to relax but our brains aren’t made for constant stimulation and putting aside small breaks from these distractions is thought to be good for our well-being. Even 10 minutes of quiet a day helps, this could be as simple as switching off the TV for 10 minutes or heading out for a walk without our phones.
Lift our moods
A quiet moment in nature can lift our moods and help reduce feelings of anxiety and depression. It’s important to take time to disconnect from the constant noise and busy-ness of modern life.
