Developing Spiritual and Psychological Wellbeing through the Sabbath Manifesto
Growing up in an age where libraries of information are located at one’s fingertips and connections can be made across countries through small screens, the world is a fast moving place. In a fast paced world that seems to be getting busier and busier, disconnecting from this modern lifestyle has the ability to enhance one’s spiritual and psychological wellbeing. A non-profit Jewish community named Reboot created the Sabbath Manifesto takes its core principles from the traditional Jewish beliefs of the Sabbath. These beliefs hold that one day a week should be celebrated as a day of rest, as God did on the seventh day. The Sabbath Manifesto emphasises the importance of switching off digital devices and taking a break from our busy lives one day a week to reconnect with our spirituality and to improve our psychological …show more content…
With the introduction of so many new entertaining forms of technology in society, it’s no news that the younger generations are staying indoors more and more instead of playing outside as they used to. Whilst technological advances are pleasurable for a short amount of time, they cause considerable disconnect with nature and the outside world. This principle points out the importance getting back to nature as being outdoors can affect one’s mental and spiritual health.
A series of studies published in June 2010 found that people feel more alive when they are outside and feel a greater sense of vitality simply by going outside rather than exercising or socially interacting with others (University of Rochester, 2010). Being outside is also often associated with lower levels of stress (Pearson D and Craig T, 2014), and is even said to provide relief for anxiety and depression (Pashley T, 2015). Going outside offers an escape from one’s thoughts, which not only has psychological benefits but also
Growing up in an age where libraries of information are located at one’s fingertips and connections can be made across countries through small screens, the world is a fast moving place. In a fast paced world that seems to be getting busier and busier, disconnecting from this modern lifestyle has the ability to enhance one’s spiritual and psychological wellbeing. A non-profit Jewish community named Reboot created the Sabbath Manifesto takes its core principles from the traditional Jewish beliefs of the Sabbath. These beliefs hold that one day a week should be celebrated as a day of rest, as God did on the seventh day. The Sabbath Manifesto emphasises the importance of switching off digital devices and taking a break from our busy lives one day a week to reconnect with our spirituality and to improve our psychological …show more content…
With the introduction of so many new entertaining forms of technology in society, it’s no news that the younger generations are staying indoors more and more instead of playing outside as they used to. Whilst technological advances are pleasurable for a short amount of time, they cause considerable disconnect with nature and the outside world. This principle points out the importance getting back to nature as being outdoors can affect one’s mental and spiritual health.
A series of studies published in June 2010 found that people feel more alive when they are outside and feel a greater sense of vitality simply by going outside rather than exercising or socially interacting with others (University of Rochester, 2010). Being outside is also often associated with lower levels of stress (Pearson D and Craig T, 2014), and is even said to provide relief for anxiety and depression (Pashley T, 2015). Going outside offers an escape from one’s thoughts, which not only has psychological benefits but also