30 Powerful Reasons to Travel – Physical, Mental & Spiritual

- By Anamika Mishra

I am a traveller and I love it. I have got this passion to travel from my parents. Now, I travel to explore, seek inspiration for my books and blogs and also for work. Travelling is not just beneficial to body and mind but also for the soul. There are many soul-searching destinations in this world where you can experience immense fulfilment and calmness. And not just soul-searching, but every new place you visit has something to offer. Whether you travel solo or with family, friends or colleagues it brings many physical, mental and spiritual benefits in life. Let me share the 30 Powerful reasons to travel and why you must spend some time exploring yourself and the world around you.

30 Powerful Reasons to Travel – Physical, Mental & Spiritual

10 Physical Benefits of Travelling:

1. Reduces the risk of heart disease- Studies have proved that the more you travel it improves heart health.
2. Builds immunity- Exposure to dusts, different germs, bacteria make your body adapt to it by fighting infections.
3. Keeps body active- You get a break from your sedentary lifestyle and keep body active.
4. Helps in weight loss- Constantly walking, climbing mountains and running helps in burning calories.
5. Maintain healthy diet- Travelling forces you to control your cravings and move on to a healthy diet.
6. Relaxes your body- Travelling relaxes your body from a monotonous work life you had.
7. Energizes body- Excitement in travelling will keep your body energized.
8. Vitamin D- You spend more time under sun and get benefit of Vitamin D
9. Improves brain health- Keeps your brain active all time
10. Improves flexibility- Outdoor activities will stretch your body and make it flexible.

10 Mental Benefits of Travelling:

1. Reduces stress- Travelling increases happy hormones which helps in reducing stress.
2. Builds confidence- You become more confident to face challenges in life without any fear.
3. Keeps mind relaxed- Relaxes your mind from daily monotonous work life.
4. Improves creativity- You become creative looking at different people and cultures.
5. Lowers risk of depression- You become free from worries and anxiety.
6. Makes you resilient- Makes you strong to face difficulties when you see your problems as nothing compared to others.
7. Makes you adventurous- You become braver to deal with challenges in life.
8. Brings happiness- No anxiety, worries, stress makes you happier and blissful.
9. Strengthens relationships- More family time gives opportunity to look at the positive side of partner.
10. Brings emotional stability- You realize the value of people around you and become emotionally stable in handling relationships.

10 Spiritual Benefits of Travelling:

1. Self-reflection- Travelling gives an opportunity to know yourself completely and reflect on your life and understand your strengths and weaknesses.
2. Reconnect with nature- Nature is filled with spiritual energy and hence involving in activities like mountain climbing, walking or cycling can enhance spiritual well-being.
3. Spiritual experience- Travelling can be a spiritual experience that nourishes the soul and bring feelings of compassion towards others.
4. Inner transformation- Travelling and connecting to people around this world changes the way you used to think and feel.
5. Openness to inner guidance- Travelling helps your adamant mind to accept yourself and change for good. It guides your soul towards the good of humanity.
6. Experience synchronicity- Synchronicity is a spiritual blessing that happens when you travel. It is not just coincidence it is a sign of much deeper connections between us.
7. Live in the moment- Travelling helps you to live in the present moment and to embrace this gift in your life forever.
8. Meditation – Climbing to the top of a mountain and spending time meditating, reflecting on yourself can heal you from emotional pain.
9. Develop new perspective towards life- You will have deeper appreciation of your life when you see people living at different places are happy with little things they have.
10. Determining purpose in life- Travelling will help you to realize your purpose of living.

P.S: Please follow the covid-19 guidelines for travelling.