What are the Benefits of Recreation?

Why is recreation important? What are the benefits of engaging in it?

When you engage in any form of extracurricular activity, you give yourself the break you deserve!

All forms of recreation are enjoyable and healing to your psyche. Recreation provides you with a creative outlet that allows you to emotionally and physically blow off steam in an effort to destress and connect with yourself and/or others.

To keep from overloading your energy body, raise your vibration with healing choices made from a place of tender loving care directed toward utilizing free time constructively. Find time to get active doing fun activities either alone or with others.

Step outside of your comfort zone enough to challenge yourself physically or mentally in one way or another, doing something to relax and heal your soul.
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When you take time to nurture yourself, you uplift everyone on your pathway! This happens because we are all interconnected through a quantum network of systems interwoven via the unified field of Universal Divine intelligence. What you do can’t help but influence others in subtle ways, so shine your light brightly!

Balance is the key to a happy life and necessary to obtain rewarding opportunities that reflect the energy you express in all that you think, say, and do. To obtain balance, it is important to work on all the nine areas of wellness. One such area that has the potential for you to have a lot of fun in is recreation!
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Partaking in many forms of recreation can get you out of the house and into the world to socialize and interact with others.

Here’s how engaging in recreation can deepen your spiritual connection and what will manifest in your life as a result:

Here’s how engaging in recreation can deepen your spiritual connection and what will manifest in your life as a result:

1. Renewal and Refreshment → Inner Peace and Clarity

• As you take time to rest and recharge, your mind become clearer, opening you to deeper spiritual insights and connections.
• This clarity helps you make better decisions, release emotional burdens, and embrace life with greater ease, to manifest a mental and emotional reset.
• A deep sense of peace materializes to help you step away from daily stresses and responsibilities, allowing you to navigate challenges with grace rather than stress.

2. Mindfulness and Presence → Joy and Gratitude

• When you immerse yourself in recreational activities, whether it's hiking, painting, or any other activity, you enter a state of mindfulness that anchors your attention to what is being experienced right in front of you!
• This heightened awareness allows you to fully appreciate the present moment, bringing joy and gratitude that enhances your connection to the universe.
• As a result, you attract more experiences that uplift and inspire you, reinforcing a positive and abundant mindset.

3. Inspiration and Creativity → Personal Growth and Purpose

• Recreation fuels your creativity, enabling you to explore new perspectives and insights about yourself.
• Through play and exploration, you stimulate your creative faculties to discover your hidden talents and passions. With inspired ideas, you are guided toward your true purpose.
• A deep sense of fulfillment manifests within as you align with your soul’s calling, enabling you to contribute more meaningfully to the world.

4. Connection and Community → Love and Compassion

• Engaging in recreational activities with others fosters social interaction and connection, reminding you that you are never alone.
• You cultivate deeper empathy and compassion from shared experiences, helping you to attract loving, supportive people into your life.
• A spirit of unity and harmony manifests strengthening a sense of community, enriching your life with meaningful bonds and a sense of belonging.

When you intentionally embrace recreation as a spiritual practice, your life transforms across the board in every area of wellness. You move from uncreative stress to serenity, fear to gratitude, stagnation to purpose, and loneliness to love.

Here are some activities to get you moving out into the sunshine to reap the benefits of the great outdoors. 

Outdoor activities:

1. Hiking and camping
2. Skiing
3. Rock climbing
4. Binding
5. Photography
6. Horseback riding
7. Hunting and fishing
8. Biking
9. Soccer
10. Polo
11. Sailing and motor boating
12. Canoeing, kayaking, and rafting
13. Travel

If you’d rather stay protected from the elements, you can play indoors!

Indoor activities:

1. Basketball
2. Swimming
3. Racquetball
4. Badminton
5. Gymnastics
6. Hockey
7. Martial arts
8. Dance
9. Yoga
10. Pilates
11. Puzzles and board games
12. Art project
13. Creative hobbies
14. Virtual reality
15. Cooking and baking
16. Virtual tours and museums
17. Mindfulness and meditation
18. Online learning
19. Reading
20. Virtual socializing
21. Musical instruments
22. DIY projects

No matter what activities you choose to do, you will feel more relaxed and happier in your own skin as a result of your participation. Recreation stimulates the production of the hormone serotonin which releases happy chemicals in the brain. As a result, your mood is improved, stress is relieved, and your relationships become better at work, with friends, and at home.
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When you have a creative outlet to express yourself, life becomes more interesting, and you have something to share with others or to enjoy alone. It can be rewarding, exciting, and fun, whatever you choose to do.

It feels good to create and gives you a vehicle to show the world what interests you. It gives you a reason to do well in the other areas of your life. When your life is balanced and your needs are overall met, you are no longer in survival mode, and are able to focus on areas that bring joy.

If you take care of yourself, you will feel motivated to participate in life. You will want to join in and play with others to celebrate being alive!

Each thing you do will contribute to your success and can inspire you to nurture the child within. It doesn’t matter if you’re the best, but what does matter is that you enjoy the process, the people, and use the experience to expand your personal horizons.

Picture in your mind’s eye what you would like to achieve, and head in that direction to take the action steps needed to materialize it into your reality.

Focus on your goals and release any desperate need to manifest them in a certain way. Then have faith and trust in the process, and on how they will show up in your life. Know that no matter what appears, all is in Divine right order.

Enjoy the learning process, and then get ready to have fun.

What form of recreation will you choose to participate in? Whatever it is, enjoy the incredible journey!