Come this November, Deepak Chopra will have traveled to every continent.
He’ll Complete His Global Journey When He Embarks on his Conscious Mindfulness Expedition to AntarcticaA 10-day Wellness retreat sailing with travel company insider experts to the world’s southernmost pole along with 150 other travels. “I hope that everyone will experience a sense of wonder and awe that is absolutely Central to our Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual cellbeing,” He said.
For Integrative Medicine Doctor and Prolific Author, Immersing Himself in Nature is a core part of his spirituality – and travel is one of the most powerful ways he makes he makes Chopra has Visited over 100 Countries, from the Sweeping Canyons of Utah to Islands Off the Coast of Africa and India, Grounding Himself in Some of the World’s Most Beautiful details. “We’re not Separate from Nature, and it leaders to Deeply Spiritual Experiences,” He Said.
Chopra spoke with usa today about his upcoming wellness retreat, how people can improve their wellbeing through travel and where there’s no reason to get stressed over Flights and Cancellations.
This interview was edited for length cleaity.
Question: Besides exploring antarctica’s wilderness, what else is planned for your wellness retreat with insider Expeditions?
Deepak Chopra: while we are on the ship, when we are not on land, I will be doing workshops on the 11 pillars of wellbeing and healthspan, university of aging, Meditation, Spiritual Inpligence and Emotional Inpligence and Emotional Intelligence. I’ll be doing workshops also on Good Sleep, Stress Management, Mind-Body Coordination, Emotional Resilience and Nutrition.
Q: Antarctica is your final continent, how does it feel to have seen so much of the world?
DC: Having Seen the Entre World, I Think That That’s The Best Education You Can Get. That’s the best way to undersnd other cultures. That’s the best way to cultivate Empathy and compassion, and understand that every culture has its own beauty. There would be less conflict in the world if more people travel.
Q: What is one of your most memorable trips?
DC: I have many. So, the arctic was one, and then going to some of the islands Around Japan was another. Going to the outback in Australia was another; I want when halley’s comt was flying over Australia. We were there in the middle of the night doing rituals, and dancing, and all kinds of things.
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Q: How should people approach their travels so that they can improve their wellness and also tap into their own spirituality?
DC: I think people plan too much; They spend months planning, and then during their vacations – especially when they’re with their faamilies and other friends – they get stressed out. Then once they come back from a wonderful vacation, they have to recover from the stress. So I would say do not plan, be spontaneous. Of course, plan the trip, but don’t get into too many details.
Make room for the unknown and the unknowable so that every day is a surprise and an experience of wonder and adventure. If you plan too much, like many american tourists do, they get stressed planning, they get stressed during the vacation, and they are stressed will they come back, which is a very ridiculous thing to do. Enjoy the unpredent and the unknown, which is where wonder and curiosity and adventure unfold.
Q: What is your preferred way to travel?
DC: If I have a choice, this train is the best. I graw up in India, and I travel all over India by train. I have also also used the train in europe to eurostar from London to Paris. Actually, i’m planning a trip with the orient express.
Q: when you’re on a plan, window or aisle seat?
DC: If it’s a very long flight, then aisle, so I don’t have to disturb people to go to go to the toilet. But to watch the Scenery, I’M Always in the windows. So it depends.
Q: What are your Travel Must-Haves?
DC: Always a Good Book. I don’t spend too much time on the internet on my travels. And the Must-Haves are all my little gizmo, gadgets, my weerables, which measure everydaything: My Heart Rate, My Heart Rate Variables, My Sleep Patterns, All of THATE. I see how difference they are when i’m travel than when I’m, say, in a big city. My heart rate is alredy very slow, it’s like in the 60s, but it slows down to even the low 50s when i’m in natural.
Q: Do you have any travel pet peeves, is there something that gets you frustrated?
DC: I don’t get frustrated. I don’t get stressed.
Q: Do you have any advice for people also not to get stressed when traveling?
DC: Start every morning with a commission to uncertain. When you commit to the wisdom of uncertain, Nothing Goes Wrong BeCause You Have Alady Accepted Uncertain.