Breathe  |  Issue 049
Tiresome, unnecessary, time-consuming. Distraction is deemed many things, generally negative. There’s also a less-than-flattering perception of those who succumb to it, ask anyone whose school reports regularly bemoaned the fact they were ‘easily distracted in class’.
But is distraction really that bad? Always? Might there be a case for a more nuanced view, one that recognises the value in pressing pause on a task or, on a wider scale, taking time out to reassess a life goal? Maybe distraction could be welcomed, even encouraged, as a means to look up from all the day’s ‘must dos’ and life’s ‘shoulds’ and engage with the world in a more open and inquisitive way. To give it more than a passing glance as another item is ticked off the to-do list or a goal reached en route to the big prize.
Of course, there are times when concentration is necessary, be it finishing a project, listening to a troubled friend or driving a car. But the idea that it’s necessary always to stay fixated on a task, always to keep to the same path, always to be head down working, learning, striving is tricky to stick to. It also circumscribes curiosity, clarity and contentment. In his 1911 poem, Leisure, Welsh poet WH Davies asked: What is this life if, full of care / We have no time to stand and stare? Sometimes distraction has a way of bringing what’s important into focus.
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First published in the UK in 2016, each issue has a thoughtful, seasonal theme, making Breathe magazine your digital dose of self-care. Its slogan: “Breathe and make time for yourself” tells you it’s time to switch off and enjoy some “you time” before you’ve even swiped onto the first page.
Five years later and Breathe has established itself in the UK wellness space as the leading mindfulness magazine. Whether it’s through creative therapies, sleep assistance, idyllic retreats, mindfulness or superfoods, the holistic range of self-care topics covered is designed to help you cope with the pressures and anxieties of modern life.
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