Maybe you’ve noticed, but I think it’s safe to say that the concept of wellness and its expanded definition in modern times (as a verb, and more broadly and perhaps more recently, a social construct) has gone mainstream, beyond spa services and retreats. We now live in an age where wellness, also known as self-care, can mean everything from yoga, to the latest plant-derived face mask, meditation to dedicated no-tech time. Though wellness isn’t anything new—the commercialization of it is. According to one citing, the Global Wellness Institute traces wellness back to ancient civilizations, where traditions and rituals were just… part of life.
My version of wellness tends to fall into a couple of themes: relaxed intimate moments surrounded by nature and my favorite humans or solo time to indulge in a group dance or pilates class.
And in San Diego’s northern regions, where I spend most of my time when I’m home, there are lots of opportunities to carve out a moment to unplug and reset. I’ll plan to update my picks as I discover them, but for now, these are my go-tos in North County, San Diego that fill me up when I want to calm down.
the curious passport 