Magazin

Welcome to the New Wellness

Self-care and wellness are gaining recognition and importance. Taking breaks, unwinding, and recharging still don’t hold the status they deserve. It’s perfectly fine and important to occasionally relax with a glass of wine, enjoy a massage, or savor your favorite dish. Yet, that alone is not enough and overlooks some essential aspects.

No matter how independent we are, how strong our sense of self-efficacy and autonomy: We are social beings, and we all have the need to lean on others from time to time. To let ourselves be vulnerable, to show our tender sides that no one sees in everyday life. To live out our desires and secret wishes—regardless of how big or small they are—is a fundamental need that we often deny ourselves. It is precisely this fulfillment of desire that gives us the most strength.

As relaxing as a face mask and a good book may be, they are merely parts of wellness and often forgotten quickly. The moment when a smile becomes radiant. The instant when a touch sends shivers down our spine and warmth throughout our body. Experiences where everything else fades into the background and for a brief eternity, fantasy and reality merge. We cannot achieve these almost magical seconds, minutes, and hours alone.

The Self-Determined Sensuality of the New Wellness

“9 Tips for More Well-Being”

“13 Tricks for Resilience through Wellness”

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Such blanket guidelines offer many things. They provide ideas, give suggestions, and create the impression of offering solutions. However, if at the end of a spa day, after creating the perfect bedroom and balcony oasis, we still feel gaps, this yearning for happiness – then the shortcomings of well-intentioned collections of ideas become apparent. They are incomplete. They neglect two fundamental factors: individuality and community. Sensory experiences and togetherness are underestimated. It is the delightful thrill of a flirtation, the intimacy of a dance, and the bliss of a hug that make us happy and linger long after the moment has passed. We desire connections, companionship, and the feeling of being well cared for. Making each other laugh, sharing beautiful moments, or engaging in a playful exchange satisfies multiple needs and sustainably recharges our batteries.

The who, when, what, and how represent the individual side that must also be emphasized. Not everyone wants an adventure, to constantly try something new, or to be surrounded by many people. Regardless of how often it is suggested that a faster-higher-better mindset leads to success, it is often the small, quiet things in the background that magically energize us.

Nurturing Company – The Underestimated Wellness

A kind word, a gentle touch, and the feeling of being treated kindly and compassionately can alleviate so much more stress than a sophisticated relaxation plan. Therefore, we must take a closer look at who we spend our time with and how we do so. Just as the right company gives us energy and strength, the wrong company can take it away. Additionally, we need to finally let go of the idea that we must first find the right person like a needle in a haystack and leave beautiful moments to chance.

After all, we don’t hope to randomly find a competent massage therapist in a crowd when we our muscles are painfully tense. We intentionally look for professionals who can help us – empathetically, efficiently, and on our terms. The same solution-oriented approach in choosing our companions, along with utilizing high-quality services, leads not only to faster and easier outcomes. It combines a fundamental need for closeness with security and self-determination.

A hired companion – whether called an escort, gentleman for certain hours, or a cavalier – however it is termed: time spent in comforting and refined company is an essential part of the truly holistic, new wellness.

Author Jessika Mueller