Intro

What are the things that help you flourish on a deep level? Nina Butler joins me to explore this question as she outlines her criteria for the top ten health and wellness destinations and why these may also be the top places in the world to live. 

Nina Butler is the founder of InRetreat, which crafts transformative journeys to exceptional eco-destinations around the world. She joins Jason in person this week to talk about wellness holistically, defining it for yourself, and asking yourself about your own priorities when deciding to visit or live somewhere.

We discuss her top ten wellness destinations across multiple continents, why urban centers can never be wellness destinations, the importance of trees and protected nature spaces, which regions are not yet over-touristed, and so much more.

Which wellness destinations would you add to this list? I'd love to hear what they are, and I hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.

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Tune In To Learn:

• How Nina defines wellness and which criteria she used to choose these destinations (hint: it’s not about the best spas in the world)
• Why the ten best wellness destinations may actually be the ten best places in the world to live
• Why urban centers can never be wellness destinations
• How to be intentional about designing your lifestyle and managing screen time
• Which destination Jason dreams about moving to when the Norwegian winter gets challenging
• How community and collective consciousness factor into destinations
• Which surprising European destinations haven’t yet been over-touristed
• A destination that is the only carbon-negative country in the world
• The importance of trees for health and wellbeing
• And so much more

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• Books mentioned: Paul Auster; The Overstory by Richard Powers

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• How To Craft Transformative Retreats (For Yourself or Others) with Nina Butler 
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