395: 12 Balanced Living Ideas for a Great New Year

The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style

Shannon Ables

Education, Self-improvement, Britain, Contentment, Podcast, Society & Culture, Simplicity, France, Style, Lifestyle

4.7 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Maintaining our balance whether we are holding a tree pose in yoga or riding a bicycle requires dynamic engagement.

While the tree pose in yoga may look static, nope, it is actually dynamic as various muscles are engaged. Similarly and more visually obvious is riding a bicycle. We must remain in motion, and a motion that is balanced, so again engaging our motions to align with each other if there are multiple, in this case our two legs pedaling, to remain balanced.

Balance in life involves a similar concept. We may not always look physically in motion, so for example, choosing time to just be, but we are engaged. We are present and consciously and purposefully engaging in an action or activity that nourishes our balance.

In the first episode of the new year, I wanted to focus on this idea of balanced living as inspired by the book The Scandinavian Guide to Happiness: Balanced Living with Fika, Lagos, Hygge, and More by Tim Rayburn, because rather than focusing on adding or improving, why not focus on tweaking and putting more of a priority on savoring. The latter is what will improve the quality of our life in all arenas. So let's take a look at the list, and be sure to listen to the audio version for detailed conversation about each point.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the simple sophisticate, where in 2014, this podcast premiered.
0:08.9	And now in its 11th season, the show continues to focus on the same principles it was founded
0:14.5	upon, the art of living a life of quality over quantity.
0:19.0	Topics range from creating an everyday life you love living,
0:22.2	strengthening mindfulness practices, building a capsule wardrobe,
0:26.0	preparing seasonally delicious meals,
0:28.4	traveling and exploring France and Britain,
0:31.0	and living life to the fullest without breaking the bank,
0:34.4	because living well really is quite simple. I'm your host, Shannon Ables,
0:40.1	and whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden in route,
0:44.7	or returning from that dream destination, or sitting down with a hot cuppa or a cafe
0:50.5	au lae, thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome to the 395th episode of the
1:03.1	simple sophisticate and welcome to a new year. 2025 that is, but this episode could apply to any new year whenever you tune in.
1:13.3	What we're going to talk about today is how to balance our life. And what I mean by how to do that.
1:19.5	What we're talking about here is more about deepening our savoring muscle and how to do that. This episode is largely inspired by a book I picked up
1:31.8	this past December titled The Scandinavian Guide to Happiness, Balanced Living with Fika, Lagom,
1:38.8	Huga, and Moore by Tim Rayborn. So let's just chat about this concept of balance. Maintaining our balance,
1:48.1	whether we are holding the tree posts in yoga or riding a bicycle requires a dynamic engagement.
1:57.1	While the tree pose in yoga may look static, nope, it is actually dynamic as various muscles are engaged to hold us entirely still.
2:09.2	Similarly and more visually obvious is riding a bicycle when it comes to maintaining our balance.
2:14.4	We must remain in motion and a motion that is balanced. So again, engaging
2:19.3	our motions to align with each other if there are multiple, in this case two legs peddling,
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