5 Mental Health Benefits of Traveling to India

India is a land where both traditional and modern worlds collide. The country has a rich heritage resulting from centuries of different religions and cultures, leaving their mark on the world’s seventh largest nation.
From the magnificent Taj Mahal, Mecca Masjid mosque, The Red Fort, and many more, here’s how traveling to India can benefit your mental health.

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Relieves Stress

Every individual on this planet deserves to rest. Your mind needs to relax, rejuvenate, and recharge. But unfortunately, as we continue with our lives without a break, we will eventually experience pressure due to the constant stress and daily demands of our responsibilities.

What better way to relieve stress than to pack your bags, book a ticket, and cross the wanderlust-worthy destination of India off your bucket list? It is one of the popular cheap places to travel regarding housing expenses and food. You don’t have to spend big to relieve your stress.
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Do you prefer to destress in a serene and quiet place? Then consider Wayanad, Kerala or Coorg, Karnataka. These two places are known to be serene places where all your worries can disappear. Or do you prefer to experience the bustling nightlife of India instead? If so, you can travel to Goa, Mumbai in Maharashtra, or New Delhi.
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And if you prefer a place where you can exercise and look at the amazing view, consider hiking in the Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh, Valley of Flowers Trek in Uttarakhand, or Markha Valley Trek in Ladakh.    

Chance of Reinventing Yourself

It’s hard to find and reinvent yourself if you’re just stuck in the same old environment. So often, we’re stuck inside a box we made for ourselves to protect ourselves from the scary unknown. However, staying in our box or environment can harm our mental health and our values as human beings.

For a chance to grow into your best version, consider traveling to a bustling country like India. From all parts of this country, you’ll be able to observe and communicate with people of different religions, personalities, and life experiences. You’ll be able to learn something new from the people you encounter. The difference in culture helps travelers evaluate their thoughts, emotions, principles, and values.
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Traveling can expand your mind, which you never thought was possible. Indeed, the lessons you learn throughout your travel can broaden your outlook and perspective in life. Traveling, especially in a diverse country like India, will push you out of the box you made for yourself.

Boosts Satisfaction and Happiness

Taking a vacation can boost satisfaction and happiness as you step away from your daily grind. You don’t have to wake up early in the morning, make yourself a coffee, go to work, and rest at an unholy hour. When traveling to India, you can eat different food with powerful and tasty spices, even on the streets!

You can experience new events and rewire your brain. As a result, you can boost your self-confidence, happiness, and mood. When you feel trapped in one place for too long, you should know that your body is communicating to your brain that you need a break and travel.

Numerous people have said that traveling to India makes them happy; even the process of planning the trip is enough to make a person excited. In fact, according to a study conducted at Cornell University, the anticipation of a trip can increase people’s happiness substantially, even more than purchasing something significant and tangible, e.g., a car.

Mental Resilience

You can enhance your mental resilience by going to a place where you feel excited and intimidated simultaneously. Traveling, in general, makes us feel excited. However, the concerns and worries we experience can be intimidating.

There are situations where first-time travelers get intimidated when going on a trip. They typically overthink possible dangers and concerns that might happen on the trip. This would fill their heads about what can go wrong.

However, as you challenge yourself to new environments, people, and forces, you can ensure to build your mentality. It can make you more patient, emotionally intense, and flexible. In life, there will be numerous problems that you will face; numerous experiences that will challenge your mental health.

Something entirely new can help us bring out this mental fortitude, like hiking or trekking in the Himalayas, to start. Who wouldn’t feel excited traveling to the famous mountain range? But remember that when visiting the mountains, ensure you visit during warmer months since it can get frigid and dangerous.

Enhances Creativity

India is home to the world’s most famous infrastructure, the Taj Mahal, an immense mausoleum of white marble. It’s one of the great 7 Wonders of the World, and it’s worth visiting! Many tourists come and view the building themselves for a spark of creativity.

Also, attending a ‘snake boat’ race in Southern India can increase your cognitive flexibility and boost your creative juices.

Final Thoughts

Without a doubt, a trip abroad can truly benefit your mental health, and places like India offer various activities that allow you to drown your worries away. During the trip, maximize every experience as best possible to gain memorable lessons and experiences. You can write these things in a journal or take pictures as you go on with your trip. With this, you’ll have a more concrete way to remember what it was like to travel in India.