What if we started the other way around this time?
- Ana Read

- Dec 31, 2025
- 3 min read

Get ready...Set...Go
And here we go, our souls brimming with ideas, promises of superhuman routines, and a confident "this is the year!"
With a full schedule and very clear objectives, a plan is aligned with the months to come. And here we are in March, with some concessions and a tired body. We always put our minds before our bodies, and the poor thing has to endure, has to push itself just a little bit more and a little bit more.
What if this time we started the other way around? And instead of asking "what do I have to do this year?" the question was: "How do I want to feel while I'm doing it?"
The future doesn't accelerate, it slows down.
Our schedules haven't yet grasped what our bodies and minds have already discovered. Well-being isn't about doing more, it's about doing things differently.
For a long time, well-being was seen as a luxury, an extra to which we can dedicate ourselves, if and only for that extra bit of time.
It turns out that in a hyper-connected society like ours, where excess of everything is the norm, there's not much free time left, is there?
This trend is changing; more and more people are feeling the real impact of not slowing down and always being connected.
A paradigm shift is expected. Less acceleration, more regulation. Less stimulation, more presence.
6 wellbeing trends for 2026
Regulatory self-care
Wellness routines are no longer just another task to complete. There is a growing demand for practices that regulate the nervous system, rather than stimulating it further.
Sleep, breathing, rhythm, conscious pauses, and contact with nature become central pillars.
Digital detox as a necessity, not a luxury.
Digital fatigue is no longer invisible. In 2026, digital detox emerges as a direct response to cognitive and emotional overload. It's not about rejecting technology, but about redefining our relationship with it. Offline time and analog experiences are gaining increasing relevance in daily well-being.
3. The body at the center of decisions
The body becomes a source of information again. Signs such as fatigue, tension, irritability, or lack of clarity are no longer ignored. Somatic practices, conscious movement, and body listening become key tools for more aligned decisions, in personal life and professional contexts.
4. Connection with nature as the basis of well-being.
Nature is no longer seen merely as a backdrop but is recognized as an important agent in health prevention. By 2026, there will be a growing conscious integration of nature into practices related to health, education, leadership, tourism, and well-being. Not as an escape, but as a return to the natural rhythm.
5. Collective and relational well-being
The exclusive focus on the individual is beginning to give way to more community-based approaches. Well-being is increasingly understood as something that is built in relation to others, to spaces, and to the environment. Small groups, shared experiences, and safe settings are gaining importance in an increasingly divided world.
6. Fewer quick promises, deeper processes.
Quick fixes are losing their appeal. In contrast, the value of consistent, well-monitored, and sustainable processes is growing. The wellbeing of 2026 doesn't promise miracles; it proposes coherence, rhythm, and presence.
Let's begin the year with the body, with rhythm and presence, and everything else will fall into place from there.
And who knows, maybe this is the year the magic happens.





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