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Studiesshowthatspendingtimein ornearnaturedelivers

numerousmentalandphysicalbenefits.Yetnearlyallof us

spendmostof ourlivesindoors,removedfromthenatural

world.In hisbookSkogluft(ForestAir),JørnViumdalshows

howto recreatethepowerof natureindoorsin a simple

way:witha livingwallthatcanhelpimprovehealth,reduce

fatigueandenhanceconcentrationandvitality.Nogreen

thumbsrequired.Seemoreat vimeo.com/286032863.

Bringing

the Outdoors In

MANAGE YOUR TO-DOS

Weallknowspending

toomuchtimestaringat

a screenis notgoodfor

theeyes.Practicedona

regularbasis,thesimple

andgentleexerciseof

eyeyogacanrest

overusedmuscles,

reducetensionandhelp

strengthenmusclesthat

helptheeyesfocus.The

exercises—thatinclude

Palming,EyeRolling,

FocusShiftingand

DistanceGazing—are

integratedintothe

repertoriesof several

yogasystemsandalso

recommendedbyeye

careprofessionals.

Ever find yourself overwhelmed with the number of items

piling up in your to-do list? If so, try tackling it in a different

way. With time-blocking, you ditch the standard bullet

format and organise your day in a series of manageable time

slots, to which (individual) tasks have been assigned,

instead. Like appointments in your diary: ‘2 p.m. to 3 p.m.:

a whole bunch of small things that need to be done’; ‘3 p.m.

to 4.30 p.m.: ‘that in-depth activity that I need to tackle’. It’ll

help you structure your day, make more efficient use of your

time, and leave you with peace of mind knowing that you’ve

set aside a specific hour to address all those to-dos.

If you love taking photos

but need some inspiration

from time to time, or find

that sharing them on

Instagram isn’t quite

cutting the mustard,

take a look at GuruShots.

This online interactive

‘photography game’

invites you to join photo

challenges, showcase

your pictures, get

feedback, read articles to

help improve your skills

and even have the chance

to win monthly prizes. And

all while having fun doing

so. Gurushots.com

FUN EXPOSURE

TEXT

JULIA GORODECKY

IMAGES

KATRIN COETZER

(FUN EXPOSURE)

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(AND SO TO BED, THE ECHOES OF NATURE)

, ©KELLY KNOX/STOCKSY UNITED

(MANAGE YOUR TO-DOS)

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LEHEL KOVAC

(FEATHERED FOCUS)

, DEBORAH VAN DER SCHAAF

(THREE FOR THE SOUND OF ONE, THE EYES HAVE IT)

THE EYES HAVE IT