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Slow Living – A New Outlook


Life has become unbearably fast and stressful. Maybe it’s time for luxury to translate into slow living.

By: Soumya Jain

One could argue that we have unprecedented amount of technology to help in our lives. But at the same time, life has become fast, stressful and sometimes unmanageable. It’s always a good time to take some steps back and wonder what we are doing. Are we leading a healthy life? Are we leading our children by a good example? Or even, are we leaving a salubrious planet for our children?

Life’s philosophies need to be rethought. It’s time luxury gets a new definition. Hence, the need for ‘slow living’.

Slow living is basically the opposite of fast living. It is living in a more balanced, meaningful, and life-affirming way where you start enjoying life being conscious of sensory profusion. Slow living emphasizes slower approaches to aspects of everyday life.

It may be difficult to adopt such a lifestyle, specially when peers around you are running fast to achieve milestones and million-dollar worth careers. But there are a few ways you can start adopting this lifestyle in small, measurable methods.

Slow fashion – Changing your fashion style will not change your ambitions and lifestyle otherwise, but will surely help in encouraging more eco-friendly, sustainable brands of fashion. Slow fashion brands not only make clothing in an environment-friendly way, but also ensure that they are long-lasting, thus reducing waste. Since they are made in limited quantities without following the fashion calendar, slow fashion brands provide better working hours and facilities to its craftsmen. And their styles are in no lesser in fashion appeal.



Eating healthy – You have probably heard this a zillion times now. Eat natural, healthy, organic. Reduce chemicals in your body.

Digital Detox – If I tell you to ditch your smartphone or tablet forever, you will not really listen to me. But you could think about doing that for 10 days maybe? Take time away from technology and immerse yourself into nature, fresh air, healthy exercise, and some blessed silence. Go for a spa holiday or trek up to the mountains – whatever you prefer – without worrying about those emails. Indulge in some digital detox and embrace that slow life for a while, till its time to get back to routine.


Soumya Jain is the Chief Editor & CEO of LuxuryFacts.com – the first and only luxury blog and magazine in India. She is also the Co-Editor of ‘The Luxury Market in India: Maharajas to Masses’, published by Palgrave Macmillan and launched in September 2012. The book is a window into the highly complex Indian luxury market. Soumya is also a visiting lecturer for luxury marketing and online journalism at leading educational institutes in India. She has been invited to speak at conferences and address industry colleagues about the Indian luxury market. Recognising her knowledge of the market, she has been quoted by media such as Fast Company, Wall Street Journal & Financial Times among others, while also contributing articles on luxury in various publications.

Location: United States

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