Slow Living: The Movement That's Changing Everything

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The Quiet Rise of Slow Living In A Fast World / In a world that moves faster every year, more and more people are quietly stepping away from the rush. Not to quit everything, but to live differently. Slower. More intentionally. With more space to think, breathe, and simply be. But where did it start, and how has it evolved? Curious to dive deeper? Check out these resources! 😊 Simple Life Blueprint Online Course: https://sunnykindjourney.com/course Simple Living With Non-Minimalists - The Ultimate Guide: https://www.sunnykindjourney.com/nonminimalists-guide FREE Clear The Noise 5-Day Challenge: https://sunnykindjourney.com/clearthenoise Guide To Unhurried Mornings (FREE): https://sunnykindjourney.com/guide-to-unhurried-mornings In this video, I dive deeper into the slow living movement, not as a trend, but as a shift in how we experience time, work, connection, and everyday life. I’ll look at where it all began, how it has grown over the years, and why it speaks so strongly to the pressure so many of us feel today. From Italian cities handing out bowls of pasta in protest to modern lives shaped by digital overwhelm, this movement has touched everything from food and fashion to parenting, travel, and the way we move through our days. But this isn’t just a history lesson. It’s a chance to pause and reflect. To ask what this pace of life is really costing us and what it might feel like to live with a bit more presence. Whether you’ve been curious about slow living for a while or are only now beginning to question the speed of modern life, this video is a quiet invitation. Not to do more. Not to strive harder. But to rethink what matters and remember what it means to feel at home in your own rhythm. Because slow living isn’t about getting it right every time. It’s about coming back to yourself, again and again. Video sources: Slow Living LDN – What is slow living? Definition and history SlowFood.com – Our History (official timeline) Wikipedia – Cittaslow (Slow Cities) History In Praise of Slowness by Carl Honoré Slow Productivity by Cal Newport Medium (Rajneesh Chaudhary, 2025) – The Quiet Revolution of Slow Living Security Magazine – Auvik report, 2025 APA “Stress in America” Report Highlights (2022) _______________________________________________ MORE ABOUT SUNNY KIND JOURNEY 👐 https://www.sunnykindjourney.com _______________________________________________ MUSIC 🎵 Epidemic Sound _______________________________________________ https://youtu.be/jnbBczT9hT0 00:00 Being efficient but at what cost? 00:30 What if I don’t want to live like this anymore? 00:55 Part I - Where it all began 01:20 How everything changed 01:52 The first protest: Slow Food in Italy 02:40 The slow philosophy 03:18 From food to cities: Cittaslow is born 04:20 Part II - Slow expands into other parts of life 04:55 The rise of slow travel & slow fashion 05:50 Carl Honoré and the “cult of speed” 06:45 Technology shifts the pace again 07:30 Then everything stops 08:15 A shift in values begins 08:45 Part III - What slow living looks like today 09:35 The concept of tempo giusto 10:05 Slow living in fast cities 10:45 Digital life, done differently 11:23 Slow living at home + hygge 11:50 Letting nature guide you 12:20 Slowing down family life 13:05 Why slow living matters now more than ever 13:45 The cost of fast living 14:30 Never forget this