Alone In An Off-Grid Cabin - A Complete Social Media Detox | Rainy slow days in English countryside
Social media detox while staying alone in an off-grid cabin in the English countryside. I locked my phone away and spent a few days exploring the remote woodlands and living in a solar powered tiny house surrounded by hills and pastures. This was what slow living really looks like. :)
This is where I stayed (affiliate link):
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This is one of the cabins by Unplugged Rest - the cabin is called Bunty.
00:00 - 00:48 Intro
00:49 - 04:08 Day 1
04:09 - 07:00 Day 2
04:53 - 10:00 Nature walk
10:01 - 13:53 Day 3
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I spent a few days alone in an off grid cabin - this is my very first experience traveling solo, without technology or social media. I found it a bit scary, because I do struggle with some intrusive thinking. The experience was very wonderful though. I managed to conquer some of my fears (brought on by anxiety and intrusive thinking) and actually unplug for a few days. Have you ever done anything like this? If not, would you want to?
Yes, I would! I understand about intrusive thoughts. I'm an over-thinker and would have the same problem without the distractions.
Hello. Fear is a part of life. For everyone. You have the same options to deal with it as everybody else. Ignore the possibilities, accept what may come, decide what you have the strenght to fight or the patience to accept. Learn things that help with it. I know of a person who is scared of horses. If you think about it, most horses weight far more than a human and could steam run over people if they so choose. Or if they get scared enough to not think at all. But when you learn to read them and to notice the sign when a horse sees something, they find scary, you can react to it in a reasonable and somewhat calm manner. Another idea would be to add experiences. If you are scared of sheep and such, visit a petting zoo for example. Fear doesn't disappear really, but by choosing to go out of your own comfortzone, you can grow confidence, that you can deal with it. Or at least with the choosen situations. To me, sheep are a lot less scary than just cars. Because sheeps tend to cause way fewer accidents... Maybe pick up a book on how to teach children confidence, or adults. But if you are struggleing with things others would consider a no-brainer, it may be wise to start small with a kids book and work your way up. There is no shame in admitting that a part of you (in this case confidence) stopped growing early on. It's true for a lot of us, though which part it is, is very varied. If you grew up with few people, it's perfectly normal to worry about other people. But avoiding them isn't going to change that. In my case what stopped early on, was actually romance. My early experience was rather (please excuse the word-choice) dick-driven. It's not that I mind doing something the other person wants to do. It's that I found myself in relationships that only think about their own wishes, but ignore any and all wishes from me. I didn't see the point in seeing someone, who wouldn't do anything with me, that showed a little bit of care for me. Well, good luck in connecting with others. Maybe try out talking to someone instead of going off grid? Sounds to me like a better choice in conquering your fears.
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Taking time with the little things - like holding a feather is surely one of the hidden treasured moments of 'la vita' 🪶
I’ve never been so scared when I moved to Taiwan years ago, pushing through those fears lead to my most precious life experiences. Loved this video, you’re very talented film maker.
The world was a much better place before social media and cell phones, glad I'm old enough to remember those days.
Me 2 it was the best days nothing but you and a phone box down the street if you could be bothered with that
I quit facebook and instagram 7 years ago....never had tiktok and twitter accounts.Some friends and relatives called me the most boring person on earth 😂... but im the happy one.
Same with me, I have to use whatsapp because my official communications are being done there...but other than that...I have no social media apps. Even KZhead is not on my mobile, I only check youtube on laptop, this way reducing my time on this platform my many many hours.
I never downloaded these and I am happy
I can totally understand you...@@Self-MasteryCentral-xh1cd
We’ve no tv almost 14 years. It’s is a blessing.
you cant let it control you many dont see it that way if your not in a group with others it can get to you ......dont let it move on with life you dont have to me a part of that media at times they look happy but they really are not the photos and videos , media sites have changed many lifes in to control not good for you breaking away ......... is good
"The generation that knows the link between a cassette and a pencil" took me to a beautiful place❤ Great video. Thanks for sharing!
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I’m also an introvert and needed to recharge my battery when I’m With people. This is exactly why I bought a tiny house in the woods , with a small creek and pond in the country side, I would go there on the weekends and connect with nature , it’s soo refreshing
Amazing! I wish I could buy one for myself one-day
Happy for you that you have got your dream
I spend half my time off grid with zero connectivity. No cell signal. No telephone. No radio although I could have one. It slows you down. The house is so quiet. Its 1970 again in a way. It makes you very creative and gives you an opportunity to notice all the little things.
Be careful, my dear... When you start taking these kind of short trips alone, it is so goooood that you need to live the experience again and again and again. This is what I do, now. I'm retired, free, and spend one month here, one month there (less expensive when you rent for a month!!!)... always far from the city crazy life and pollution. Always close to the forest, or the sea... I just love it. I also make videos (here on KZhead), paint, draw, write, or just spend time walking in Nature, contemplating its beauty. This is a wonderful way of living. Nothing is more fullfilling than stay close to nature AND ALONE (that means free!)...
Sounds like heaven 😍 ❤️
I moved to the forest in the end and found peace. Deleted all but fb and KZhead but I'm working at deleting fb.
Perfect, if you're a writer. All day to read and write without interruptions. The best thing about that cabin, to me, is the large window with which to take in the unobstructed view, and moody weather that I love. Do you think the rain made it extra special? I'm feeling nostalgic about that phone. I miss my Nokia. I had a beautiful red one. I think it was my first cell phone. ♥🥰
Oh indeed! Creativity flows in an environment like that ✨✨ I loved that window too, it was so crucial. And rain made it special and serene. It’s my favourite type of weather to look at. 🌧️ And I had a Nokia too, but mine was orange! 😄
@@IamDaria me too I love rainy weather and my dream is to live in this kind of cabin Just imagine being an astrophysicist here Researching about space and viewing the night sky at night with soft wind blowing
I am an English learner, watching your video is really a delightful thing ,the song is wonderful and the view also very beautiful .
this life is my dream 🧚🏻♂️
Such a mood 🥹 I also love being alone, just accompanied by nature, especially rain!!! ❤
I understand intrusive thoughts, memories that spark the trauma one is trying to outrun, hoping to out live. There is no way to make friends with trauma, or the memories of it. Sometimes visual and audio makes a barrier of temporary protection. I have learned to choose carefully some visual or audio that won’t trigger the trauma memories. Sleep is still difficult as you can’t monitor the dreams and shut them off. Lovely lass, you do what helps. Don’t judge yourself for needing to escape. Use what comforts you, visual audiovisual, what ever comforts. 🦋
Beautiful words! Not gonna lie, I actually had some nightmares when I stayed there - it might be the wind, or it might be the book I was reading. I'm a naturally more melancholic person, but I like to add to it by reading darker themed books while being alone. I don't like to think of it as self sabotage, but it definitely does evoke some negative emotions.
soooo lovely and just a little bit of quraan reading along the way and you will find a kind of peace that you never experienced before, thank you for sharing the journey ❤
It’s the best thing to do every once in a while
I did a complete social detox (digitally + physically) by attending a 10-day Vipassana Meditation centre. It was the most surreal and overwhelming experience I have had to date. To see you take this detox, takes me back to 2017, when I was weaned away from all ways of communications - verbal and non verbal to solely focus on myself. The experience came with its teachings and learnings and allowed me to learn so much more about myself and the potential I carry.
i checked the 10 day vipassana meditation, how was it?
You are the real inspiration for me. People don't like my nature even my family members. I'm introvert I really don't like to involve in groups. I don't like to spill tea. I enjoy solo travelling, my room, my company. But People's don't accept my nature. dealing with peoples is a big conflict for me. I regularly watch your videos. Your videos heal me. You looked serene in this video. Thank you for inspiring through your videos. And hope you will read this messege. my gratitude will reached to you.
Aah it’s tough isn’t it! I also only have 1-2 friends who understand boundaries like that and love nature. It can be tough, as people like us don’t go out much, so we can’t meet the like minded ones! 😅 I’m happy my videos help! 🥰
😊A fellow introvert here, wanting to show support! 😉 It is estimated we are between 30 and 50 percent of the world population, and essential for the balance and advancement of Humanity. But we have been "closeted" or thinking we were just weird for so many time, that didn't realize this truth until recent times! It is certainly annoying that the world around us seems tailored to fit just the extrovert size, and to top it all, some of us are from countries that are culturally an extrovert's paradise! (🇪🇸 😅 My case! 😌) But don't despair, and just be yourself, as so many creators, geniuses, artists, scientists, writers, pioneers and just happy (if often annoyed 😁) fellow introverts have been, while they were changing the world or just chilling out in their rooms! 😉👍 🤗
@@IamDariaah It's really true that's why I talk more and more with plants and pets. I think they understand us better than anyone.😅 And feeling great. there are people like me exists in this world.
@@thisisvedanti2264 Yes! I am this kind of person! Love to be alone because, I appreciate things my own path. I fell so much more free... and more deeply in communion with nature. I also love the company of animals. They are son much less complicated to deal with. No super dimensional egos!...
@thisisvedanti2264 I think we both share alot in common. 😚
I’d love 🧡 to do this 4x a year as a reset! I’m a full time student, starting a new career. My soul craves this alone time. Everyone sees me as an extrovert, but the truth is I LOVE life 🍃then I easily retreat and want to be alone🪷🐎
Thank you for bringing forth that at some point you craved human connection.. As an introvert myself..I thought that being by myself entirely would be pure bliss but having stayed for almost a month by myself..I started feeling depressed and continually sad and helpless but once I got back to interacting with people(I'm a teacher) and taking energy boosting breaks here and there..I was okay again..this is where I learnt that we don't need to completely seclude ourselves..we just need a good balance with our social life.
cabin living on rainy days are the best, its nostalgic. i enjoyed this very much! thank you :)
Sounds okay to me. You did your research before you made your choice. You learnt something new about yourself. Congratulations you survived. ❤
haha survived indeed, though this was such a comfortable experience in comparison to many others! I'm afraid I wouldn't go wild camping (as an example) right away, but I remember enjoying it as a child. This will be next!
Sometimes I feel guilty about the way I am and how I value and desire to spend time alone and be in the quiet. It seems around me I am meant to always showcase myself as such an extroverted person but that's just not who I am. This video made me feel not alone in the most beautiful way; to see how others also value and enjoy living in this way. Everything was beautiful. Thank you.
I love this so much. To be alone doesn’t mean that you’re lonely. I think we often forget we’re not actually at the hip of other people. Doing things like this helps us re-individualize and come back to who we are naturally. I can’t imagine what it would’ve been like watching this all back. Filming like this is ingenious, you get to reflect more.
I have the need to be alone a few hours a day, to do things in my pace without being interrupted. Homesteading is so giving, being in nature slows you down, grounds you, and reminds us to follow natures rhythm, and not being busy to please others.
I think this video is adorable, the cabin, the cart, the window, your outfits, it's all so enchanting. You photographed the experience so well. I have always traveled alone, because if I waited for a travel partner I'd never go anywhere.
Oh I admire you so much for it! There is something special in this experience, and you're right.. sometimes you have to go alone, to not let others stop you!
This video healed my soul. It's now on my bucket list!
You are on social media . you have a camera putting o it at strategic angles to show yourself editing a video and commenting. Are we so attuned to social media that we forget when we are using it
Agree
It's how heaven looks like
This looks so amazing! I love how you captured the scenery and the mood of the cabin. It really does come through, the feeling of being alone in the evening. There's something so very serene about it but at the same time a bit worrying. Being alone in the dark does awaken some very interesting feelings in one. Amazing video! Absolutely love the atmosphere and the thoughts you've shared!
Thank you so much! 🥰 I think being alone and having no other technology to rely on made the creative process a bit easier. I was scared alone at night though!
I adored the sounds in this video. The rain was mesmerising. This looked like an idyllic 2 days. The sounds of nature throughout are beautiful. X
Hello Daria, you decided it was time to try something new and trusted the magic within and survived the cliff of fear!! You revealed the hero in you. You turned into yourself, you faced what frightens many and allowed courage and bravery to light your way!!! Congratulations! True heartfelt poetry lives on!!!! Thank you 🙏 and sweet blessings⭐️🫶✨
Thank you so much for such kind words!
I am in love with your cinematography here! Those transitions.. ah! so good! As for the topic, I believe more and more of us seek to find a balance between life online and being unplugged. I'm happy to never have a "real" smartphone (use an old one only as an alarm clock) but I'm glued to my laptop often. What I found really beneficial for me was cooking and doing chores in complete silence, rarely with music on. On my walks, I don't have any technology with me. It helps me to be a peace with my mind overall and gives my eyes a rest. And as you said, yes, I also want to share it with people, so I love having deep conversations in the language community I'm in. We even had sessions there about ways to unplug. So grateful to you and many others for this space on KZhead where you can go and relax, rethink and redefine. 💚
Your videos bring me so much comfort ❤
This was so beautifully done and mad me reflect on my own life…thank you
This is something ive been wanting to do for awhile now. Perhaps thia year I will take that step. Thank you for sharing. ❤
What a lovely experience. I cannot imagine the bliss you felt in that silence. Like you said, we need to find that harmony between our daily digital lives and the absence of it living with our thoughts, alone in nature. This makes me want to find a similar experience in my area for a little me time to decompress. Thanks again for bringing us along with you 😊
This is so lovely. Thank you for sharing the beauty!
you take me to another world.... I love this..
It's been years since I've been on a vacation of any real length. Recently, I have thought about making my next vacation one like yours that you've shared in this video. Off grid, or at least away from busy cities or towns, and alone. Not to escape. But, to connect with myself in a way I haven't done in way too long. Thanks for sharing these days with us. It has inspired me once again. Subscribed.
This was so beautiful. The pacing of it, the cinematography, the colours! And the music choice! Thank you for sharing! I'd love to also do this one day!
I totally get where this video is coming from! My first solo trip was a bit nerve-wracking at first, but just like you, I pushed through, and it turned out to be an incredible journey filled with wonderful experiences.
What a great video! Beautifully shot as always, with profound message. I can definitely say we share this ambivalence about staying connected... Your video's are getting me more and more in. Excellent work of art! Happy Sunday
I love this idea, both to go and experience this type of "unpluggedness" but also the concept of the cabin itself. One could of course argue that you can do all these things at home too, but there is something special with leaving your routine to gain a new perspective.
Looks so peaceful think this is the right way to live today just take it easy dont worry about time or anything else just a nice slow life looks a beautiful place
Enjoyed watching your video. It's obviously going to be a bit of a dream for many to have that solitude, quiet and peace. The song used for the end of day 1 was absolutely perfect.
Perfect views, especially you and sheep❤
Lovely video,I love being alone especially with the sound of nature to listen to so relaxing ❤❤❤
Just beautiful and calming to watch your videos🌼 Thank you!
Your camerawork captures life beautifully. Embellished though it may be, the thin slice of reality you shared, serves as a stark reminder of how important it is to ground ourselves from time to time. And, in all sincerity, something about the quality of an overcast day in the countryside draws me in, unlike what we experience in the city. ☕
Watching you brings peace😊
Bravo! A way of finding your way home to Nature. Nature is always welcoming, isn't it? Thank you for sharing the experience. Again, bravo! :)
Precioso!!! ME ha encantado ... gracias por trasladarme a ese lugar. Saludos desde España
So PEACEFUL 🌸🌷🙂
So nice! Thanks for sharing 😊
Being an urban dweller most of my life, being in an isolated situation, alone, is way past what my comfort zone will allow. So bravo you! I would love to have the courage to do what you did but I do not have the trust bandwidth to be isolated like that. That said, I am very comfortable on my own. I am comfortable with my own company. But I do have some sort of ‘sound’ going in the background everyday now that I am retired. Being a social introvert I need that as an anchor so I don’t get lost in my own head. I love that you did this for you and that is what matters most. ❤️
I have never known someone be able to create such an intimate nostalgic vulnerable feeling in such a short video, they feel like a Disney movie but in real time, so beautiful ❤🥰
This is really calm & peaceful, how I intimate this video as I was there, really fascinating.
this was so cool i watch it every time when i need some rest i am very happy for u that u can do such amazing things in your own really admire u 😍😍😍
Your videos are a balm for me. Thank you for creating them!
Thank you for watching!
Trying new things is good therapy especially if you really want to escape a lil bit from the humdrum routine.
Peaceful❤❤
Beautiful video. Thank you for being you. ☺
Yes it would be a gift to turn everything off. I remember when vinyl records was out the first time.😊 My dearest memories was when I spent time with my grandparents in the country here in the States. This was a time when there was no web spun across the world. We were lucky to have a few channels on t.v. They grew huge vegetable gardens, flower gardens, canned their food. Made homemade bread and different foods. It was a simpler time but better time. My grandparents was from the greatest generation. 💖💖💖 nice video!!
Totally amazing, you even make a dull rainy overcast day seem beautiful. ❤
Aah thank you!
Wow, this is a nice and beautiful trip, i love this.😮❤
Beautiful views. Thank you so much for the video and experiences you share with ❤
Thank you so much for watching! 🥰
My kind of living
Balance is the key.
I really enjoyed this video, keep it up!
I could really thrive once in a while in this environment 😊 wish i had the courage
Thank you giving this type of video love from depth of my heart ❤❤❤❤
Thank you for watching! 💕
The fulfilling nature of vastness, like an empty green field outside a raindrop-covered window, is something that I have always felt and yet never heard anyone else talk about before. This is already one of my most favorite videos of yours, along with For Highly Sensitive Humans And Empaths and Inspiration For Autumn.
Thank you so much! 🥰 Oh you know, someone mentioned it to me at some point, that the nature I show isn't quite "striking"- in its epic landscapes, mountains, sea, whatever it is we find so magnificent to look at, - but it still is somehow beautiful in its simplicity. And I didn't quite understand that. I always (by always, perhaps, I mean since the moment I learned to be present) found nature beautiful in all its forms. But I finally understood the meaning of it. It's not "striking" to an untrained eye, but it's beautiful to those who choose to see.
You always speak to my soul through your amazing videos my loveliest Daria ♥️🥰 Spending time with yourself in silence is the greatest gift 🎁 (and the sunrise through the window 🪟🌞) Thank you for all the magic moments you share with us ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
Thank you so much! ✨
This is so cool. Well done!
Thankyou for the video! ❤
This video is the video that i needed right now❤, thanks nice video,
I had a couple of days offline when I forgot my phone at work over the weekend... really enjoyed the silence! ❤
Thank you , I want it to . This summer
Glad you got to go ❤
Wonderfully beautiful!
What a cinematic experience damn so good!!!
Witaj Daria piękny film świetna sprawa takie życie z dala od wszystkiego na łonie natury🕯 i do tego piękny widok za oknem i deszcz... tak nostalgicznie🌧. Życzę Ci cudownego weekendu...Ewa z Polski♥
Lovely in every way!!!
Hi friend, im from México and i dont know to speak English very well, but i love your Chanel and i love your pronunciation more slow, i think that i learn so much with your chanel. And i congratulate you❤❤❤
Give up all screens for 3 days. Or longer. It’s wonderful. You’ll be grounded and more relaxed. Most of what comes through screens we don’t need, and it isn’t good for us.
I wish you good health and happiness. May you have eternal blessings in your life.🙏 I am a survivor of a violent family. It was violent. My mother and my mother survived. I had a brain aneurysm and I still have two brain aneurysms in my head. There are other vascular disorders as well. Anxiety that you don't know when and where it will explode. Due to liver function, kidney function, and hypothyroidism, penance increased by 15kg, making walking and exercising difficult. I continue to treat depression, anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and insomnia. I'm still controlling so many emotions in my mind. It's hard and painful. But I want my life to be useful to someone. I want to share, I want to watch. So I started KZhead. It's just beginning. So far, the center of the world is my father. It's heartbreaking and sad. My father justified the violence over his death and I am heartbroken. I'm particularly sensitive to violence and sound. I think it's a problem. I feel weak. It's falling apart. The goal is to get out of pain.
I cannot describe the feelings; the calm and peace this video brought to my body. In this world of jumping over one another, looking to be more successful than the person besides you, I have not had the time to think about what I really want. My purpose in life, at least in this moment, is not to look to be successful in the corporate area, but, find my own peace. How I discovered it? Watching this video with my five senses active. Thank you for this images.
Everything you do,is a good thing 🎉
Such a beautiful, inspiring video. The idea is great itself, but I can't help enjoying the way you re using a camera... And definitely the text❤❤❤. I sent it to my students, so they will listen to a nice, smart English. Hello from Russia 🇷🇺
Фантастическое видео🥰💞спасибо🙏👍
Thanks for sharing❤it was peacful ✨
thank you for sharing this, I had no idea there are cabins like that available! It sounds like a dream, hopefully I'll be able to catch one at some point :)
Очень симпатичный домик.
Thank you for another lovely video.......I always look forward to your thoughts and struggles/hopes. Such relaxing thoughts and themes. ....and music. x
Thank you so much!
Such a peacefull and inspiring video. I hope to make this a challenge for myself during the summer- spending less time on my phone. A great video as always, have a lovely March ahead🤎
Thank you so much! 🥰 Oh that’s a challenge indeed. I need to make it into a habit myself, especially after this experience. I look at the screen too much!
'Pulling yourself towards yourself' is somewhat essential and maybe e'en increasingly so 💭🦉
Hello 👋 My Dearest Friend Daria: Just Finished Watching Your Video Today. Sorry: For Being A Day Late For Responding Back To You. I Congratulate You For Being Such A Strong Woman In Doing What You Did For Yourself. I Would Love To Do What You Did. Go Away And Enjoy Myself Off The Grid SomeWhere And ReFind Myself. I Too Have Been Going Threw A lot. This New Year Has Started Really Bad For Me. But, I Keep Telling Myself That It Will Get Better Someday. Your Video Was So Beautiful And Relaxing. Thank You 🙏 So Much. You Are My Inspiration And My Friend. Have A Blessed Day-And I Will Be Waiting For Your Next Journey. From: Your Friend In San Antonio, Texas USA🤠🇺🇸🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Then how did you record all this?
❤️ beautiful 💡 idea, glad you are healing.
Thank you! 🥰
I was waiting for your video 🌸✨
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This is such a beautiful video, it has inspired me to book the same cabin. Silence and being alone is definitely a fear of mine too. Thank you ❤
Oh you'll love it!