Disconnect from your devices to focus on what matters:- exploring, your wellbeing & meaningful relationships
Access to screens means we are always "On" keeping our own mental fitness battery low.
Our aim is to keep your mental fitness battery recharged by refocusing your perspective on your sense of adventure, meaningful relationships and your wellbeing
If Shuffle Life did batteries, they would last longer than Duracell as they would be switched off more regularly…
A unique off-grid experience with no distraction from the outside world to focus on living in the moment
Connect with your raw human instincts of exploring, making fire for food and heat and focusing deeply on your loved ones.
Find an abundance of time to relax, recharge, read and reflect as your mind wanders into the memorising landscape
The story of each handmade & sustainable off-grid wooden cabin starts with the peaceful and serene landscape, which brings nature into spaces designed for the modern urbanite to escape the similarity of four walls and screens formed by the hustle and bustle.
The large glass windows with expansive views of the wild valley make breakfast in bed a necessity but the rest is a blank page for you to write in nature
The first book, Lion, Witch & The Wardrobe was written in 1949 by C. S Lewis! But that is not what you are after is it...
Dogs are allowed. Witches are not.
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Plush, Dorset is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes from London. We have parking near the cabin. We will email you the what3words location of where to park.
Take a train from London Waterloo to Dorchester South (2 hours 31 minutes)
We can arrange for a 20 minute taxi ride from Dorchester Station (£20) to collect you
Or start your adventure with a 40 minute cycle.
PS Dorchester is a beautiful town to have lunch at and explore
Email us at tom@shufflelife.com for details on buying Narnia's wardrobe to escape to or cabins when ever you feel like it
100%. We have a cocker spaniel who loves chasing the butterflies!
Perfect for couples or two friends with a double bed. Our cabins have potential to sleep a little one as well on a blow up as the desk folds away.
You do not need to bring much. Our cabins provide the cooking essentials you would expect (including a stove top espresso & cafetiere), basic cooking ingredients (salt, pepper, olive oil and herbs), wood for the fire and eco-friendly soaps and shampoos. We suggest bringing food and the right equipment to enjoy the outdoors – waterproofs and proper footwear
We are 2 mins walks from a hamlet with a country pub and another local village provides plenty more pubs and a farm shop.
But other than that you are secluded in nature with numerous beautiful hikes along historic footpaths.
We run off solar and have hot water for those showers. Albeit a cold shower is also a perfect start to the day if your feeling brave.
The cabins are professionally cleaned and disinfected after every stay.
Yes, you can.
Check out is at 12pm. Check in is at 4pm.
More than happy for you to park up if early and start exploring
Walking 1.5 miles through nature can increase your average sleep time by over an hour
Trees release natural oils called phytoncides. boost the activity of anti-cancer proteins, reduce stress-hormone levels, and negative feelings like anxiety, tension and anger
Nature contains Mycobacterium vaccae, harmless bacteria found in soil. It not only boosts immunity but exposure has a similar effect to antidepressants – it makes people happier!
Finland recommend that citizens get 5 hours a month, minimum, in nature, in order to stave off depression. This is evidence-based. They found that people need this time in order to preserve their mental health.
All top athletes prioritise recovery and improving their mental fitness to perform. Therefore, as professionals we should too, especially when studies find we are only productive for 2 hours 53 minutes a day.
One in ten of UK adults feel more productive when they are offline, rising to 15% for 18- to 34-year-olds; and 16% say they feel less distracted offline.
A poll by YouGov found that almost half of respondents screen-time has increased since the pandemic
The average user logs 2.15 hours a day on social media alone – up from 1.5 hours in 2012.
UK adults now spend a total of 25 hours a week online – up from 9 hours a week in 2005
UK adults spend an average of 8 hours 41 minutes a day on screens (more time than they are asleep).
UK children spend 6 1/2 hours a day on screens.
Two in five adults (40%) first look at their phone within five minutes of waking up, rising to 65% of those aged under 35.
62% of polled UK adults say they ‘hate’ how much time they spend on their phone.
More than two in five (43%) of UK adults admit to spending too much time online
There is a strong link between heavy internet use and depression, with heavy users 5x more likely to suffer from depression than non-heavy users
Almost half of the 18-34-year-olds said their social media feeds made them feel unattractive.
A study has shown that as mobile phone use increases, so does anxiety.
Staying off all social media for a week has been shown in a study to increase happiness.
Social media makes 7 million Brits ‘depressed’ looking at friends’ perfect lives
Human average attention spans have declined significantly in the 11 years since smartphones existed and are now lower than that of a goldfish.
As our tech habits deny our brains important downtime, our ability for deep-thinking and maintained focus is reducing.
