Activity
When you feel ready to begin…
Get present:
– Take a few deep breaths in and out.
– Find a posture that feels most comfortable to you.
– Remind yourself that whatever unfolds during this time is honorable.
Why do we practice sacred rest?
Rest is a critical part of your overall wellness and healing journey.
Rest consists of behaviors and activities that aim to increase your physical and mental well-being and usually involves your stopping an activity. Rest helps you recover from physical and mental effort and includes things like mindfulness practices which strengthen your ability to get and stay present to my mind, body, spirit and the larger world around you.
The following exercises are designed for you to define rest for yourself, to practice rest, to assess where you are at on your rest journey, and to name what you will need to practice in order to consistently honor this practice.
Exercise 1: Define Rest
- What is rest to you?
- What does it feel like?’
- What does it sound like?
- What does it look like?
Exercise 2: Practice Resting
Given what you defined, stop writing and just sit with yourself and with what you defined.
Do not do anything, and give yourself as much space and time that you need to honor rest now.
While sitting with yourself:
- Listen.
- Breathe.
- Share. (with yourself)
- Allow.
- Let Go.
- Repeat.
Exercise 3: Reflect on your Resting Experience
- What did you learn?
- What did you learn about yourself and rest?
- How would you modify your definition from Exercise #1 now?
- What will you integrate into your rest practice now?
