Today's prompt from Rachel Cole's Savor project is focused on rest.
I think about rest a lot.
Rest is my work.
As a restorative yoga teacher, I preach rest. I guide people through an hour or more of deep rest and relaxation. And I know when it's been successful when their faces shift. Closed-lip half-smiles. Drowsy eyes. Skin that shimmers.
Bodies that move slower, steps that are smoother.
They breathe differently.
I recognize deep rest in my students because I've felt it in my own body. If I could give every person in this world a practice for better health, it would involve daily rest. (Myself included. I'm pretty good at it, but I can always use a reminder.)
Take time out of your day to:
- sit
- stare at the wall
- breathe with intention
- meditate
- reflect
- snuggle with your cat or pup
- hang out for 15 minutes in a supported Legs Up the Wall yoga pose at home, or
- find a great restorative yoga class to take. ;-)
Not only will your body move better and your brain work better when you need them to, you'll sleep better.
Just call me Dr. Kirsten, and consider this your script.