Pay it Forward and Invest in Your Rest 🤍

February 9, 2025

Issue 16

Weekly Pause & Reset

Mindfully designed to offer healthy lifestyle-design & wellbeing info, tips, inspiration & insights to jumpstart your week.

Lifestyle Pillar of Health — Rest

Happy Sunday!

How are you today? Hopefully you’ve been able to set aside some time for rest this weekend so you can embark on this new week feeling recharged.

Rest is frequently overlooked and undervalued in our fast-paced hustle-culture. This emphasis on productivity and always being “on” ends up costing us in the long run, usually in the form of physical, cognitive, and emotional fatigue.

The concept of rest is often confused with sleeping or napping, but they’re actually very different from each other.

Rest is taking a break from physical, mental, or social activities that are overly taxing AND engaging in other activities that will promote relaxation and restore energy.

Rest isn’t just “shutting down”, it’s about pulling other activities into your day/week/life that are restorative to your mind, body, & soul.

As you cruise through your week ahead, notice and jot down the things in your day that zap your energy and the ones that replenish your energy (keep in mind, while it may feel good to veg out while scrolling social media or binge-watching shows, this can lead to you feeling even more depleted).

How does your body “speak to you” when it’s time for some personal restoration?

Wishing you balance & equilibrium 🌿

Steph 🤍

Weekly Wellness Intention 💫

This week, I will honor and prioritize my need for rest and restorative activities that allow me to be more present, energized, and productive in all aspects of life.

Info & Inspo ✨

“Rest is the most underused, chemical-free, safe and effective, alternative therapy available to us.”

Saundra Dalton-Smith, M.D., author of Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity.

Reshare 🫶

@drdaltonsmith

Steep & Sip: Mindfulness and the ritual of tea 🫖

→ Join me! Saturday, February 15th, 10-11:30 am @ 49 Brigham St. Make your own blends to take home (herbal & green teas).

Pre-register here — Space is limited!

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