How To Rest…Like Really February 28, 2022 by Jessica StapfShareTweetSharePinDo you ever feel more stressed after you rest? Or do you receive true rest every single time? Coming back to live refreshed and renewed ready to take on the next thing with a balanced brain, mood, and heart? If you’re anything like me, certain circumstances had me feeling “less-rested” after my attempt to slow my body down and rest. Anyone else? That’s life. Things happen, our minds run, and it’s hard to always feel fully rested when certain things are happening around you. Over the years I’ve really worked on myself and the practice of rest and I’m going to share three tips to better rest. Start your day with full intention that you will rest. This sets you up with the mindset that you are going to make space for it in your day. Remember! Your mindset is a powerful thing. If you believe you have no time for rest, you will find that you have no time for rest. Same goes for the opposite, you decide. Put a time frame on it. If you’re just beginning to really allow yourself to rest every day, put a time frame on it. This helps you work it into your day naturally without feeling like it’s another thing on your list OR without feeling like you should be doing other things on your list; any overachievers out there?! Start small and work your way up towards what works for you. Remove Distractions. Resting for some can mean something completely different to someone else. Determine what rest means to you. How you feel, what you’re wearing, what time of day it is, are you sipping on some hot tea or not drinking anything at all? Are you reading a book or allowing yourself to sit in silence? Are you taking a hot bath or curled up in your favorite chair? All things considered, whatever rest is to you, remove everything else that it isn’t. Below is a list of things that may take you out of your rest state or distract you from your sacred time. Cell phone Computer TV Other people To-do lists Calendar/Schedule Laundry or other household chores When you decide to start incorporating rest into your life on a regular basis, your mind, body, and soul will thank you – even your kiddos and husband! Remove the stigma that rest isn’t important because you’re not accomplishing something else. Heck! Add it to your to-do list. Accomplishing rest is enough and you are too, my friend, that’s why you deserve this. If you’re looking for more tips to become more emotionally grounded in your life, I’d love to chat with you. Sign up for a complimentary Discovery Call or reach out to me in my DMs!