Redefining Rest: 5 Tips to Reduce Stress and Connect within
Channel: Whole & Unleashed
Date: 2021-05-10

I used to have so much trouble slowing down.

The only time I could relax was when I vacationed. Because it was a designated time and I was in a different environment! It was so easy to switch that on and off. Anyone else? 🙋‍♀️

The problem is that it’s not sustainable in the long run.
We have to be able to disconnect in the day to day.

And I realized what was stopping me where the fears around rest

Society sees rest as a reward, usually after you've overworked yourself then you "deserve to rest”. So there’s a lot of guilt even when we know we should be resting.

Some of the underlying messages in our subconscious are telling us to prioritize productivity over rest, measuring our worth to what we’ve accomplished. There’s also the fear of losing momentum, missing out, that things will break if we step back.

And those are fears masked through beliefs, conditioned into everything we do.

But they’re not true.

Here are some ways to redefine your perception of rest and slowing down. So you can self-soothe and come back to your body.

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