The Daily Shine
The world is going through many changes, and we each play an important role. Make sure you remember it’s OK to rest along the way.
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Jessie Asya Kanzer, author of “Don’t Just Sit There, DO NOTHING,” teaches a workshop by the same name. Using the ancient teachings of the Tao Te Ching, she helps us find great power and transformations within ourselves. Bring a journal and be ready to shift!
Relaxing the mind is a big goal of Buddhist practice, but to do that you need to relax your body as well. Sister Chan Khong teaches us a three-step practice to access a deep restfulness that rivals sleep.
When we feel fatigued most of us focus on sleep problems. But proper relaxation takes many forms. I spent a week exploring what really works.
Within the world of agriculture, there is a vital part of crop growing known as letting land “lie fallow.” To fallow a piece of earth is to leave it Irene Glasse writes that we need to look to the land to teach us how to approach this time of spiritual, emotional, and psychological exhaustion.
On our recent trip to Croatia I made a film about #creativeburnout and the importance of taking a break. I started this year wanting to produce lots more of my own content but have really struggled finding what I want to do or how to do it.
The Way of Rest gathers nearly 200 of Jeff Foster’s most inspiring essays, poems, and reflections on restoring and reviving ourselves when we feel exhausted or defeated.
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Bob discusses the experience of exploring higher consciousness through out-of-body experiences and audio-induced gamma brainwave states.
Sleep alone can’t restore us to the point we feel rested. So it’s time for us to begin focusing on getting the right type of rest we need.
Ah, wonderful sleep. I love to sleep. It’s one of the things I’m really good at.