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Rest is undervalued in our culture, but we need it desperately. Rest is not necessarily a horizontal activity; it can be about making moments yours, and reclaiming the spaces that are already there.

Highlights:

• why is it so hard to rest?
• rest rest rest flow > slog slog slog slog
• looking busy
• different people need different amounts & types of rest
• Take the amount of rest you think you need and multiply it by at least 3
• What the Enneagram says about Western culture
• “We have to, as individuals, decide how we want to live.” -Mara Glatzel
• Mara’s story of how she chose to rest
• “Resting is not necessarily a horizontal activity” -MaraGlatzel
• “What do I need right now?”
• the trap of “Blue Ribbon Resting”
• attach rest to something you already do
• making moments yours, and reclaiming the spaces that are already there
• creating a restful morning routine and evening routine
• The “effort = value” myth, the “appearance of effort = value” myth, and spiritual practice
• The Deep Exhale

You can find Mara at maraglatzel.com. Follow her on Instagram and say hi!

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