Ready to Rest Now?
High Fives!

Choosing rest is powerful stuff.

  • Do: Choose one. Try it now. Try it soon. 

  • Inventory: Check all of the items you have done in the last month. 

  • Aspire:‍ ‍Choose three that you want to try. Choose an accountability buddy and try them together. Here is a way to structure them.

  • Choose your own adventure. Trust your gut.

  • Get a full night of sleep

    Nap

    Stretch

    Sauna

    Bathe

    Walk

    Bike

    Listen to nature

    Eat healthy food

    Snack

    Put on cozy socks

    Drink water

    Exercise

    Jog

    Letup

    Take an hour off

    Take a day off

    Take a vacation

    Take a staycation

    Take a month off

    Dance

  • Sit in stillness

    Dream

    Pause

    Chant

    Massage

    Yoga

    Meditate

    Pray

    Express gratitude

    Revisit a favorite quote

    Do a mindfulness practice

    Breathe deeply

    Let go

    Look at beautiful art

    Look at inspiring architecture

    Inhabit a garden

    Go to the mountains

    Go to a forest

    Go to a body of water

    Notice the moment

    Trust your gut

  • Journal

    Knit

    Sing

    Listen to music

    Watercolor

    Draw

    Make things

    Watch a film

    Wander

    Write a letter

    Listen to the rain

    Activate your 5 senses

    Look for patterns

    Reduce

  • Call a friend

    Take a technology break (hour, day or week)

    Enjoy fire (campfire, fireplace or candle)

    Seek out relaxing smells (lavender, chamomile or rose)

    Listen to a great story

    Read a poem

    Enjoy great comedians

    Be kind to others

    Be kind to yourself

    Treat yourself

    Send yourself a message of love

    Be self compassionate

    Practice self acceptance

    Take some alone time

    Ask others for support

    Ask others for space

    Say no

    Say yes

    Forgive

    Love

    Trust

    Apologize

    Accept

    Give

    Laugh

    Reset

    Chill

    Hang with animals

    End it

    Get lost

    Go on an adventure

    Write a postcard

    Do

    Do not

    Plant things

    Clean

    Do nothing

    Stop

    Start

    Drink tea

    Rest

    Play

    People watch

    Sun bathe

    Stargaze

    Watch the sunset

    Watch the sunrise

    Just be

 Want to print the list?
Here is a printable version and here is a way to organize your R&R.