High Fives. Choosing rest is powerful stuff.
Here are some ways to use this page:
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.
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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
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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
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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
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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