Resting = Self-Care

MAY 2017 | Series No. 6, Issue No. 2

The Weatlth Issue

Reclaim Your Time

with Brigid Schulte

ALSO

FEED YOUR SOUL • INDULGE IN INTIMACY • PRIORITIZE SELF-CARE

REALIZE

EMBRACERecharging

with Julia Grimaldi

The PERPETUAL YOU

Movement benefits our mind, body, and spirit. Ina similar way, rest supports our whole self.

When we are in balance with our body, our self-care becomes less challenging. If your body is tired or overwhelmed, welcome stillness. Find a cozy chair and nod off. Give yourself permission to do nothing.

Resting is the conscious choice to make time for ourselves. We stop, if only briefly, and receive the simple gift of a break in our routine. Living often necessitates doing, but by allowing for space to recharge we become more present. Our senses heightened, we are ready to take on the day.

We let our computers sleep and we charge our smart phones, our mind and our bodies deserve the same respect. A practice starts with one small step, to make what feels like the impossible possible. Consider setting your day with this intention; “Today is a day I will give my body a rest.”

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The PERPETUAL YOU

DWELL

Chair Time

Designating a comfy chair is a critical step inthe journey toward an intentional, curated lifethat includes as much downtime as you need.

Consider the comfy chair. Her arms remain

open, ready to receive you. Her seat is ample and cushioned. Her fabric is worn in all the right places, softened by years of your mutually beneficial relationship. Her existence is proof that you deserve to sit down and take a break.

Women have been doing their work in chairs for centuries, whether knitting by the fireside or feeding the newest addition to the family. A modern mama (that’s you!) is typically on the go, though. What if we rewrote this story? What if rest was also a necessary aspect of women’s work?

Cuddling babies…reading stories…drinking tea… chatting with a friend…daydreaming. These are necessities. And they require a sturdy companion who invites us to sit, comfortably. They require chair time.

Too often we’re perched on the edge of a couch looking over a little one’s shoulder or sharing our seat at the table with a young one. Let today be the day you revisit your old friend, the comfy chair. Sit a spell. Relax and recharge. Let your loved ones see you be good to yourself.

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Exquisite +ExTRaordINarY

THE GIFT OF A DAILY SELF-CARE PRACTICE

Words by Kesley Fox Bennett, M.Ed.

Photos by Amanda Luisa

The PERPETUAL YOU

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