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Why Rest Doesn’t Always Look Like Stopping

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I used to think rest meant stopping — doing nothing, shutting down, checking out.

And if I’m honest, sometimes the only way I did stop was by getting sick.

This past Christmas, my body made the deci...

intentional rest listen to your body nervous system awareness redefining rest relaxation rest self-care slowing down

I used to think rest meant stopping — doing nothing, shutting down, checking out.

And if I’m honest, sometimes the only way I did stop was by getting sick.

This past Christmas, my body made the deci...

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Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps began using visualization and relaxation techniques at the young age of eleven.

His swim coach, Bob Bowman gave Michael's mother a book on visualization and relaxation...