25. Let Yourself Rest: Selected Poems on Rest, Sleep, and Hibernation (Stevenson, Tharp, and Longfellow)
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English - March 07, 2022 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsArts meditation reading books self-improvement literature Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When was the last time you felt fully rested? If you're like most folks, it may have been a looong time ago. In this episode on three selected readings ("Winter-Time" by Robert Louis Stevenson, "Sleep" by Twyla Tharp, and "Song" by Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow), I discuss rest and why it's so difficult to make space for it. These poems ask deep questions about rest: how do the seasons affect our moods and how much rest we need? how does privilege affect our ability to rest? when do we lose our ability to listen to our natural body intuition and why? These are questions we have to ask if we want to treat ourselves better as individuals and as a society, and these poems pose them beautifully.
I created the meditation in this episode to foster a sense of peace and rejuventation. It's a space for you to rest for a few minutes that will hopefully inspire you to allow more rest in your days going forward. We can't pour from empty cups, and rest is what we need in order to fill those cups. Use a gentle body scan and visualization practice to find a space of restful calm and move into your day with more energy to do the things you care about.
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