Rest Up Buttercup

We live in a society that encourages burn out and stretching our energy to it’s very limits. Refreshingly though many people are waking up to the power of softness, cyclical living and a slower lifestyle that puts physical and mental wellbeing at the forefront.

Welcome to our first ‘Sacred Mother’s Club’ meet up. This week’s topic is R E S T because honestly what are we without it! Today I’m sharing a card from new oracle deck ‘I was born to rest’ it’s such is a gentle reminder that rest is beyond productive, it is nurturing, life giving. We all know what happens when a baby skips a nap and as we grow rest remains just as important.

We don’t necessarily need to take a long nap (though sometimes we must) but simply feeling when rest is needed, when quiet peaceful energies need to be welcomed, when stillness is being asked for instead of movement. It may feel strange at first, but once you reacquaint yourself with the feeling it will become second nature.

If rest feels particular unfamiliar to you, start off by laying on the floor for 5 minutes each day (no music, no phones, no reading or talking, no meditating) just in stillness, boredom even, I find the deeply healing blanket of rest washes over you. Some people may call this ‘lazying about’ but this is a very passive numbing verb, rest isn’t passive, it’s a neutral regenerative setting which living things NEED to survive and thrive.

We each have a unique blue print for rest, so spend some time thinking what REST means to you, here are some ways I REST: laying on the floor doing nothing, sitting quietly in nature, drinking coffee daydreaming out the window, walking in nature whilst doing long deep breathes, giving myself a facial massage, swaying and floaty dancing to instrumental music.

I hope this card stands as a beautiful reminder when you need it most, rest up beautiful human and when you’re no busy resting DO take a look at this week’s homework.

Big love,

Charlotte

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ARTWORK: taken from my inner child oracle deck available here.