A Momentary Recharge

Right where you are

I woke at 5am today thinking about this practice, the simplest restorative prompt I offer in my new book Move, Rest, Recover. As I find it winking at me from within my subconscious, I’m taking that as a nudge to share it with you, too.

I hope these moments serve as a gentle reminder to all of us that often it’s the smallest, briefest gestures that hold the greatest power to restore us in the moments when we need rest the most.

Can you rest today? Yes. Yes you can. It doesn’t matter if it’s 10 minutes or 30 seconds. If you have a bigger container that can be useful but resets needn’t be tethered to time. Rest and your real life can coexist. Recovery is more readily available than you might have noticed, right now, where you are. Can you allow it to be this simple and accessible?

Practice…

A Momentary Recharge

• Close your eyes. 

• Gently part your lips and soften your jaw. 

• Take 3 deep breaths — slow and steady. 

• Open your eyes, keeping your gaze soft, and turn up the corners of your mouth. 

• Pause and feel the difference. 

Well done. Onward.

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