🌿 Intro: Burnout is Not the Price of Success

If you feel like you’re constantly running on empty, you’re not alone. We live in a culture that glorifies

hustle and undervalues healing. But what if the key to your next breakthrough isn't doing more—it's resting better?

Rest isn’t laziness. It’s survival. It’s sacred.

💫 The 7 Types of Sacred Rest You’re Probably Missing

Most people think of rest as just sleep. But Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith introduced the concept that there are actually

seven types of rest we need—and most of us are deficient in several.

Here’s how to restore each one:

1. Physical Rest

This includes

passive rest (like naps or sleeping) and

active rest (like stretching, massage, or gentle movement like yoga).

Signs of deficiency:

Fatigue,

body aches,

sluggishness

Sacred Practice:

Morning stretching, restorative yoga, grounding barefoot outdoors

2. Mental Rest

Your mind is tired when you're forgetful, distracted, or overwhelmed.

Sacred Practice:

Brain dumps in a journal, micro-breaks, scheduled “no thinking” time

3. Sensory Rest

Screens, noise, crowds, and fluorescent lights drain us.

Sacred Practice:

Silent rooms, candlelight evenings, time in nature, blue light blockers

4. Creative Rest

Even creatives burn out creatively. This rest is about refilling your inspiration well.

Sacred Practice:

Visiting art galleries, walking in nature, listening to music without multitasking

5. Emotional Rest

Are you tired of pretending you’re okay? You might need this.

Sacred Practice:

Safe spaces to express emotions, therapy, saying “no” without guilt

6. Social Rest

We need both connection and disconnection—especially from draining people.

Sacred Practice:

Intentional solitude, nourishing conversations, boundaries

7. Spiritual Rest

This is about reconnecting to something greater than yourself.

Sacred Practice:

Meditation, prayer, volunteering, nature walks with intention

🕯 Reclaiming Your Sacred Time

You don’t need a week in the Bahamas to reset.

What you need is permission to pause. You need rhythms of restoration, not just reaction.

Here’s how to start today:

Schedule 10 minutes a day of non-negotiable silence

Take a tech-free morning once a week

Set boundaries around your mental and emotional space

Do something creative with no agenda (paint, sing, dance)

🌸 Final Thought:

Rest is Revolutionary

In a world that profits off your exhaustion, rest becomes a form of rebellion.

By choosing sacred rest, you’re not giving up—you’re rising up, fully whole and truly energized.

You deserve a life that doesn’t drain you to death. You deserve peace.

Let rest be your ritual.