The Consciously Parenting Project

The retreat is over, but rest isn't something you do once and check off.

If you’re curious about the idea of Radical Rest, the free Radical Rest Kit is a guide to real rest in the time you actually have. Nine kinds of rest, when most of us were only ever taught one.

It's yours, no strings. https://thrivinghumans.org/thriving-humans-podcast/

This past weekend, we rested. Really rested. Meredith and I gathered with our group of resters, each of us set the time aside in our own homes and came together for our live calls. Some of us needed deep stillness. Some needed permission to do less. Some needed company in it. And each person found their own way to the rest they were looking for.

That's the heart of it. There's no single right way to rest. There's only what you need. You move toward it, and see what happens.

We're learning together that rest isn't something you do once. It's a practice you return to, again and again, finding ways to bring it into daily life. And we noticed some beautiful unintended ripples, just from showing up to do something radical. Others are noticing what we're doing. Even though we didn't set out to, we're modeling this for our children, our family members, our parents, our friends. That means something. People got curious. Some even had others join in unexpectedly!

If you rested in your own way, wherever you were, we'd love to hear. What did slowing down show you?

As the solstice weekend closes, a gentle question: when did you last actually rest, and what did it give back to you?

We'd love to hear. And if this weekend stirred something, the free Rest Kit is a good next step, a way to keep a little rest in the days that follow.

https://thrivinghumans.org/thriving-humans-podcast

Solstice. The turning point.

One small invitation for today: pick one kind of rest and actually take it. Close your eyes for two minutes. Step outside. Put the phone in another room. Let yourself stop, even briefly.

If you want a map for it, the free Rest Kit is here.

https://thrivinghumans.org/thriving-humans-podcast

Tell us, what does rest look like for you this weekend?

This weekend, we rest.

Whether you're with us live or resting on your own from wherever you are, the invitation is the same: let the longest light of the year be a reason to slow down.

If you'd like somewhere to start, we made you something. The free Radical Rest Kit is a guide to real rest in the time you actually have. Nine kinds of rest, when most of us were only taught one.

https://thrivinghumans.org/thriving-humans-podcast

If you spend your days balancing what everyone else needs, this is the easiest thing to forget: you're in that equation too.

"Even slowing down for a weekend, I could feel how much I've been carrying. I'm always balancing what everyone else needs, and this was a reminder that I'm in that equation too." — H.L., single mom of 3, USA

Today's the last day to join us live this weekend. No pressure, and no wrong choice. If the timing is right, we'd love to have you. If it isn't, the self-paced version is always here, whenever you're ready.

https://thrivinghumans.newzenler.com/courses/radical-rest-retreat

Rest is better shared.

Your spot at the retreat this weekend comes with a second one. Bring a friend. Your sister, your partner, the person you keep saying you'll slow down with someday.

If doing something just for yourself feels like a stretch, doing it alongside someone you love might feel lighter.

June 19 to 21, online. $150 for the two of you. Register, send us your friend's email, and we'll take it from there. Registration closes tomorrow.

https://thrivinghumans.newzenler.com/courses/radical-rest-retreat

Rest isn't only about sleep. Sometimes it's the room to hear yourself, and to say what's true, with love.

"When my mother asked me to do something for her, I checked in with my body, felt that it wasn't right for me right now, and told her so, calmly. It stayed loving between us. Because I was able to say no, I was able to be present with myself for this weekend." — Ginette, Canada

Radical Rest Retreat, June 19 to 21, online. https://thrivinghumans.newzenler.com/courses/radical-rest-retreat

The light is near its peak now. In a few days it turns, and the year tips toward its second half.

Solstice weekend is a natural place to pause and ask, quietly, how is the direction of my life actually going? What's working? What's wearing thin?

That kind of looking only happens when we slow down enough to do it. It's what the Radical Rest Retreat is for. Three days, online, June 19 to 21.

https://thrivinghumans.newzenler.com/courses/radical-rest-retreat