Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance Through the Radical Power of Rest

Vengoechea (Listen Like You Mean It: Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection) acknowledges that rest is essential for healthy living. Although individuals crave rest, everyone struggles to attain it. Vengoechea recounts how she learned rest methods and suggests ways to establish an effective practice. She presents the science behind rest and the cultural/societal/personal pressures that frequently serve as inhibitors, which are often viewed as a shortcoming in today’s hustle culture, where a person’s ability is chiefly measured by their hard work or sheer productivity. Vengoechea underscores the importance of creating a rest routine and establishing boundaries. She also discusses the significant role technology can play in impeding rest and suggests taking minibreaks from devices during the day and longer pauses each week to recharge. This book explains a number of other practices, like breathing techniques, finding spirituality through nature, and engaging in positive or meditative activities such as journaling, daydreaming, cooking, doodling, or puzzling. When they replace binge-watching television or scrolling through social media, these approaches should help establish peace and tranquility, the book argues. Vengoechea cites many experts, but a list of ancillary resources would have further enhanced the work.