What is Sacred Rest?
Gratitude Cafe Episode 157: Featuring Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith.
We are a society that praises being busy, the more that one can cram into a day and the fewer hours you need to sleep the more productive and successful you seem, but are you and at what cost?
According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH (June 7, 2017) “Sleep plays an important role in your physical health. For example, sleep is involved in healing and repair of your heart and blood vessels.
Ongoing sleep deficiency is linked to an increased risk of heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke.”
Dr. Dalton-Smith shares seven types of rest she has found lacking in the lives of those she encounters in her clinical practice and research-physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, sensory, social, creative-and why a deficiency in any one of these types of rest can have unfavorable effects on your health, happiness, relationships, creativity, and productivity.
SEVEN TYPES OF REST
Dr. Dalton-Smith shares seven types of rest she has found lacking in the lives of those she encounters in her clinical practice and research-physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, sensory, social, creative-and why a deficiency in any one of these types of rest can have unfavorable effects on your health, happiness, relationships, creativity, and productivity.
SACRED REST
SACRED REST combines the science of rest, the spirituality of rest, the gifts of rest, and the resulting fruit of rest. It shows rest as something sacred, valuable, and worthy of our respect.
SACRED REST gives the weary permission to embrace rest, set boundaries, and seek sanctuary without any guilt, shame, or fear.
ABOUT DR. SAUNDRA DALTON-SMITH:
Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a Board-Certified internal medicine physician, speaker, and author. She is an international wellness expert featured in numerous media outlets including Prevention, MSNBC, Women’s Day, FOX, Fast Company, Psychology Today, and as a guest on Dr. Oz show.
She is the author of numerous books including her new book Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, including ground-breaking insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness, overcome burnout, and live your best life.
Over 100,000 people have discovered their personal rest deficits using her free assessment at RestQuiz.com.
Learn more about Dr. Saundra at IChooseMyBestLife.com and DrDaltonSmith.com.
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