44. Why You Should Rest

Rest is of paramount importance to continue to function at the highest level.  When we deprive ourselves of rest, we can do harm.  In today's episode, we discuss why rest is essential for a healthy mind, body, and spirit.    The weekends are supposed to be a period of rest.  In other cultures, the siesta for instance, is normalized as a daily rest period in the afternoon.  Sleep is a physiologic period of rest.  What if we prioritized sleep and rest?    We provide some examples of periods of rest such as savasana at the end of yoga class.  We discuss diastole during the cardiac cycle.   When recovering from an infectious respiratory ailment,  rest is key to healing.   The culture of healthcare has not been traditionally conducive to rest for its caregivers.  Giving ourselves permission to rest can be hard, especially when during medical training there was an expectation to show up for shifts even if you were sick.     What if we noticed when we are "fake" resting and instead opted to truly rest.  What if we choose to model resting for our peers, trainees, our patients, and children.     What is really restful for you? What is true rest for you? What could happen if you were intentional about scheduling rest?   If you work in healthcare, we invite you to join us at mindfulhealthcarecollective.com and our FB group by the same name.    For guided meditation videos for healthcare professionals check out Ni-Cheng's Mobile Wellness for Healthcare Professionals on her website found here: https://awakenbreath.org/mobile-wellness-for-healthcare-professionals/   For busy parents who want to be more present and connect better with their children, join Dr. Mahoney for Parent With Presence- starts in November 2021.   Learn to Parent with Presence through 1:1 mindful coaching https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/jessie-mahoney-md   Take care of you- join mindful yoga - offered most Saturdays.  https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/yoga   If you are a woman physician, and you want to find peace, calm and clarity in your life, and return home as a better version of you, join Jessie on a mindful coaching, yoga, and culinary medicine retreat. https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/yoga-retreats   Join the Mindful Healthcare Collective Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindfulhealthcarecollective   Find out more about The Mindful Healers Podcast: https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast *Nothing in this episode should be considered medical advice