I remember the first time I was introduced to Intentional Resting. It was one of those things that I went, hmmmm… wow! So simple! Why didn’t I think of this earlier???! But I fell in love with it right away. Now, I use it whenever I lay down to sleep or when I feel a need to recharge my battery.
Tonight was a night that I needed a recharge so, when we got home at 3:15, I informed Kait I would be laying down until 4:00 to rest. When I laid down, I started the process I learned with Dan and talked to my body to intentionally rest to restore and rejuvenate itself. Then, I let go. (Interesting… letting go has been the theme this week on Moments of Awakening… hmmmm… time to talk about Intentional Resting there again, I imagine.)
I had set an alarm for 4:00 so I was able to release myself from worrying about the time. I needed to be sure to rise at 4:00 so I could eat and get back to school in time. I had expected to need the entire 45 minutes as I felt myself sliding into the ethers of rest. It was an exciting resting period… lucid dreaming and visioning, all while my body laid still in a meditative state.
Suddenly, I felt myself slide back into Home and my eyes gently eased open. You can imagine my surprise when I sat up, feeling as though I had slept for 8 hours, to discover it was only 3:40. I was refreshed, rejuvenated and alert.
Oh! How I LOVE Intentional Resting!
