Why Rest Isn’t Lazy — And Why We All Need More of It

When was the last time you truly rested?
Not just switched off the lights and scrolled for a while — but actually let your breath settle, your mind quieten, and your body soften?

For most of us, that kind of rest feels strangely elusive. We’re brilliant at doing: we plan, push, produce, and perform — until our bodies start whispering (or shouting) for us to stop. Yet the world around us rarely makes it easy to pause. We’re told to keep going, to stay busy, to be endlessly productive.

But the nervous system doesn’t work that way.

As a yoga therapist and teacher of 16 years, I’ve seen firsthand what happens when we push beyond our natural rhythms. Fatigue, anxiety, low mood, digestive issues — they’re all signs that our system has forgotten how to unwind.

That’s why I created SYRN, a restorative sequence combining Somatic movement, Yin yoga, Restorative postures, and Yoga Nidra — a method designed to help you rest intelligently.

Each element plays a specific role in re-balancing the body and mind:

• Somatics reawakens subtle movement and proprioception — your brain’s internal map of the body.

• Yin allows tissues and joints to open slowly, inviting reflection and stillness.

• Restorative yoga soothes the vagus nerve, easing the body out of “fight or flight.”

• Yoga Nidra (“yogic sleep”) moves the brain into deeply healing alpha and theta states.

Rest isn’t passive; it’s an active recalibration of the whole system. It’s how we come home to ourselves.

So if you’re feeling wired and tired — you’re not failing. You’re just living in a culture that has forgotten how to pause.

SYRN is an invitation to relearn that pause — to soften, breathe, and let your body remember how to rest.