24/09/2026
5 Tiny Rest Rituals for everyday life!
Theyāre simple, and hopefully a little different from the usual ātake a deep breath and be presentā advice :)
Which one will you be doing today?!
If you work at a screen, try not to spend your lunch break looking at another one.
Take your lunch outside, sit by a window, or simply eat somewhere completely different from where you work.
It gives your eyes, brain and body a genuine change of environment rather than just swapping one screen for another.
This one might feel surprisingly uncomfortable.
We can get into the habit of believing we need to finish everything before weāre allowed to rest.
So today, deliberately leave one small thing unfinished.
The email can wait. The washing can stay in the basket. The kitchen doesnāt need to be perfect.
Notice the urge to finish it, and practise letting āenoughā be enough.
Rest doesnāt always come after everything is done.
Iāve noticed how often I (we?) say āI just need a quick weeā - even my three year old has picked this up!
But when did an essential body need become something we need to do quickly?
So, next time you need the loo, leave your phone behind, take the long way there and resist the urge to rush back.
It sounds ridiculously simple, but how often do we actually allow our bodies to take the time they need?
Not everything you do needs to be productive, useful or improving you.
Doodle. Rearrange some flowers. Sit in the garden. Make something badly. Sing in the car. Read three pages of a book.
Choose something simply because you enjoy it - not because it achieves anything.
That, too, is rest.
When the kettle is boiling, your computer is restarting, youāre waiting for the children to put their shoes on, or youāre sitting in the car waiting for someone..
Donāt automatically reach for your phone.
Donāt fill the gap.
Let those 30 seconds (or two minutes!) actually be empty.
We are so used to filling every tiny pocket of our day that even a few moments of doing absolutely nothing can feel strangely unfamiliar.
And perhaps thatās the point.
