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James Reeves. The Book of Rest
The Book of Rest. James Reeves and Gabrielle Brown
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Note to Readers
Introduction
How can we show you how to do nothing?
Rest might seem ungraspable, but it is always here
Being restful towards rest
Are some people better at resting than others?
Rest, yoga and yoga nidra
How to approach our self-enquiry practices
What Is Rest?
Rest and theory
Rest and your feelings
Rest is what happens when everything else stops
Why we must stop trying to make ourselves restful
Learning to stop battling with yourself
Accepting that we rarely see ourselves clearly
Rest and thinking
Our expectations for rest might be in the way of us resting
Realising that what we are looking for is already here
You can’t pretend you don’t want to feel rested and find peace
Why Are We Restless?
Why do we forget that rest is elusive?
Restlessness is not stopping you from resting
Do you think it’s OK to do nothing?
Lifestyle versus real-style
Is life complicated, or do we complicate life?
Rest forces you to be with yourself
Do you have time to be with yourself?
Unconscious neglect
How to give yourself permission to rest
Rest and Happiness
What do you really need?
Rest and the feeling that something is missing
What do you want to feel?
Rest helps us to not be overwhelmed by our feelings
We cannot find happiness by ignoring our feelings
Rest and Control
Rest: cause and effect
Finding relief in seeing that your thoughts are not who you are
Remembering our being
Control and conflict
Rest and resolution
How can I be restful towards overwhelming emotions?
Even if your fears are realised, you can be OK
Uncontrollable insight
Engaging, not escaping
Rest and Your Self
Stepping back from your experiences and your responses to them
Rest and separation
Switching off from ‘you’
Rest and death
Rest and Your Future
When are you?
Giving up your future self
Rest and ambition
Why you cannot create a more rested version of yourself in the future
. . . and Sleep
Are you obsessed with sleep?
Sleep might be completely out of your control
Becoming aware of how you feel about sleep
The difference between fixing and tending to
What happens when we do sleep?
Paying attention to your natural rhythms
How much can we control our sleep?
Regardless of the science, what do you observe?
Rest, regardless of sleep
All The Rest
Rest, effort and ease
Can I use medication to help me rest?
How can I rest? It’s a terrible world out there!
The journey home
(It’s Never) The End
About the Publisher
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JAMES REEVES and GABRIELLE BROWN founded the yoga and meditation school Restful Being Ltd in 2014, specialising in yoga nidra, a transformative state of deep rest. James has been a practising yoga teacher since 2005 after completing his first teacher training in Kerala, India and is now recognised as a world-leading yoga nidra authority, delivering classes, workshops, retreats and teacher-training courses globally and online. Gabrielle is primarily involved in managing Restful Being’s content, from course materials to blog posts, having over two decades of experience in corporate communications and publishing. She has been a dedicated yoga practitioner since 2004 and qualified to teach in 2013 after studying classical yoga in India and yoga nidra in California, USA.
Thanks to everyone at HQ for their enthusiasm and excitement at putting our work out there, specifically our publisher Lisa Milton and editor Kate Fox, and to our copyeditor Laura Herring for her invaluable observations. This book would not be happening if Anna Hogarty at Madeleine Milburn hadn’t envisioned the title and everything it stands for, and thanks also to Hayley Steed and Madeleine for their ongoing support and encouragement. Jessica Harvey, for casting her superlatively creative eye over the cover design.
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- Drop your expectations and see if you can let go of any need for an outcome
- Notice how your mind will want to do so many other things and think so many thoughts. Just let that happen. You don’t have to do a thing
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