Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity
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Get a new perspective on the vitally important skill of resting―and change your habits for good! " Sacred Rest should be a mainstay in every clinician's body library, and a gift for every friend you care about." ―Dr. Michelle Bengston, board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and author of Hope Prevails Staying busy is easy. Staying well rested-now there's a challenge. How can you keep your energy, happiness, creativity, and relationships fresh and thriving in the midst of never-ending family demands, career pressures, and the stress of everyday life? In Sacred Rest , Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a board-certified internal medicine doctor, reveals why rest can no longer remain optional. Dr. Dalton-Smith shares seven types of rest she has found lacking in the lives of those she encounters in her clinical practice and research―physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, sensory, social, creative–and why a deficiency in any one of these types of rest can have unfavorable effects on your health, happiness, relationships, creativity, and productivity. Sacred Rest combines the science of rest, the spirituality of rest, the gifts of rest, and the resulting fruit of rest. It shows rest as something sacred, valuable, and worthy of our respect. By combining scientific research with personal stories, spiritual insight, and practical next steps, Sacred Rest gives the weary permission to embrace rest, set boundaries, and seek sanctuary without any guilt, shame, or fear. Review: Quick read, encouraging, motivational, and helpful. Will keep a copy for future reference. - I enjoyed this book so much, and found it so helpful, that I bought copies for friends for Christmas. I wasn't really sure what to expect but, being busy and tired during the Christmas season, the title caught my eye. It proved to be much more than I was expecting! Most of us think we are "resting" when we are sleeping. Too many times we think that we don't have time for adequate rest or we may misinterpret setting aside the time as selfish. The author addresses these concerns. If you're like me, you will see yourself in many of the excuses as well as the case studies. This book expands the idea of rest well beyond sleeping, physical stillness, or "down-time." It is divided into short, easy-to-read and understand chapters which explain, give examples of, and encourage self-introspection into physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social, sensory, and creative rest. While the author writes from an obvious Christian perspective, there is nothing overbearing or nonscientific in her writing. Being a physician, she has witnessed and testifies to evidence and to numerous case studies of consequences of deficiency in the various forms of rest. She actually incorporates scientific/medical evidence to support her claims and observations. Overall. the author does a masterful job in blending the tones of a best friend, your physician, and a spiritual mentor into one helpful conversation and motivational tool. I was especially encouraged by the second half of the book where Dr, Dalton-Smith goes into more details explaining the gifts we receive as we observe a more rested life...gifts including: boundaries, reflection, freedom, acceptance, and productivity. I also like the additional resources including the Personal Rest Deficit Assessment Tool and the link to a Thirty Day Sacred Rest Challenge. I definitely recommend this book for personal study and reflection, self-help, and spiritual growth. Also makes a great gift! Review: Excellent staff read - Excellent read with relevant practical application. Used this as a staff. Read at a faith-based nonprofit.
| Best Sellers Rank | #12,899 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #144 in Christian Inspirational #150 in Christian Self Help #479 in Christian Spiritual Growth (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,451 Reviews |
D**R
Quick read, encouraging, motivational, and helpful. Will keep a copy for future reference.
I enjoyed this book so much, and found it so helpful, that I bought copies for friends for Christmas. I wasn't really sure what to expect but, being busy and tired during the Christmas season, the title caught my eye. It proved to be much more than I was expecting! Most of us think we are "resting" when we are sleeping. Too many times we think that we don't have time for adequate rest or we may misinterpret setting aside the time as selfish. The author addresses these concerns. If you're like me, you will see yourself in many of the excuses as well as the case studies. This book expands the idea of rest well beyond sleeping, physical stillness, or "down-time." It is divided into short, easy-to-read and understand chapters which explain, give examples of, and encourage self-introspection into physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social, sensory, and creative rest. While the author writes from an obvious Christian perspective, there is nothing overbearing or nonscientific in her writing. Being a physician, she has witnessed and testifies to evidence and to numerous case studies of consequences of deficiency in the various forms of rest. She actually incorporates scientific/medical evidence to support her claims and observations. Overall. the author does a masterful job in blending the tones of a best friend, your physician, and a spiritual mentor into one helpful conversation and motivational tool. I was especially encouraged by the second half of the book where Dr, Dalton-Smith goes into more details explaining the gifts we receive as we observe a more rested life...gifts including: boundaries, reflection, freedom, acceptance, and productivity. I also like the additional resources including the Personal Rest Deficit Assessment Tool and the link to a Thirty Day Sacred Rest Challenge. I definitely recommend this book for personal study and reflection, self-help, and spiritual growth. Also makes a great gift!
M**W
Excellent staff read
Excellent read with relevant practical application. Used this as a staff. Read at a faith-based nonprofit.
M**A
Practical and life changing.
I really like this book. This topic is a hot one today and we all feel the need for more rest and healthy rest. I appreciate her honesty as a doctor and mom in her vulnerable sharing and truthful biblical explanations. I heard her speak at a conference, bought the book and started reading it. Then felt prompted to have our church small group read it too. Everyone has been able to relate to the topics and we discuss the hard issues in each chapter. I wish the publisher would publish a workbook or study guide. The one on amazon is NOT endorsed by the author. I recommend this book and share it all the time.
A**E
So many ways to rest!
This book has some life changing suggestions on what rest is and why it’s important. It really made me think about how I’m using my time and the effects it’s having on my life. I did the 30 day challenge and plan to keep working on these!
L**.
A must read!
This is by far one of the most helpful books I’ve read. I highly recommend it for anyone struggling with people pleasing or constantly overfilling their schedule. The author is a wonderful writer who incorporates Christianity throughout the entirety of the book.
M**S
God rested after.
Wonderful book on how to take time in a busy world & life to actually restore yourself and have a balanced life without burnout. Even God rested after creating the universe and all that is within it. If He needs rest, I do, too! He has given us the capacity to take care of all His creation, even ourselves.
H**N
Life-changing book! So many insights on types of rest
Incredible book!!! Opened my eyes to so many false definitions of rest (i.e. escapism). And helping me see that rest can be an ACTIVE journey too. Discovered so many types of rest! I got halfway thru reading the physical book, then bought the audiobook too so I can listen and re-listen again in the car or when I do chores! It is well written, easy and fun to read. Very personable voice in the author's writing style. It was truly a breath of fresh air! Whether you are busy or exhausted or ultra successful or all is well in your life/world, this book is perfect for anyone and everyone to discover the beauty and benefits of true rest!! Our whole family (including my spouse and Elementary aged kids) are going thru this book together again now. Each of us are having fun discussions and "aha moments" as we read and listen together.
C**N
Very religious
This book has a lot of good content but is also intensely religious.
D**S
Good
Good
J**1
A good read, a good sidekick book to follow through
great read. Goes to the experience of a medical professionals breakdown and the experience and journey of encountering sacred rest through seven different themes. Simple reading with enjoyable content and personal experience in between. There's also additional information to help assess yourself when it comes to stress and where you seem to be rest deficient. The practical applications are very simple to follow through. It's you need to read it from a doctor's perspective in their personal life
H**H
Amazing
This book is amazing. I will be keeping this and read again. I’ve recommended this to friends and family
J**E
Interesante lectura acerca del descanso y sus dimensiones
Bien redactado, aunque con citas bíblicas lo cual no espero de un doctor ni médico. Lectura amena pero concisa. Con contenido útil y práctico para el ejercicio del descanso
M**R
Stating the obvious, permanent religious references
I thought the classification of fatigues was an interesting concept. The interest of the book stops there, however. I can t relate to the endless references to God and the Scriptures, 'Sacred' has a different meaning to me. The ensuing advice in the book is mere common sense, nothing new there. Plain boring.
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