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Rest Fest Resource Guide 2020 Resources & Recommendations from friends & thought leaders
Spells Thought Leadership & Inspiration Blue - 41bed0 Coral - ff5353 Wellness Spotlight Series (Impact Hub Baltimore via Medium)
Yellow - ffd546 adrienne maree brown - blog (via Wordpress)
Burgundy - The Nap Ministry | Rest as Resistance (via Wordpress) da4453 Green - 84c7a4 Using Emergence to Take Social Innovation to Scale (The Berkana Institute)
Turning Towards Each Other & Embracing the Gifts of Conflict for Social Change (Jovida Ross & Backgorund - Weyam Ghadbian via Medium) eff5f1 Two Loops Model: Berkana Institute's Theory of Change (Doing Something Good via Youtube)
Practices Tools, Activities & Rituals
Toolkit for Healing Justice (Black Lives Matter)
Nourish: Yin + Nidra + Writing with Maya Semans (Maya Semans, Baltimore)
In This Together Guide (Mend Acupuncture, Baltimore)
Self-Care Strategies at Home (Nicoletta de la Brown, Baltimore)
What Kinds of Self-Care Do You Need? (Katy Bishop & Kalima Young, Baltimore)
Care for Your Coronavirus Anxiety (A Project By Shine)
Relax and Breathe: Do Nothing for 10 Minutes (The School of Self via Youtube) Rest Fest An Invitation to Pause
Blue - 41bed0 Coral - ff5353 This year has been a lot. Yellow - ffd546 In March, the world as we understood it dropped away. We were pushed to rapidly Burgundy - da4453 Green - 84c7a4 adapt in our homes, work, and community. Inequities stared us in the face. Worlds came apart. Movements for justice and liberation mobilized millions of people to take Backgorund - eff5f1 action. Our communities organized to give care and fill gaps left by chronically broken systems. After months of rapid response and endless uncertainty, people are tired. We
have done so much, and there is much left to do.
The courage and creativity that carried us through this year require active healing and rest in order to be restored. Our people are our greatest resources. Our hearts and minds need fuel. Our vision of building a more just, joyful, and beautiful society begs us to come to this work with our whole and healthy selves. Our capacity to do great work is grounded in how we care for ourselves and each other.
Our team will be taking space to rest, reflect, and recharge at the end of this year. We will officially be observing “Rest Fest” from Dec 14 to Jan 4.
We invite you to slow down with us.
We believe this pause is vital groundwork to rebuild our world in 2021. What is Rest Fest? What’s in this Guide? Rest Fest celebrates the importance of Our team compiled this Resource Guide rest, reflection, and self-care to sustain with wisdom and practices we draw on the work of social justice and systems ourselves to recharge or get inspired. In Blue - 41bed0 change. moments of uncertainty, they help us Coral - ff5353 reground ourselves and our work. Yellow - ffd546 Our “official” Rest Fest period runs from Dec 14 to Jan 4. Our team will be largely We created these lists by reflecting aloud Burgundy - da4453 unplugged during this time. Our space together. Inspired by Emergent Strategy, Green - 84c7a4 will be unhosted. We will be engaged in we organized our lists into "Spells and
Backgorund - eff5f1 active, intentional rest. Practices”. Spells shift our state of being and power. Practices bring us into We encourage our members, partners, alignment with ourselves and our world. and broader community to join us. Take some personal days. Give your team a The process of generating our lists was break. Limit meetings and obligations. powerful in and of itself. Create your own Read. Reflect. Recharge. Even in small lists! Borrow what resonates, explore new ways. horizons, share the experience with a friend. Reclaim your time. Connect with your people. Practice rituals of healing. Seek Regrounding is vital to moving forward out sources of inspiration and joy. Give into 2021 and beyond. yourself permission to slow down. Redefine productivity. Commit to your wellbeing. Let go of things that do not How can you contribute? serve you. Cultivate resilience. Reimagine Commit to rest and reflect at the end of this our world. year. Share your resources and practices with loved ones. Share key resources with us to add to the Resource Guide. Encourage Where did this idea come from? and enable others to reset. Our imperative to rest came about as a response to our community who told us Our social media channels will activate they wanted support in pursuing rest, around Rest Fest in the first half of self-care, and healing. Our framing and December, before we hit pause. Share your approach is rooted in dialogue and commitments, spells, and practices with us practice on our team. online and offline. #RestFest2020
We’ve been inspired by the thought leadership of Tricia Hersey of The Nap Ministry, and Emergent Strategy by If we begin to understand ourselves as adrienne maree brown. Both remind us to practice ground for transformation, slow down, connect to nature, and listen we can transform the world. to ourselves. - adrienne maree brown Resources & Recommendations from Michelle Practices Rituals of Grounding & Wellness Acupuncture, massage, therapy (monthly) Journaling Tarot readings - favorite decks: The Wild Collage Unknown, Tarot Del Fuego Baths Morning coffee time with Andy Listening to records all the way through Chinese checkers Walks with friends Little localism treats - fancy coffee at Cabin weekends Sophomore, books from Bird in Hand Campfires - building & tending them House projects Baking Laura’s White Bread (a family recipe) Moon Lists journal Daily pocket crystals Time with friends Building altars of sacred objects Time alone Smudging with sage Magnolia oil
Dancing in the living room with Andy -favorite tracks: This Must Be the Place by Talking Heads, Become Younger by Peals
Listening to favorite albums and singing along: -Joni Mitchell (Blue), Nina Simone (Sings the Blues), Brian Eno (Here Come the Spells Warm Jets), Shannon and the Clams (Onion), Inspiration from Culture & Community Mountain Man (Magic Ship) Listen TODAY On Being podcast - Ocean Vuong, John Lewis, Today I’m flying low and I’m Jericho Brown, Wendell Berry, Rebecca Solnit not saying a word. Aldous Harding - Zoo Eyes I’m letting all the voodoos of ambition sleep. Look American Utopia - David Byrne The world goes on as it must, Life on Our Planet - David Attenborough the bees in the garden rumbling a little, The Artist Is Present - Marina Abramovic the fish leaping, the gnats getting eaten. Midnight Gospel - Netflix series And so forth. Harriet Tubman - underground railroad trail Fantastic Fungi But I’m taking the day off. Quiet as a feather. Read I hardly move though I’m really traveling Vesper Flights - Helen MacDonald a terrific distance. Trainings in Compassion - Norman Fischer Power and Love - Adam Kahane Stillness. One of the doors The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates Into the temple. How to Change Your MInd - Michael Pollen James Baldwin essays -Mary Oliver
Resources & Recommendations from Irene Practices Rituals of Grounding & Wellness Reading Painting with ink and watercolor
Journaling Processing and deep conversations with Gratitude lists close friends Collaging Singing bowl meditations Running Listening to albums (2020 favorite: Chilombo Salt baths - Jhené Aiko) Cooking Filipino adobo (Dad’s recipe) Time alone for self-reflection, processing, Catching up with loved ones and recharge Sitting by the water / docks at the Inner Meditating with crystals (favorites: sunstone, Harbor moonstone and citrine) Self-dates - mostly to walk to and read at Taking care of “earthly things” - review local parks finances and caring for my home Wearing red lipstick and doing my hair Naming fears out loud - acknowledging to Curating my wardrobe and dressing well build acceptance and release (instant confidence boost!) Burning sage and eucalyptus at home Mirror affirmations and self check-ins Reading old journals Watching the clouds as a reminder of Looking at family and childhood photos as a impermanence and to relieve anxiety reminder of my roots Brainstorming and laying out writing projects Listening to Disney piano music / essays Daily skincare routine Making my bed every morning
Spells Inspiration from Culture & Community Gifts of Imperfection - Brené Brown Listen No Mud, No Lotus - Thich Nhat Hanh A Life Worthy of Our Breath with Ocean The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - Vuong - On Being podcast Deepak Chopra Jhené Aiko: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz Look Come As You Are - Emily Nagoski Congresswoman AOC’s Guide to Her Signature Red Lip - Vogue Midnight Gospel - Netflix series (favorite episode: “Mouse of Silver” on the cycle of life The Alchemist and death) And, when you want something, Read all the universe conspires in All About Love - bell hooks helping you to achieve it. On Work & On Joy and Sorrow - poems by Kahlil Gibran Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe -Paulo Coelho - Laura Lynne Jackson Pleasure Activism - adrienne maree brown Practices Rituals of Grounding & Wellness
My mother’s soup Buying new curtains and duvet covers in winter There is revolution in your rest Writing in the early morning or the middle of the night, when the house is quiet Sit in the car & listen to music Driving around Therapy, sometimes multiple times a week Listen to music in general, especially cassette tapes Scarves, things to touch that feel good Small bags with the bare minimums for simple living Checkers Backyard fires with friends Making cocktails with friends Not watching the news Be near water (sunrise Water Taxi, free Mon to Fri) Peppermint oil, lavender oil, lemongrass Clubhouse app - invite only, live conversations & events Watching Nollywood movies & low budget movies Watching crackling fireplaces & beach waves on YouTube Hanging out on the front porch, watching the neighborhood characters Buy houseplants
We deserve more-- a reciprocal nurturing, both for our longevity and for our safety
-Alanah Nichole Davis
Resources & Recommendations from Alanah There is revolution in your rest
-Alanah Nichole Davis There is revolution in your rest
Spells Inspiration from Culture & Community
Listen Bob Marley CD on hand at all times
Look Queen’s Gambit - empowering to watch a woman win over a bunch of men The Cut - millennial style section of the New York Magazine Toni Morrison documentary - The Pieces I Am The Crown & going down rabbit holes researching heirs
Read Read the Thesaurus or Dictionary every day - learn a new word (today’s word : anomalous) Toni Morrison books - The Bluest Eye, Sula, The Source of Self Regard The Uses of Anger - Audre Lorde Instagram reading - @ShrimpTeeth Practices Rituals of Grounding & Wellness
Yoga Journaling Meditation Writing poetry Hiking Photo reflecting (looking through analog Forest bathing and digital photos) Facilitating Thoughtful, random gift-giving Unfiltered and unapologetic laughter Protecting time on weekends and Kayaking evenings Swimming Floating Scheduling unscheduled free time to Massages follow my natural rhythms Crossword puzzles Taking myself on dates Noticing and naming elephants in the room Laying on the floor quietly Taking care of plants Watching stand-up comedy regularly Nightly flossing Taking candid photos Reading Birthday shout outs to honor and Live music and dancing celebrate loved ones Handwriting notes and cards Deep listening and question asking Daily “Gratefuls” Radical empathy Quality time with family and friends Playing Rummy (card game) Girlfriends group chat Verbal appreciations
Trying to be gentle with myself Making myself a good breakfast Weekend and day trips
I love you like the Earth loves the Earth
Resources & Recommendations from Sam
THE INVITATION
I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away
-Oriah Mountain Dreamer Spells Inspiration from Culture & Community
Listen American Beauty - Grateful Dead Waiting for Columbus - Little Feat Rumors - Fleetwood Mac Kind of Blue - Miles Davis Let Me Get By - Tedeschi Trucks Band Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
Read On Living - Kerry Egan Daring Greatly - Brene Brown Salt - Nayyirah Waheed The Invitation - Oriah Mountain Dreamer (favorite poem) Community: The Structures of Belonging - Peter Block The Hidden Connections - Fritjof Capra Nonviolent Communication - Marshall B Rosenberg Emergent Strategy - adrienne maree brown
I love you like the Earth loves the Earth
-Sherman Alexie
THE INVITATION
I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away
-Oriah Mountain Dreamer
THE INVITATION
I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away
-Oriah Mountain Dreamer Resources & Recommendations from Eric Spells Inspiration from Culture & Community
Listen Song for Zula - Phosphorescent Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked - Cage the Elephant Rosa e Laranja - Mariana Froes Say Yes - Elliott Smith Daydream Nation -Sonic Youth
Look Science fiction movies and shows: The Expanse, Blade Runner, Groundhog Day, Ghost in the Shell
Read Capital by Thomas Picketty A Peoples’ History - Howard Zinn A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism - adrienne maree brown Tao Te Ching Paperback, - Laozi Practices The Unfurling by Nimah Ismail Nawwab Rituals of Grounding & Wellness Science fiction books: Children of Time and Children of Ruin - Adrian Tchaikovsky; Surfing Murderbot Series - Martha Wells Being by the ocean Running, weightlifting, stretching A Field Guide to Getting Lost Cooking Eating soup noodles “For many years, I have been moved by the blue at Eating dumplings the far edge of what can be seen, that color of Eating bao horizons, of remote mountain ranges, of anything Playing music far away. Spend time with family, hiking, playing cards, eating The color of that distance is the color of an Playing secret agents with Janey! emotion, the color of solitude and of desire, the Checking in with family and friends color of there seen from here, the color of where you are not. And the color of Building crappy furniture where you can never go.” Building and rebuilding old bicycles
Solving a Rubik's Cube -Rebecca Solnit Practices Rituals of Grounding & Wellness Yoga/Tai Chi/Qigong Daily meditation Playing competitive Phase Ten Nam Myoho Renge Kyo Heist movies (Oceans Trilogy, Nani's Gang Leader Staying connected with people I love is my current favorite) Dancing salsa Podcast walks Dancing bachata Eating homemade baked goods Dancing kizomba I scream for ice cream! Learning and practicing dance Maple syrup on anything Burning incense Pecan pie with biscuit crust Binaural beats Discovering new whiskies and bourbons Introspection Home improvement/interior design shows Strength training and weightlifting Pretending I can sing as well as John Legend Regular discussions with supportive friends All things Star Trek Bollywood and Tollywood movies (did I mention that I’m a Trekkie?) Rampages of Appreciation Personal Mantras Book club with friends Feel good tv shows Laughing at good comedy (standup, sitcoms, movies) Logic puzzles DuoLingo
Resources & Recommendations from Q I am free I am powerful I am good Spells I am loved Inspiration from Culture & Community I have value
I have purpose Look All is well. All things Star Trek (shows, podcasts, books, pajamas)
Crash Course Youtube channel
Listen Abraham Hicks audio Extraordinary Being - Emeli Sandé Freedom - Pharrell Williams Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton Humble and Kind - Tim McGraw John Legend’s new album (Bigger Love) lyrics of Bigger - Beyonce
Read Positive quotes The Prophet - Khalil Gibran The Black Unicorn: Poems - Audre Lorde Sister Outsider - Audre Lorde Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz books/written work of sharon bridgforth
Frontiers I’m currently discovering Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good - Tina Turner Emergent Strategy - adrienne maree brown The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin A Baptist Preacher's Buddhist Teacher - Lawrence Carter Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents - Isabel Wilkerson Economics for the Common Good - Jean Tirole Futurism Space Travel and exploration Artificial intelligence and machine learning