Messy Musicians and Creatives Day 1, REST!

Day 1 Permission to Rest <3 and Do Nothing

 

Most of us do not know how to rest. We are busy busy busy and think that’s the best way to get things done. (Perhaps we even have some guilt about not doing enough). It’s actually counter productive and if we can learn to rest and slow down, things flow more easily and paradoxically, magically, actually more gets done – but with spaciousness and being open to intuition and inner guidance.

 

Some of us procrastinate, get overwhelmed or stuck and avoid doing some things, distracting ourselves perhaps with a screen but that is not the same as rest. I’m talking about deliberate rest, not avoidance.

People with clutter often think we are lazy and have resistance to rest – already thinking we aren’t doing enough. Often though we are yo-yoing between being very busy, running on adrenaline and avoiding and collapsing.

 

So today I don’t want you to do anything at all (towards your clutter clearing) just listen to this yoga nidra practice – there’s no poses, no way to do it wrong – just lie down – and if your mind drifts off, it doesn’t matter at all. It is a video but just with audio. You can try setting it at a very slightly faster speed if you like.

 

(You could instead set a 10 minute timer, and rest without listening to anything that’s fine too. A great option!)

 

It’s easier than meditation as there is no need to try to focus your attention on anything. Ideally you can do this in the morning, but it doesn’t matter when you do it, even if it’s before you go to bed. Just try it today 🙂

 

And let me know how you got on.

 

And the other ‘do nothing’ I’m going to suggest, is not to bring anything in. If you have too much stuff, as most of us do – and it isn’t that it’s just messy and disorganised, we have to limit what we bring into our homes.

 

So just for today, no non essential purchases. If the bath is overflowing, we need to turn the tap off!

 

🧹✨ TASK 1 10-15 min proper lie down rest with no distractions  – with or without audio guidance ✨

🧹✨ TASK 2 No non-essential purchases/ acquiring ✨

 

See if you can do that. Let me know how you get on. Come and talk to me on the zoom call tonight, I’ll be there at 4:30pm today to answer any questions and to ✨✨celebrate ✨✨ Or send me your question and I’ll answer it there.

ZOOM LINK for tonight 4:30pm (sorry video says 6pm. It is 4:30pm Monday)

 

Lots of love, Naomy x