Hey everyone, it's Dora here. I just want to let you know that we've launched a brand new

call and advice podcast called Dear Headspace. Each week the headspace teachers along with

some amazing new friends are answering your questions about relationships, work, life,

mindfulness, and just about everything else. It's so different from anything we've ever

created and we're so excited for you to hear it. Dear Headspace comes out every Tuesday

on the Headspace app and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Hi, I'm Sam and welcome to Radio Headspace and to Tuesday morning. Yesterday I mentioned

that I was going to be talking about self-care all week so before I dive in I wanted to

check in to see if you did find a moment for yourself yesterday.

If stress or anxiety came up, did you find out what you needed to resolve them? If not,

that's totally fine. I think some of the hardest days for me are when I can't seem to figure

out exactly what I need. I know I need some kind of rest but I don't know what kind of

rest I need and it feels like nothing will satisfy me. I end up just lying still for a while

until that restless and confused energy starts to settle.

Rest is something we all need but we don't always know what type of rest we're needing.

I recently found an article by Dr. Sandra Dalton Smith about seven different types of rest

and I'd like to share them with you. And when I say rest I'm not just talking about sleep.

It's more than that. The seven types of rest are physical, mental, sensory, creative,

emotional, social, and spiritual. And I know that's a lot but don't worry we're going to

go through each one right now.

Physical rest is pretty straightforward. It's what most of us think of when we think about

rest, aka sleeping. And you may be familiar with active rest or heard this term more in

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