August: Rest Month

It’s a new month in Cultivate Club!

This month we’re examining our relationship with Rest. 
Look for the ✔️ which notes action items to take for the New Month!

“Burdened by the past, preoccupied by the present, or worried about the future, I had failed to appreciate the inestimable gift of a single minute.”
― Kate Bowler, No Cure for Being Human

Celebrate!

This step is critical.

✔️ Take the time to celebrate the past month and record your wins and lessons learned.

✔️ Scroll back through your photo gallery. Do you have a photo from your Solo Date? Or Self-Care Experiment? Or perhaps a photo from a moment that represents a shift you’re seeing?
(Now’s also great time to delete any random screenshots or duplicate photos to keep your photo stream manageable!)

Contemplate.

✔️ Download a fresh Monthly Planning Worksheet and start planning the month ahead with a focus on this month's theme: Rest.

When considering your relationship with your Rest, what do you need to clear? What do you want to cultivate?

Here are some ideas:

• Cultivation Mantras

  • “I am not afraid to unplug.”

  • “I am worthy of rest.”

  • “I make sure my needs are fulfilled. I do not fulfill them all myself.”

• Boundary Mantras

  • “My time is my most valuable asset. I protect my time.”

  • “I do not allow work activities after 6 PM.”

  • “That’s not mine.”

• Decluttering Categories

  • Phone/Electronic notifications (try silencing most of them!)

  • Stressful obligations, time spent with people who stress me out or make me feel super drained

• Solo Dates

  • Nidra Yoga Class

  • A sound bath/sound immersive experience

• Self-Care Experiments

  • Ask for help everyday.

  • Pause for at least 2 minutes before responding to any emails or text messages.

  • Creating a “Breath Trigger” to remember to focus on breathing & staying connected to your body throughout the day.

Connect.

In Cultivate Club, our small groups meet every other week as a primary point of connection for our members while they are on their journey, but you can also build your own community for connection!

What does that look like for you? Perhaps a coffee date or a zoom call after the kids’ bedtime with a long-time friend. Or maybe it’s couple people in your living room once per month for “real talk, real sharing”.

Enrollment in Cultivate Club opens once per year in October.
You’re always welcome to request a Guest Pass for one of our monthly Guest Experts, viewable on our events page!

💜 Wishing you continued cultivation this Rest Month.