Today’s episode is a short one discussing nine Enneagram-inspired invitations to rest, along with a short practice to help you choose and reflect on one that resonates. I’m including a free printable PDF bookmark (see below). Here is a link to the 7 types of rest from Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith that has been helpful for myself and for directees. Below are the nine invitations to rest. Below the nine invitations and the free printable link is a practice to help you select one and reflect on it, in case you’d like to see the text in addition to or instead of listening to it on the podcast.
Nine Invitations to Rest
The Enneagram and Respite: Nine Invitations to Rest
One - Rest and hear the truer voice call you “good.”
Two - Rest and see how helping yourself helps those you love.
Three - Rest and know your worth apart from accomplishing and achieving.
Four - Rest and feel how deeply known and cherished you are.
Five - Rest and realize only open hands can receive.
Six - Rest and listen for the deep inner knowing that was drowned out in all the noise.
Seven - Rest and find the abundance in this moment.
Eight - Rest and ponder the value of your holy limitations.
Nine - Rest and know Love is ever-present to your presence.
Free printable bookmark
Click HERE for a free printable PDF bookmark that has the nine invitations to rest listed on it. I printed mine and covered it with a laminating pouch to make it more durable. It should print the correct dimensions if you make sure to select “scale” and “100%” when you print it.
Reflection
Read through the nine invitations to rest several times. The first time, you might want to read quickly to scan through them. The second time, you can attend more fully to the details of what they’re saying. The third time, you can slow down and notice one that resonates the most. You may be surprised by which one wants your attention!
Find a comfortable place to sit with your feet on the floor. Close your eyes or cast them down and take a few deep breaths, inhaling for four counts and exhaling for six.
Think about the invitation to rest that caught your attention the most. Notice, when you think about the invitation, what comes up in your body. Take a few more breaths while you focus attention on the part of your body that seems to react to this invitation to rest.
Notice any resistance that comes up. Ask the resistance what it wants to tell you, and then imagine holding the resistance with compassion and curiosity.
Take a few more deep breaths. Consider this question: What would you like to do to honor this invitation to rest that you have been drawn to?
Consider if and how you would like to respond. You might want to write something down, talk it over with someone you trust, or find another creative method for responding that feels authentic to you.
Offer gratitude for this time you’ve spent honoring your human need for rest. This need connects you to all other humans.
Blessing
May you find time and space to honor your body’s wisdom and to engage in regular rhythms of the different types of rest that feed your mind, heart, body, soul, and spirit.
Be well, friends. You are so loved.
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