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Why Is Self-Care Especially Important for Foster Parents?

By KVC West Virginia Staff — 2020

For parents, children can take up every waking thought and every ounce of energy outside of work. This is especially true for foster parents.

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An Introduction to Rest

Some people harbor the illusion that rest is a luxury they do not have time for, but the reality is that rest is a necessity.

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2022
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The Lost Practice of Resting One Day Each Week

Ask any physician and they will tell you rest is essential for physical health. When the body is deprived of sleep, it is unable to rebuild and recharge itself adequately. Your body requires rest.

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Joshua Becker
2014
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How to Practice Deep Relaxation

Relaxing the mind is a big goal of Buddhist practice, but to do that you need to relax your body as well. Sister Chan Khong teaches us a three-step practice to access a deep restfulness that rivals sleep.

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Chan Khong
2021
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The Seven Types of Rest: I Spent a Week Trying Them All. Could They Help End My Exhaustion?

When we feel fatigued most of us focus on sleep problems. But proper relaxation takes many forms. I spent a week exploring what really works.

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Emma Beddington
2021
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Fallow Season ~ Burnout, Fatigue, and Sacred Rest

Within the world of agriculture, there is a vital part of crop growing known as letting land “lie fallow.” To fallow a piece of earth is to leave it Irene Glasse writes that we need to look to the land to teach us how to approach this time of spiritual, emotional, and psychological exhaustion.

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Irene Glasse
2021
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Stress Makes Us Strong: How Meditation Helps

Stressing the body makes you stronger—as long as you have time to rest and recover.

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Lorin Roche
2021
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The 7 Types of Rest that Every Person Needs

Sleep alone can’t restore us to the point we feel rested. So it’s time for us to begin focusing on getting the right type of rest we need.

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Saundra Dalton-Smith
2021
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6 Simple, Accessible Ways to Start to Feel Healthier

Some of the most effective methods people can use to improve their health are also the most accessible. The following six practices demonstrate how valuable it can be to go back to basics when it comes to well-being.

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Edward Group
2020
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How Being More Productive Starts with Doing Nothing

It’s gotten harder to create mental breaks as work and home have blurred. Here are ways to get your brain a rest.

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Annemarie Dooling
2021
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How Resting More Can Boost Your Productivity

Here are five ways to incorporate more rest and rejuvenation into your work day.

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Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
2017
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