Made for Rest: Reclaiming the Sleep Your Soul and Body Need

This week we’re talking about something we all need but often struggle to get—rest.

Join us as we unpack why God created our bodies to need sleep, the science behind how rest impacts memory and aging, and practical tips from leading sleep experts that will help you drift off more easily. You’ll hear everything from circadian rhythm hacks to soothing bedtime rituals, plus a unique spiritual cleansing practice for those nights when sleep just won’t come.

If you’ve ever felt guilty for slowing down, or wondered why rest feels so hard to prioritize, this episode is your invitation to embrace the peace and restoration you were made for.

Show notes:

Aging vs. Memory: How Sleep Affects Both. Mindful Journal #8, March 28, 2025.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#label/Podcast/FMfcgzQZTqCVHqqHrSkDCKMnBfnxZPFC.

How Sleep Rewrites the Brain to Strengthen and Optimize Memories.

https://search.app/?link=https://neurosciencenews.com/sleep-memory-optimization-28509/&utm_source=dsdf,sh/x/discover/m1/5.

6 Little Things Sleep Doctors Actually Do Every Day for Better Shut-Eye. 

https://search.app/?link=https://www.self.com/story/sleep-doctor-habits&utm_source=dsdf,sh/x/discover/m1/5.

Cleansing a Poor Night’s Sleep by Sherianna Boyle. https://www.spiritualityhealth.com/cleansing-a-poor-nights-sleep?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4.2.25&vgo_ee=T9X1vsz90fDmnGqwvNxcgAa6dUHgNxiVaej%2Ftr2DULg%3D%3A1GnvbJnKaFFce7UqD9SU4XF%2FriJAgGpG.

3 deep cleansing breaths exercise

Activate. See it! Visualize a release, calm, letting go, surrender, and peace that is as effortless as the way you might release a handful of sand back onto the beach.

Nourish. Feel it! Imagine what it would be like to squeeze the sand in your hand and then let it go.

Surrender. Say: “I allow release. I allow surrender. I allow freedom. I allow digestion. I allow feeling.”

Ease. Say: “I am feeling. I am receiving. I am surrendering. I am at peace. I am free.”

3 deep cleansing breaths