The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast 1KHO 659: We Were Always Meant to Start From Rest | Eryn Lynum, The Nature of Rest
Dec 24, 2025
Eryn Lynum, a nature educator and author of The Nature of Rest, shares her insights on incorporating rest into our lives through the lens of creation. She emphasizes that rest is not a reward but a fundamental part of life. Eryn discusses the rhythms of nature, illustrating how wildlife naturally embraces rest without societal pressure. She explores practical Sabbath rituals for families, like Selah pauses and simple joys, advocating for intentional breaks that reconnect us with God and loved ones. Her anecdotes reveal the transformative power of rest in everyday life.
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Rest Enables Sustained Fruitfulness
- Hummingbirds sustain frenetic work by regularly entering torpor, a mini-hibernation that lowers heart rate and responsiveness.
- Eryn Lynum notes this rhythm shows rest is designed to enable sustained fruitfulness, not earned after productivity.
Preparation Precedes Deep Rest
- True hibernators undergo dramatic physiological changes while bears enter a milder denning state to tend newborns.
- Eryn uses these examples to show nature prepares actively for rest and rest often requires preparation.
We Were Always Meant To Start From Rest
- Biblical pattern shows humans were meant to 'start from rest' because Adam's first full day was the Sabbath.
- Eryn reframes rest as the foundation that fuels effective work rather than its reward.