Lucy Meggeson's "Shiny Happy Singles" (or "Thrive Solo" in the US and Canada) challenges societal norms surrounding marriage and parenthood. It celebrates the single, child-free life, exploring various aspects such as solitude, finances, relationships, and mindset. The book features interviews with other women sharing their experiences, offering relatable stories and practical advice. Meggeson aims to empower readers to embrace their chosen path, proving that happiness doesn't require a partner or children. The book provides a supportive and validating perspective for those who choose a different life path.
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My guest on the podcast this week is the fabulous James Reeves.
James is an author and coach, as well as a world-leading teacher, and the first in Europe to deliver iRest Yoga Nidra teacher training courses, based on the ancient teachings of yoga nidra. He’s also the co-author of The Book of Rest, published by Harper Collins — a book that invites us to ‘find calm in a chaotic world’, and describes rest as the doorway to our internal anchor — one that can always be found and is always accessible, regardless of external events.
In our conversation, James and I talk about the benefits of deep rest, whether in the form of yoga nidra, meditation, or simply sitting and staring out of the window; we also talk about how to find deep rest, learning to stop, why we are so restless and what we can do about it.
Topics that we cover are:
- the wake-up call that made James question what he was doing with his life;
- the trip to India that led him to the work he now does around deep rest;
- his thoughts on the endless distraction that is the world today;
- how “I’m so busy” has become our stock response;
- why we find it so hard to ‘do nothing’;
- what happens when we truly stop and have no information coming in;
- the difference between informal rest, and structured rest;
- what deep rest means to James;
- consciousness, and the quiet observer inside us all;
- accessing the part of ourselves that is always ok;
- how all of our emotions are instructive, and trying to tell us something;
- what Yoga Nidra is, and how it allows us to resolve tensions within ourselves;
- how simply stopping for a minute at a time can be incredibly effective;
- the benefits of deep rest, including lowering cortisol levels;
- the incredible structural changes that happen to the brain when we experience deep rest regularly;
- how getting enough deep rest makes us nicer humans;
- how James helps his clients, and his book, The Book of Rest.
Check out James' website: https://www.deeprest.com/
Follow James on Instagram: @jamesreevesresting
Buy The Book of Rest: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Rest-James-Reeves/dp/0008321639
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