NEUROSCIENCE MEETS SPIRITUALITY

The Sacred Pause: Why Rest Makes You Wiser, Healthier, and More Creative

How neuroscience and spirituality agree on the power of stepping back

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There is a hidden paradox at the heart of our busyness, and sometimes the best way forward is to step back. Take a break and rest. As counterintuitive as it may seem, rest is not a sign of weakness or laziness. When you think you have to keep going, going, going, rest becomes wisdom.

Every now and then, go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. — Leonardo Da Vinci

When deadlines are looming, the temptation is to keep pushing and producing, but what if the opposite is true?

What if your deepest clarity surfaces in stillness?

Artists know this well as they stare at a blank canvas, a blank page, or while holding an instrument wanting to play the first note, but nothing comes. You just can’t. Your mind demands action. Do something, produce something. But the body aches for pause.

This is the sacred struggle between motion and stillness.