Getting adequate rest is about more than ensuring that you get enough sleep each day. Resting is about ensuring that you give yourself the chance to rest your mind as well as your body.
It can be very difficult to relax when you are under stress or feel too busy to stop. If this is the case, it is just like for nutrition and exercise – the key to ensuring the time for rest is routine. You can ensure that you have enough time for resting by incorporating into your daily and weekly routine.
How to find peaceful rest is different for everyone. For some people, it may be meditation or other breathing exercise. For others it may be going for a run around the block or singing, dancing, listening to music, sewing, making time for your art or learning a language. The only thing that matters is that you can find some quiet time for your mind.
There are as many ways of doing this as there are different people. While cost can be a barrier for many activities, there are now many ways of accessing information and lessons for different activities online.
Whenever you can, get outdoors and take a breather.