Rested Woman
Step Into a Body + Life of More Calm, Peace, and Ease
What if even in a storm you became a Rested Woman?
Here’s the rested truth…
You deserve rest.
This is what you’d probably say to a tired family member, close friend, and even an exhausted stranger you chatted with at a coffee shop. But give yourself permission to rest? That’s rare.
Create a rested life that’s soft and yummy when the world is collapsing? That feels selfish. And even if it wasn’t you have no idea what a rested life means. No role models in your family, for sure.
Every woman in your family - and most likely every woman you know - is exhausted.
Exactly.
That’s why you can be a rest story healer. (Shoutout to Dr. Ruby Gibson for the ‘story healer’ inspiration).
With help, you can step into a more rested story. You can become a Rested Woman.
Let us help you.
“I have finally learned to say, and mean, I AM A RESTED WOMAN. This has been life-changing for me, my children, and my relationships with everyone.”
Feeling calm & ease is built through practice, not more knowledge.
Rest and relaxation are not learned by endlessly reading or scrolling wellness tips. They are remembered through embodied practice.
Inside Rested Woman we support you to work with your wisdom mind through deep rest, slowing down, stillness, contemplation, and holding paradox. In these zero stress point states of consciousness we remember our wise, wild & free self…we become more compassionate towards others and ourself…and we stop abandoning our intuition, yearnings, and heart desires.
When we rest consistently, there’s the potential to change our relationship to time - to stop rushing every minute. We begin to trust our wisdom and lead with our heart.
The cycle of burnout loses it’s fuel when we rest - stillness, deep rest, and quiet calms the fire.
How to Join Us at Rested Woman
Details
Rested Woman includes:
LIVE MONTHLY REST CIRCLE ON THE NEW MOON
Live deep rest (yoga nidra) with Karen + a writing prompt. Held on the Friday closest to the new moon each month, 10am MT. 90 minutes.
ON DEMAND ACCESS TO REST PRACTICES
Anytime access to yoga nidras, short rest practices, previous 40-day Daring to Rest programs and more.
ANNUAL 40-DAY DARING TO REST PROGRAM
Late January-March. Free enrollment.
*All live Rest Circles will be recorded and posted to our online portal within 24 hours.
Feeling a Yes?
Your membership can be cancelled at anytime. Similar to typical memberships, our content is not downloadable. When you leave the membership you will not have access to the content.
“This group of women resting together and sharing has been a lifesaver for me! Karen’s presence and guidance is incredibly special. I am so grateful.”
Hi, I’m Karen.
If you're new here, I'm a rest coach, trainer of rest leaders, writer, podcast host, and mother of two boys raised on rest—which feels like a small miracle considering I grew up in an unrested household. I’ve been facilitating women’s groups for decades, guiding women back to themselves through deep rest. So it may not surprise you that I wrote a book on deep rest for women: Daring to Rest: Reclaim Your Power with Yoga Nidra Rest Meditation.
You are most likely here because you don’t want to live in a cycle of fatigue forever. You know too well the obstacles to becoming rested - no time, constant stress, a world that feels like it’s always on the brink - but something in you wonders if stillness and deep rest might help you feel more anchored, calm, and grounded in these times.
I’ll be honest: I have had so many burnouts I lost count. I’ve experienced severe panic attacks where I could not leave my home. I know what it feels like to be worn down and chronically overwhelmed. The only reason I began resting is because my body broke down - it simply could not keep repeating that cycle.
Rested Woman is the community I wished I had when I was exhausted, burned out, and trying to find my way back to myself. It’s what grew out of the moment when rest stopped being just a practice and became a way of living.
I am on this journey with you. Becoming a Rested Woman is lifelong. And yes - becoming rested can be fun. Along with deep stillness and restoration, I always infuse the Rested Woman community with warmth, a sense of rest sisterhood, and joy.
I’m especially excited to rest this year with you - the Year of the Fire Horse. I’m a Fire Horse baby myself, born in 1966, during the previous Year of the Fire Horse sixty years ago. I know that galloping energy well. And over the course of my life, I’ve learned just how essential it is to welcome slow, soft energy alongside it.
I hope if you feel called you’ll join us inside Rested Woman.
Rested Woman is for you if you want to...
✔️ Feel more restored, energized, and alive — in both body and mind — than you have in a long time
✔️ Let go of constant overwhelm and tap into an inner calm that becomes your safe haven
✔️ Become a legacy-breaker — perhaps the first in your family line to become a Rested Woman
✔️ Develop a rest lens that transforms how you show up in your relationships, work, and community
✔️ Create a ripple effect — a more rested you creates a more rested household, and a more rested world
✔️ Dismantle perfectionism and embrace your own unique rest story — no comparison, just compassion
✔️ Lead your life, home, and work from a place of rootedness, not depletion
✔️ Reclaim rest as your birthright — because you are worthy of deep nourishment and care
“Before joining Rested Women I felt very alone, vulnerable to shaming for being too ‘woo’ or having ‘crazy’ ideas...like desiring a slower more restful life instead of one ruled by a ‘bigger better faster more’ achievement-orientated mindset. Thanks Karen for being such a wonderful rest advocate and guide in our non-rest-positive world. Rested has opened my eyes in so many ways - lying down to wake up, indeed!”
Join Us
Feeling a Yes?
Your membership can be cancelled at anytime. Similar to typical memberships, our content is not downloadable. When you leave the membership you will not have access to the content.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Monthly New Moon Rest Circle is on the Friday closest to new moon at 10am MT.
This is a 90 minute circle plus 30 minutes of optional Rest Coaching after the circle.
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If you have to miss a circle (or prefer to listen to the recordings instead of joining live) no worries. Rested Woman is your experience. Many women only listen to the recordings - the Rested Woman energy is still there! The live circles are not mandatory. You can always email Karen questions or connect with other Rest Sisters via our community forum online.
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After you join you are on our Island of Rested Women :)
You’ll have immediate access to our Rest Library where you can start resting with yoga nidra or a short rest practice. We will also provide you with clear next steps for attending our live circles. On the first of each month you’ll receive an email from Karen with the monthly Rested Woman schedule.
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Rested Woman works like most online memberships. You have access to the materials while you are a member. When your membership ends, your access ends. You cannot download materials for offline access, so you’ll need an internet connection to access materials.
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Rested Woman is a monthly membership. You can cancel anytime. Once you cancel, the following billing period you will not be charged.
If you are joining the Working Soft Circle we highly recommend you commit to 9 months and then decide if it’s a good fit. Spend the Year of the Fire Horse with us - working soft takes time.
But again ultimately, if the membership does not feel right, you can cancel anytime. We want you to feel you’re in the right space to become rested.
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Yes! We have a few sliding scale spots for women who are feeling called to be a part of Rested Woman but are unable to afford to pay full price at this time.
Please reach out to hello@daringtorest.com to inquire about a sliding scale spot.
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If your body feels called to be here, you belong.
If have a regular rest practice, Rested Woman is for your rest growth - going deeper into the insights that rise from rest or perhaps joining the Working Soft Circle option and stepping into a life framed by softness and tending to a project from a more rested place.
No matter how many rest practices you currently do, if you want a community of women dedicated to rest, ease and softness, Rested Woman is for you.
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Well, you are in for a deep rest treat :)
Yoga nidra is the most supreme rest we know. Deeply restorative, all you do is lie (or sit) down, listen to a voice guiding you, and do nothing.
It has been said that 30 minutes of yoga nidra feels like 3 hours of sleep in your body!
Inside Rested Woman, Karen guides you into yoga nidra each month on the full moon. Plus, there are many unique Daring to Rest yoga nidras you can listen to anytime in our online Rest Library.
We love yoga nidra and think it’s the ideal kind of rest for women. Simple. Deep. Restorative.
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Abso-resta-lutely! Email us at hello@daringtorest.com and we’ll give you details on how to gift Rested Woman.
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If you have questions that are not answered here email us at hello@daringtorest.com. We’re here for you.