The Daring to Rest 40-Day Program
SOFTENING Edition
A 40-Day journey for women who are ready to rest deeply and live from a softer place
Starts January 26th
Early bird pricing available until Jan 1st
Hello, Woman Who Wants to Thrive,
It’s been a year.
So…
We have a gentle invitation for you:
Lie down.
Be guided into deep rest.
Let yourself enter softness.
This year our Daring to Rest 40-day journey is designed for women who are tired of effort - fixing, pushing, or forcing - and are longing for space to feel soft and create a softer way of being.
We’ve designed a 40 day journey for you to start the new year daring to rest deeply, listening, and gently receiving what’s already within you.
What you’ll experience
A live weekly 90-minute online gathering where we:
• Rest deeply with live Yoga Nidra - a deep transformational sleep practice
• Write from the quiet that follows
• Receive spacious time to be with what arises
There is nothing to “do.”
Rest is the teacher.
The Journey
We’ll move slowly through six qualities of rest:
Week 1 — Settling
Week 2 — Softening
Week 3 — Sinking
Week 4 — Listening
Week 5 — Floating
Week 6 — Integrating
Each week opens a new doorway into the landscape of Soft.
All you have to “do” is nothing.
The primary invitation is to dare to rest with yoga nidra and then write. If writing isn’t your thing, after resting you are welcome to daydream or work softly on any creative impulse.
This Is For You If…
You are deeply tired and want to be guided to a supremely relaxed place
You need a place to let your nervous system exhale
You long for a slower, quieter rhythm
You want to write or work on a creative project a softer way
You crave a quiet, held container of women who are seeking more ease
You want to reclaim your creative spirit.
What You’ll Leave With…
A lived experience of sustained deep rest
A quieter, more settled inner landscape to navigate life
Pages of rest-informed writing
A felt sense of being held
A renewed relationship with rest
A commitment to work and live softer
The Rhythm
Program starts January 26th
All live online gatherings meet weekly for 90 minutes on Mondays at 10am Mountain Time
Each live gathering (except the closing circle) includes:
A nourishing Yoga Nidra practice
Spaciousness and prompts to write
Simple rest rituals
Very little talking
No pressure to share (but an option to connect 1:1 with a Rest Sister)
Between sessions, you’ll be invited to:
Rest daily with the yoga nidra led live that week
Make a Date with Softness
Share your journey inside our online community platform, if this feels right
Track your journey using a downloadable 40-Day Daring to Rest Tracker
❍ Replays will be available for all live gatherings. Listen live or later.
❍ Program content is available in our portal forever.
❍ Newbie resters are welcome - no experience necessary.
You’ll need
A cozy space to rest. This could be a bed, couch, floor, chair, outside in nature if it’s warm, or really anywhere
Device like your smartphone or iPad to listen to yoga nidra
Wifi to access live circles on Zoom
Optional: the book Daring to Rest: Reclaim Your Power with Yoga Nidra Rest Meditation by Karen Brody
Testimonials
“☀️ “To be given permission to rest, and lovely solidarity with women daring to rest around the world was such a gift.”
☀️ “The 40 days felt like an Initiation- it was the beginning of a potent rest ritual.”
☀️ “Phenomenally restful and completely unexpected in terms of the benefits it gave to me.”
☀️ “This program was the beginning of a profound journey. An awareness of what rest really is and how badly I needed it!”
☀️ “The 40 days was a coming home to myself.”
☀️ “This program is a cradle of sheer yumminess!!!”
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“Felt like a permission slip to rest!” - Adrian
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Being creative and getting into that side of my brain is restful in itself. Combining nidra with creativity not only helped me in my quest to be a better visual artist, but allowed me more opportunities to feel rested.” - Lily
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“My biggest takeaway was feeling a shift into living and breathing forgiveness after exhaustion was uncovered. Then a shift into self trust around setting a boundary to stop overworking.” - Sonya
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“The 40 days was an essential and delicious refuge from stress.” - Marilynn
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“About halfway through the program I noticed I didn’t have my long Covid symptoms any longer. I was sleeping better & my nervous system felt regulated.” - Lee
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“Karen is pure magic. I found myself sobbing along with her heartfelt sharing, my heart awakening as I followed along with her words. There's no posturing or bullshit, I found her genuine and real. “ - Robin Marie Younkin
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“I felt a softening in my whole body.” - Leyla
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“I started writing a novel! I could not have done it without this container of rest.” - Lynn
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“I started to write my family history for the next generation since my parents and siblings are gone. This felt incredible.” - Helen
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“The Daring to Rest Program was exactly what I was looking for—a fresh approach to Yoga Nidra. I've been practicing for ten years and teaching for about 5–7 years. I needed to be a student again, start fresh, get out of my head and first and foremost just REST. My main goal was to rebuild my personal practice. I found rest, efficiency, personal connection, accountability(without pressure) and more. The creative component ended up impacting me the most with a surprising whisper that I plan to share with the world with a new program in the future.” - Mirella
We hope you join us to start the new year with 40 days of Daring to Rest.
If your body is asking for something quieter…
If your nervous system is craving less input…
If rest feels essential rather than optional…
If you’re seeking a softer way…
Become a Rested Woman.
You are invited
into the quiet,
into the pause,
into the Soft.
EARLYBIRD PRICING IS AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 1st
$497
$297
US Dollars
EARLYBIRD PAYMENT PLAN
3 monthly payments of $99
*** Create a Rest Sisterhood (a group of 4 or more women) and everyone gets half price. ***
(Email us with everyone's names and we'll send you the code!).
REFUND Policy
Once you enroll your spot is reserved. There are no refunds. However, you can gift or sell your spot to another women within the first month. If you’re unsure this program is right for you please reach out to us - we’re happy to answer your questions.
Your Rest Guide - Karen Brody
Throughout the 40 days, you’ll be guided by Karen Brody, founder of Daring to Rest, author of Daring to Rest, and a longtime teacher of Yoga Nidra for women. Karen’s work centers rest as medicine, leadership, and power - especially for women who have been carrying too much for too long.
Hi! I’m Karen — mother of two boys raised on rest, founder of Daring to Rest, author of Daring to Rest, and host of The Daring to Rest Podcast.
I’m a woman who learned how to rest the hard way.
After decades of panic attacks, burnout, and caring for everyone but myself, I discovered yoga nidra by accident—walking into a class where women were lying down, practicing the deep transformational rest of yoga nidra, and looking more nourished than I had felt in years. The practice of yoga nidra changed everything. My nervous system softened. My energy returned. I remembered who I was beneath the exhaustion.
A few years later, I got trained to teach yoga nidra and now nearly 20 years later, I’m still teaching yoga nidra and guiding women into deep rest. I’ve trained thousands of women to teach yoga nidra through the Daring to Rest Facilitator Program, and I continue to bring women together in rest sisterhood from all around the world—because resting with other women is powerful. It not only keeps you accountable to rest, when women rest together there is a healing transmission, whether you join us live or listen later. Rest becomes medicine.
The Daring to Rest 40-Day Program was the very first rest program I ever taught. It was born during a season of profound exhaustion while raising my children and living in a near-constant state of overwhelm. One night, sitting alone in my mini-van, I realized I didn’t need another strategy to feel more vibrant—I needed rest. I committed to forty days of daily yoga nidra.
In those forty days, everything shifted. My energy returned. My body healed. Joy came back. And my life changed.
I still teach this program once a year because I know what forty days of rest can do. Women heal their nervous systems, reconnect with their creativity, and remember who they are. They don’t just feel restored while they are lying down—they rise rested. A softening occurs… and their lives begin to soften too.
For forty days, I’ll be your rest guide—holding a spacious container for deep rest, writing, and your soft becoming.
If you feel the call to join us, I hope you will.
Here’s to Daring to Rest
and the rise of your Rested Woman.
xo Karen ✨
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Frequently Asked Questions
+ What if I cannot be there live?
No problem. All recordings will be available in our online portal within 24-hours after a session ends - and often sooner.
+ What will my life look like after this program?
We cannot guarantee how each person's like will change as a result of this program. What we can say is that women tell us they leave with...
A lived experience of sustained deep rest
A quieter, more settled inner landscape to navigate life
Pages of rest-informed writing
A felt sense of being held
A renewed relationship with rest
A commitment to work and live softer
+How long will I have access to the materials?
You'll have forever access to the materials in our online portal. They are not downloadble.
+ What are the dates and times of the live sessions?
Weekly Rest Circles are 90 minutes every Monday at 10am Mountain Time. Check your time zone here.
Dates: January 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23, 2, 9 (closing circle)
Recordings for each session will be available within 24-hours in our online portal - and often sooner.
+ What is Yoga Nidra?
Yoga Nidra, or "yogic sleep," is a guided meditation practice inducing deep relaxation between waking and sleeping, typically practiced by lying down (although you can sit or be in any position) and following instructions to relax the body and quiet the mind, promoting stress relief, better sleep, and enhanced awareness through techniques like body scans, breath awareness, and setting intentions. It has been said that 45 minutes of yoga nidra feels like 3 hours of sleep in your body! We cannot wait to introduce you to yoga nidra - it's the most supreme relaxation we know.
+ I'm not a writer - is this just for writers?
This is not just for writers. This is for any woman who wants time to rest deeply and then have soft space to write, daydream, or work on a creative project is welcome.
+ What if I just want the rest?
Fantastic! The core practice throughout the 40 days is yoga nidra - deep transformational rest.
+ Is it okay if I have no yoga nidra experience?
Absolutely. Newbie resters are welcome. All you do is lie down (or sit) and do nothing while listening to Karen's voice guide you into the state of yoga nidra. No experience is necessary.
+ I REALLY WANT TO JOIN THE program, BUT I DON'T THINK I CAN AFFORD IT.
We hope the payment plan we offer helps ease the financial impact, but if it's still not financially possible please reach out to us. We offer a sliding scale for any woman who feels called to attend this program.
Also, a great way to start Daring to Rest on your own is to get the book, Daring to Rest: Reclaim Your Power with Yoga Nidra Rest Meditation by Karen Brody. The book takes you through our 40-day program. Look for it at your local library or purchase it. Lots of women do the Daring to Rest 40-day program this way. The book comes with three free yoga nidras recorded by Karen.
+ I AM considering the Daring to Rest Faciltiator Training, but also want to take this program.
The Daring to Rest Facilitator Training is a small intimate online professional certification program that trains you to teach yoga nidra. This 40-day program is the first phase in our facilitator training. So, if you know you want to take the training, we suggest you enroll directly in the training. Having said that, if you are new to Daring to Rest you might want to enroll in the 40-day program first and then decide whether our facilitator training is right for you. If you have questions, contact us.
+ Will you offer this program again this year?
No. Karen teaches the Daring to Rest 40 Day Program only once a year in January.
+ I want to take this program with a group of girlfriends.
For girlfriend groups of 4 or more we'll give everyone half price on enrollment - our Rest Sisterhood discount. Contact us with everyone's name and we'll give you a code to enroll.
+ What is your refund policy?
Daring to Rest does not offer refunds for the 40 day Daring to Rest program. We try to be completely transparent on this enrollment page so you know what we are offering when you sign up. If you have doubts about what this program is and it's content then, before you sign up, please email us (hello@daringtorest.com).
+ I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS. HOW DO I CONTACT YOU?
Email us at hello at daring to rest dot com and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Become a Rested Woman
“You do not have to be good.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.”
— Mary Oliver