A Rest Perspective on COVID-19 - with Dr. Rubin Naiman

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On today’s episode, Dr. Rubin Naiman gives us a rest-perspective on COVID-19 and the current pandemic that has forced people around the world to stay in their homes to prevent the spread of the virus. Is this a “call to rest” moment? Are we in a waking dream? Has our earth finally burnt out? And what’s the number one way we can build our immunity right now? (You may be surprised by Dr. Naiman’s answer!).

Dr. Rubin Naiman is a psychologist, sleep and dream specialist at the University of Arizona, and author of the book, Healing Night: The Science and Spirit of Sleeping, Dreaming and Awakening. A great friend of the Daring to Rest community, and in many ways our rest expert, I invited him to offer his thoughts on this moment so you may gain perspective, sleep better, and feel more relaxed in your nervous system.

When you’re forced to rest, you can tune out or tune in. What if this is our moment to tune in? Listen in to this unique discussion.

Key Takeaways

The Apocalyptic Archetype is in full effect and it sets us on fire - we need to be conscious of this.

The media is inflamed and if we swallow it it’s going to inflame us.

We’re slowing down and there’s something frightening about slowing down.

Seven million people die of air pollution every year - in just a short time during this pandemic, with so many people staying home, pollution has dramatically decreased.

Rest in contrast to anxiety promotes immunity.

Have a dialogue with fear.

What can we rest with at this time?

The power of laughter and the bliss body

When we return the body to the earth, the earth gets liberated.

It’s an act of spiritual courage to rest in the face of this, in the arms of the feminine.