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[michaelchristophermorin]

This year I had the pleasure of putting a panel together with a group of people I truly admire, speaking about a topic that is deeply important to me. It was one of my favorite conversations I’ve listened to this year. I hope we can continue to speak about rest and what it means for us as filmmakers and humans. I can’t begin to thank @thenapministry for making this super fan’s dream Panel happen. Streaming now at slamdancechannel.com #slamdance #slamdance2023 #thenapministry https://www.instagram.com/p/CnyWAHhO5xj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[trascapades]

🎨#ArtIsAWeapon Caption and image reposted from @thenapministry / art by Melanie G.S. Walby @lemaniegrace :

A study resource. Get into this. The website and information is brilliant. So necessary for us all to understand the ways this culture functions and our alignment with it. How we are all harmed by it in different ways. We uphold this. The “A sense of urgency” is one that I go back to often as I examine our “Rest is Resistance” framework.

“Applying the urgency of racial and social justice to our every day lives in ways that perpetuate power imbalance and disregard for our need to breathe and pause and reflect.”

Link is in bio for this extensive website under: “White Supremacy Culture Characteristics.” It will take slow study to deepen into the principles. Take your time. Turning off comments because you haven’t done the homework of actually spending time in the website and reading and journaling and resting in between to be pontificating yet. Go slow. Get off SOCIAL MEDIA platforms typing so much in these threads. We Will Rest!

Art by: @lemaniegrace

(follow Melanie’s page. Truly gifted artist)

Credit to all the authors of this work.

#RestIsResistance #WhiteSupremacy #TheNapMinistry

[l3xistentialism]

4 OF SWORDS RX 🙏🏾 | It’s wild to think about how little rest our minds actually get. Between the constant blue light from the screens of our devices fucking with our circadian rhythm to work and life schedules squeezing our free time to its limit, we as a collective are spent. The Four of Swords is generally a card that encourages rest and deep mental contemplation, however its reversed state indicates that there are obstacles making that stillness difficult to come by. When it appears in our readings, it could be a prescriptive call to sit down before we get sat down by the Universe through injury or illness. We may need to sit in meditation & commune with our Ancestors to find answers to the questions we have, or may need to practice discernment when it comes to how we expend our mental and physical energy. Fours usually represent a sense of solidity; a grounding of the element of the suit. In this instance, we’re bringing Air down to Earth via the portals that are opened up through rest & meditation. I can’t help but think of Tricia Hershey’s pivotal work through @thenapministry when thinking on the Four of Swords Rx and how difficult it can actually be to reclaim our rest when we have been brought up in this capitalist, white supremacist system. The Four of Swords Rx asks us to reflect on the value of taking time to quiet the mind. The revelations therein result in Spirit-led action that aligns with our Higher selves.

Deck - Exotic Cancer

[sistazai]

“Rest is a meticulous love practice.” Tricia Hersey, Founder @thenapministry . . Happy Black Futures Month ❤️🖤💚 Happy Month Of Love! . . This month, I’m centring practices and rituals of Radical Love. If you’ve been one of my Patrons Of The Arts (in Patreon), you know I’m a huge fan of poet, performance artist, archivist and founder of The Nap Ministry. . . Tricia Hersey really got me when she wrote that oppression not only steals our freedom but it also steals our imagination. As a result we forget how to fully escape the systems that oppress us and steal our freedom. Rest is a portal. It allows us to momentarily escape fuckshit reality as we commune with our truest selves to make more humane choices or escape plans so we don’t keep making choices that keep these systems intact. Rest supports us to love consciously, intentionally and deeply rooted in our humanity. For me, rest is all about building in a necessary three minute or thirty minute pause as part of my busy day. Yes, my days are hectic. It’s not a joke. I juggle a few things. So my mind is constantly active. When I invite stillness or rest into a busy day or a frantic moment, magic happens. It’s as simple as returning to my breath - noticing my inhale and exhale while making sure I’m breathing deep into my belly. I learned it first in Kemetic Yoga as “Rule Of Four” breathing. Then in Indian Yoga as “Pranayama”. Intentional breathing is such a beautiful way to stay present in the moment, to regulate my nervous system and stay in touch with my humanity. Listen, it’s a PRACTICE, which means I’m a beautifully perfect work in progress. I’m learning how to love, how to rest and stay tapped into my imagination. . . What’s your go-to rest or love practice for staying calm and rooted in your values under pressure? Please let me know in the comments, like, share, save and tag a beloved. . . Create a beautiful day, my loves! https://www.instagram.com/p/CpE1CI6Lnju/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thedirtbagdad]

Years ago, in another lifetime, when I worked in the bubble of technology start-ups, the prevailing marketing mantra was something to the effect of, “Our product helps you get more done in less time!“ At the time, something intuitively struck me as being off with this thinking. My younger contrarian and ironic self created a new phrase, “I don’t want to do more in less time… I want to do less in more time.” Decades later, this impression resonates more than ever. Increasingly, people are realizing, in light of recent global events, that red-lining it throughout a lifetime ultimately exhausts you and, unchecked, may prematurely wear out your engine. “I’ll rest when I’m dead” accomplishes the final “to-do” item (death), yet does not allow one to ever accomplish rest. When rest is made a low priority and seen as a weakness and a lacking, well… our lives have a way of manifesting that. #grindculture #triciahersey #prioritizerest #balance #wholebodyhealth @thenapministry https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnc2u-1SV_kxPgMmdHBOmd2TjltP3Xe7K8QSsI0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[girlfriendontherun]

Capitalism wants you to believe that your body is a machine, and it doesn't belong to you. We're saying no, your body is not a machine. It belongs to you. You can rest now, you have a divine right to do so.

Tricia Hersey, @thenapministry

[thelondonerd]

@thenapministry

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[maiabeyjujuarts]

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Brothas y'all alright? How you feelin? Reposted from @blackmensmile This video is making its rounds right now and it makes us so happy!! We met @commandr 5 or so years ago when he was still working on his PhD and heading the @wiu_gbcc He brought out our team to speak on campus and we connected so deeply with him and the young men and women we started a Black Men Smile chapter on campus. It’s beautiful to see him still rocking the brand but more importantly still listening to, loving on, and learning from the young Kings who are within his reach and sphere of influence. Proud of you family. And ✊🏾🖤 to @thenapministry and @letstalkbruh for your important work advancing conversations like these. Let’s build. —- #blackmensmile #thenapministry #howareyou #blackmentalhealth #checkonyourfriends #wellbeing https://www.instagram.com/p/CbpopDsMavg/?utm_medium=tumblr

[naijaboi]

#Repost @thenapministry (@get_repost) ・・・ Annoint yourself with rest. Rest for your Ancestors. Connect with them in your dreams. You must rest. #napministry #thenapministry #restasresistance #restisresistance #sleep #rest #spiritualcare #healing #naps #napping #soulcare #selfcare #chicago #atlanta #performanceart #naptime #community #archive #spiritualdirection #reparations #joy #socialjustice #racialjustice #justice #communitycare #womanism #restisreparations #blacklivesmatter✊🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CGNf9lPgRuI/?igshid=td4r86xqg59m

[ellemidnite]

Repost from @thenapministry • So, in 1918 white folks got together to create an ordinance for Black Women to work or they would be jailed or heavily fined. They already had an ordinance in place for Black Men. Why leisure and radical rest for Black people is a racial justice issue. Why we must rest without shame or guilt. Why we resist. Why we rest. A reckoning for this American history must happen. This Archival find from (BaelockHolmes on Twitter)1918, Greenville, South Carolina. It documents the call for an ordinance to force black women to take jobs. #napministry #thenapministry #restasresistance #restisresistance #sleep #rest #spiritualcare #healing #naps #napping #soulcare #selfcare #chicago #atlanta #performanceart #naptime #community #archive #spiritualdirection #reparations #joy #socialjustice #racialjustice #justice #communitycare #womanism #restisreparations #blacklivesmatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CGI2EKZBsgs/?igshid=14iszg054zjwr

[itflowsthroughme]

[trascapades]

📚#ArtIsAWeapon Author/Artist/Activist/The Nap Ministry founder Tricia Hersey's "WE WILL REST! The Art of Escape" Book Tour stops in Harlem at my church @fcbcnyc tonight, November 19, 7PM.

Reposted from @thenapministry NEW YORK! I’m overjoyed to be back in Harlem for my book tour stop! Harlem truly loves me and I love y’all back. What a gift to be at the anointed and historic @fcbcnyc

Will be in conversation with the man who helped me birth this book. @george.mccalman of @mccalmanco is the only artist I wanted to design and illustrate this book with me. Brilliant, honest, gifted. An award winning illustrator and art maker. My Boo. We will chat about the 18 month design process and giggle a lot.

Then we will close the evening with a Collective Daydreaming Activation guided by me and live music by the talented @arinmaya She is tapped in and the true definition of a sound healer. I’m honored to be experimenting with her again.

She is an inspirational singer, songwriter, sound healer, and activist who has sung and studied with Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock and Bobby McFerrin. A dedicated practitioner and student of sound healing for over 10 years.

Come be with us. Open to all. A true community celebration. Link in bio for info and to register.

Photos of George by: @lnpx_focus

Video by: @ericapress.jpg

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Reposted @thenapministry Come be in community with us. Come rest, daydream. Let me read you a lullaby for your heart. Let’s tap into the DreamSpace.

🔗🎫 Link in bio to preorder the book, and tixs/registration for book tour events. 🔗🎫

Going on a small tour to celebrate the publication of WE WILL REST! The Art of Escape. It drops November 12th!! At each tour stop I will be reading from the book: A lullaby for our hopeful weary souls. Many tour events will include live musicians guiding us through a Collective Daydreaming Activation. We can dream ourselves free.

#WeWillRest #RestIsResistance

#TheNapMinistry #BookTour #ArtistActivist

[francescamaxime]

Repost from @thenapministry • Not new. Rest is also not new. You can rest. #napministry #thenapministry #restasresistance #restisresistance #sleep #rest #spiritualcare #healing #naps #napping #soulcare #selfcare #chicago #atlanta #performanceart #naptime #community #archive #spiritualdirection #reparations #joy #socialjustice #racialjustice #justice #communitycare #womanism #restisreparations #blacklivesmatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CEkapT5AJpF/?igshid=1wd88yv0tjirt

[sistazai]

Yes ♥️✨♥️ #Repost @thenapministry ・・・ A mood. A vibe. A way of life. Pay up then lay down. #napministry #thenapministry #restasresistance #restisresistance #sleep #rest #spiritualcare #healing #naps #napping #soulcare #selfcare #chicago #atlanta #performanceart #naptime #community #archive #spiritualdirection #reparations #joy #socialjustice #racialjustice #justice #communitycare #womanism #restisreparations https://www.instagram.com/p/CE7vUHnDo8I/?igshid=7spw0jh1fb38

[lauralzielke]

Posted @withregram • @thenapministry Our collective rest will save the world. Please copy these down and spend real time with them. No need to type up a quick answer here. Deprograming is a slow, meticulous love practice. We will rest. #napministry #thenapministry #restasresistance #restisresistance #sleep #rest #spiritualcare #healing #naps #napping #soulcare #selfcare #chicago #atlanta #performanceart #naptime #community #archive #spiritualdirection #reparations #joy #socialjustice #racialjustice #justice #communitycare #womanism #restisreparations #blacklivesmatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CD14vHBpvqC/?igshid=25ikld445kbw

[charly-cheer]

I am the rested and the exhausted. I am the duality. I will not fight the cycles, I will flow. (Photo taken same day, 5 hours apart. #1 7:30pm grounding and rejuvenated 🌳 /#2 2:30pm resting and exhausted 🛌 ) #restisresistance #thenapministry @thenapministry #amplifymelanatedvoices (at Mother Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBD909zJXN2/?igshid=1xwbcb8aygdmr