Why Are We So Tired?

 A Rest that Works adds value and energy to the lives of your team by equipping them to navigate 24/7 with joy, passion, and sustainability. Recognizing the whirlwind of endless demands and opportunities, we empower teams to rewrite their personal and organizational stories of overload by creating a transformational culture of work, rest, and rhythm. With a singular passion for organizational excellence, A Rest that Works arms leaders and their staff with low-cost, high-yield strategies for real-life, 21st century wellness. 

We know how to run hard. Do you and your team know how to rest well? Becoming a champion of rest revolutionizes God’s work in us and through us. It reacquaints us with the peace and quiet our souls have tried to live without.

Traditional wellness programs target individuals rather than the groups that shape and mold us. As believers, our understanding of work and rest has been forged, not by God, but by the accepted social norms of overload. These beliefs are not God-ordained or healthy.

Run Hard. Rest Well.® is a catalyst for organizational change. We understand that “group norms” of overload and exhaustion got us into this mess. By the power and grace of God, it will be new “group norms” that get us out. From this perspective, a distinctly biblical leadership experience was born to create lasting transformation in individuals, churches, and ministries around the world.

 Run Hard. Rest Well. champions work and rest and equips schools to cultivate a culture where good work is accomplished and students and teachers thrive. The timing could not be more critical. The emotional reserves of students are running low, yet they have a race to run—and a race to win. Workplace readiness is critical. Do your students know how to capitalize on simple practices that refuel and recharge? Do your teachers and staff?  Teach them how, lead the way, and do it together. Navigating seasons of crisis and comeback requires the ability to create connection, reduce cortisol, hit pause, and prioritize sleep. These four strategies help students and teachers combat anxiety, irritability, restlessness, and depression – positioning people of every age to flourish. 

 Jesus never talked about self-care, but He did talk about rest and He lived a life of rhythm.  Four distinct rhythms graced Jesus’s life. They emerge from both the Old and New Testaments: Sabbath, Sleep, Personal Prayer (stillness) and Personal Retreat (solitude). When people focus on these four biblical rhythms, the power and purpose of rest becomes compelling and transformative, altering our lives and the lives of those we love. It moves us from self-destruct to vibrancy. It’s a win/win in every way and God gets the Glory.