Rest matters because it frees our attention. When we don’t have to look for love, we can start to figure out who we are. Welcome Home To Your Grounded True Nature, The Ever Present Self, No Energy Ever Needed To Be The Authentic You. Atma Vidya
"To bring a child to rest means they will not be driven to pursue an answer to the question – ‘am I loved and cared for?’ It means we have become the answer to their greatest hunger by assuring them our caretaking has no expiry date. 🌱 Why is relational rest important? When kids are at rest they grow. 🌿🌲🌳🌴🌵🍃🍀🌿🌱 Just as arms and legs grow while sleeping, selfhood unfolds when a child is in right relationship to their adults. 🌷 👪 🌻 👫 💚 Research in neuroscience and attachment science are unequivocal in their findings that the brain is wired for secure attachment and will pursue this need above all else. 💓🍃🍃💓 When these parental security needs are met, the energy and bias in a child will move away from seeking attachment and towards developing a separate self through play, discovery, learning, trial and error. 👉💚🍃💚👈 Rest matters because it frees our attention. When we don’t have to look f...