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Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity Kindle Edition

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Staying busy is easy. Staying well rested-now there's a challenge.

How can you keep your energy, happiness, creativity, and relationships fresh and thriving in the midst of never-ending family demands, career pressures, and the stress of everyday life? In Sacred Rest, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a board-certified internal medicine doctor, reveals why rest can no longer remain optional.

Dr. Dalton-Smith shares seven types of rest she has found lacking in the lives of those she encounters in her clinical practice and research-physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, sensory, social, creative-and why a deficiency in any one of these types of rest can have unfavorable effects on your health, happiness, relationships, creativity, and productivity. Sacred Rest combines the science of rest, the spirituality of rest, the gifts of rest, and the resulting fruit of rest. It shows rest as something sacred, valuable, and worthy of our respect.
By combining scientific research with personal stories, spiritual insight, and practical next steps, Sacred Rest gives the weary permission to embrace rest, set boundaries, and seek sanctuary without any guilt, shame, or fear.
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"Once you get a taste of a well-rested life, nothing else will satisfy." That quote is a nibble of the masterpiece you will feast on in Saundra-Dalton Smith's book SACRED REST. Through a well-balanced weaving of her life's stories, substantiated research, and inspired selection of Scriptures, Saundra has created a perfect mix for challenging each reader to find their place of rest. I highly recommend this book as it's chock full of practical tips and you'll want to buy ten more for your family and friends, or use it for a book club or Bible Study."―Heidi McLaughlin, international speaker and author of Restless for More, Sand to Pearls, and Beauty Unleashed

"Dr. Dalton-Smith has redefined the word REST! In a world with constant "Cerebral Background Noise" you need this book to learn how to set up rest boundaries for you and your family. I love her assessments for the reader to see where there might be a need for more rest, not just in sleep, but in the area of mental, spiritual and CREATIVE rest! I learned so much in this book, I look forward to sharing it with ALL my patients." ―Dr. Angie Welikala, CEO, Founder of Healing Agents International. HealingAgents.org

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Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is an author, speaker, and board-certified physician. She has an active medical practice in Alabama (near the Birmingham area). She received her B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of Georgia, and graduated with honors from Meharry Medical College in Nashville. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Baker College and Davenport University in Michigan teaching courses on health, nutrition, and disease progression.

Dr. Dalton-Smith is a national and international media resource on the mind, body, spirit connection and has been featured in Women's Day, Redbook, and First For Women magazine. She is the author of Set Free to Live and Come Empty (winner 2016 Golden Scroll Nonfiction Book of the Year and 2016 Illumination Award Gold medalist). She is a member of the Christian Medical and Dental Association and a repeat keynote speaker at their annual gathering. She has shared her tips on merging faith and medicine with over 16,000 health care professionals to encourage the current and next generation of doctors to treat the whole person.

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    VISIT: www. RestQuiz.com to take Dr. Dalton-Smith's free Personal Rest Assessment to determine which of the 7 types of rest you need most today. Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is an author, international speaker, and board-certified internal medicine physician with over 20 years in clinical practice. She received her B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of Georgia and graduated with honors from Meharry Medical College in Nashville. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Baker College and Davenport University in Michigan teaching courses on health, nutrition, and disease progression. Dr. Dalton-Smith is a national and international media resource on the mind, body, spirit connection and a top 100 medical expert in Good Housekeeping Doctors’ Secrets. She has been featured in many media outlets including CNN, Women’s Day, Redbook, First For Women, MSNBC, Fast Company, Prevention, and TED.com. She is the author of Set Free to Live and Come Empty (winner 2016 Golden Scroll Nonfiction Book of the Year and 2016 Illumination Award Gold medalist). Her newest release is Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity. , including ground-breaking insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness, overcome burnout, and live your best life. Over 200,000 people have discovered their personal rest deficits using her free assessment. Learn more about Dr. Saundra at IChooseMyBestLife.com and DrDaltonSmith.com.

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SmilingFace
5.0 out of 5 stars For Those Tired of Life’s Unfulfilling Rat Race
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
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A great perspective for those tired of life’s rat race. I’d grown tired of what this race was doing to my mind and body. This is the first book my wife and I have ever read together and it has been a game changer for us both. Have also had the chance to refer the book to many of our tired and exhausted friends. I hope the doctor makes her way to the State of Washington someday, I would love to thank her personally for sharing her healing wisdom.
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1sttimedon
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book for those burned out
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
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I enjoyed reading this book as it helped me identify the areas of my life that have been impacted by a lack of rest. And she explains how to achieve the rest needed. The real life examples she gave hit home with me and convicted me in taking rest seriously. I took the quiz and plan to take the 30 day challenge. I would recommend this book to anyone feeling burned out. This would help them tremendously.
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Valerie J
5.0 out of 5 stars Rest is needed
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
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Thankful for suggestions and ideas, humorous and stark reality checks...

Frazzled, rusheded, tired no matter how much sleep you get....learn about different types of rest.
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KB
4.0 out of 5 stars Very beneficial
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2022
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Dr Dalton-Smith's discussion of the seven types of rest was eye opening for me and I thoroughly benefited from the first part of the book. The second part was not as captivating for me as the first; hence, my rating of four. I would recommend this book.
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DebFoster
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick read, encouraging, motivational, and helpful. Will keep a copy for future reference.
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2017
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I enjoyed this book so much, and found it so helpful, that I bought copies for friends for Christmas. I wasn't really sure what to expect but, being busy and tired during the Christmas season, the title caught my eye. It proved to be much more than I was expecting!

Most of us think we are "resting" when we are sleeping. Too many times we think that we don't have time for adequate rest or we may misinterpret setting aside the time as selfish. The author addresses these concerns. If you're like me, you will see yourself in many of the excuses as well as the case studies. This book expands the idea of rest well beyond sleeping, physical stillness, or "down-time." It is divided into short, easy-to-read and understand chapters which explain, give examples of, and encourage self-introspection into physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social, sensory, and creative rest.

While the author writes from an obvious Christian perspective, there is nothing overbearing or nonscientific in her writing. Being a physician, she has witnessed and testifies to evidence and to numerous case studies of consequences of deficiency in the various forms of rest. She actually incorporates scientific/medical evidence to support her claims and observations. Overall. the author does a masterful job in blending the tones of a best friend, your physician, and a spiritual mentor into one helpful conversation and motivational tool. I was especially encouraged by the second half of the book where Dr, Dalton-Smith goes into more details explaining the gifts we receive as we observe a more rested life...gifts including: boundaries, reflection, freedom, acceptance, and productivity. I also like the additional resources including the Personal Rest Deficit Assessment Tool and the link to a Thirty Day Sacred Rest Challenge.

I definitely recommend this book for personal study and reflection, self-help, and spiritual growth. Also makes a great gift!
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MaryKay
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is full of wisdom
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
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I read the entire book, and really liked it so much I recommended it to some of my clients.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Embracing it!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024
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Just started chapter 3 and it has already been eye opening. So much so that I'm back for the journal.
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RG
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024
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A friend suggested this book since she was reading it herself. Written by a doctor and has much that I already submit to practically. The author is authentic, the topics are applicable and reasonable. This book makes sense and is helpful in reminding that there is a difference in taking time off and what true rest really is. I'll be reading this one more than once
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Jorge C. Vega Aguirre
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesante lectura acerca del descanso y sus dimensiones
Reviewed in Mexico on August 15, 2021
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Bien redactado, aunque con citas bíblicas lo cual no espero de un doctor ni médico. Lectura amena pero concisa. Con contenido útil y práctico para el ejercicio del descanso
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David Farkas
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in Germany on February 14, 2024
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Marie Blandine Prieur
2.0 out of 5 stars Stating the obvious, permanent religious references
Reviewed in France on July 15, 2022
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I thought the classification of fatigues was an interesting concept. The interest of the book stops there, however. I can t relate to the endless references to God and the Scriptures, 'Sacred' has a different meaning to me. The ensuing advice in the book is mere common sense, nothing new there. Plain boring.
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Paul Nsiah
5.0 out of 5 stars Reframing the notion of rest
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2021
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I have valued the practical applications of the ideas of this book! It breaks down the 7 types of rest, signs that indicate which rest you may be lacking, and has a writing style that is accessible and easy to engage with!
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J81
5.0 out of 5 stars A good read, a good sidekick book to follow through
Reviewed in Canada on November 16, 2019
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great read. Goes to the experience of a medical professionals breakdown and the experience and journey of encountering sacred rest through seven different themes. Simple reading with enjoyable content and personal experience in between. There's also additional information to help assess yourself when it comes to stress and where you seem to be rest deficient. The practical applications are very simple to follow through. It's you need to read it from a doctor's perspective in their personal life
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