by Karen Brody
CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP, MD
OB/GYN physician and author of the New York Times bestsellers Goddesses Never Age; Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom; and The Wisdom of Menopause
“In this world that tells us that in order to be more we must keep doing more and more, Daring to Rest is a beautiful, true antidote. The truth is that the only way to have what we really want is to stop, rest, and make space. Daring to Rest is the perfect guide to do just that. Read this book, follow this wisdom, and enjoy the experience of truthful living that can only come from a well-rested place.”
KATE NORTHRUP
bestselling author of Money: A Love Story
“In Daring to Rest, Karen Brody skillfully shows us how to discover deep, restorative rest and maintain core relaxation amidst the challenges we all face in our daily lives. Karen’s true gift is her ability to showcase ancient meditative principles in simple, secular practices that restore and support health and well-being at all levels of our body and mind. Karen expertly guides us—in easy-to-follow steps—in how to interweave these elegant, simple, yet profound practices into our daily life.”
RICHARD MILLER, PHD
author of iRest Meditation, The iRest Program for Healing PTSD, and Yoga Nidra: A Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing
“As a mindfulness teacher, I know how meditation creates such rest through synchronizing mind and body. Yoga nidra provides the same pathway to this calm, well-rested place where power and purpose are rediscovered. Karen’s new book brings together rest, meditation, and women’s empowerment to create lasting benefits when it comes to sleep, mood, and overall happiness.”
SUSAN PIVER
author of Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation
“Karen Brody has put together a program that makes yoga nidra relevant and accessible to 21st-century women, who may need the practice more than any previous generation. If you feel overwhelmed by living, the techniques in Daring to Rest are a good place to start your journey back to well-being.”
SHARON SALZBERG
author of Lovingkindness and Real Love
“Daring to Rest is a book that every woman can benefit from. . . . Karen shares a journey of 40 days to rest and rise, which to me is the garden of life many women are searching for . . . I highly recommend this beautiful piece of art.”
KARENA VIRGINIA
healer, speaker, TV personality, and author of Essential Kundalini Yoga
“In this over-committed, gadget-obsessed world, most of us have forgotten what true rest feels like. Daring to Rest is a much-needed clarion call that reminds us how to find freedom in a restful body, mind, and spirit. Karen Brody’s authentic voice and her elegant 40-day program will bring you home, at last, to rest, release, and rise.”
JEFFREY DAVIS
author, speaker, and creativity consultant
