For many of us, we work in sectors with a work-ethic passed on from industrialisation, so it’s easy to feel like a machine in a system focussed on productivity. We are not machines but beings, with a 7-day cycle of rest built into our design.

We will look at research that highlights the value of taking a day of rest and how to build restful rhythms into our occupational lives/work routines. We will look at tools to create balance and pursue ambition at a sustainable pace whilst maintaining rest in a way that breathes life back into our bones, leading to a richer quality in our work.

Instead of ‘work hard, play hard’, we can break cycles of exhaustion and leave new legacies of ease and longevity.