Today busyness has turned into a badge of honour. We want to state we’re busy, yet at the same time we experience exhausted. Instead we ought to start taking rest significantly as a method of self-care which book can help us to work through how.

The Art of Rest draws on ground-breaking research Claudia Hammond collaborated on – ‘The Rest Test’ – the largest global survey into rest ever undertaken, which was completed by 18,000 people across 135 different countries. Much of value continues to be written about sleep, but rest differs; it is how we unwind, calm our thoughts and recharge our bodies. And, as the survey revealed, how much rest you obtain is directly linked to your feeling of well-being.

Keeping track of down through the top ten activities which people find most restful, Hammond points out why rest issues, examines the science behind the leads to establish what does work and offers a roadmap for a fresh, more restful and balanced life.