Snoozeletter: Summer Storms & Spark Starters ☁️⚡️

What Naps, Tarot, ADHD, and Cardio have in common for July ...

                                                                                                                                                            

If you want to light up the world, protect your spark first. Hi there, I’m writing from my mothers farm outsde of Pittsburgh this week — with thunder outside, my daughter napping beside me, and nothing on the agenda but lounging, storm-watching, and sketching sparks of new ideas. ☁️ What you might not know about me (especially if you know me through my Oxford sleep science side)… is that I pull a tarot card at the start of every year to guide each month. My pull for July is the Daughter of Wands She’s the spark before the fire. The permission slip to rest, to dream, to create — not from burnout, but from being deeply resourced. And lately, that spark has also looked like early morning cardio — not so much for performance or fitness (though those are a nice side effect benefit), but for my brain. I’ve been getting into Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by Dr. John Ratey — a book my ADHD coach recommended. It lays out the science of how aerobic exercise increases dopamine and norepinephrine — the same chemicals targeted by ADHD meds — and helps with focus, mood, impulse control,  and even better sleep (especially when done earlier in the day). So that’s my invitation to you for the month:  Let this be a month of daydreams, notebooks, and movement.  Of tuning in, walking, dancing, or sweating just enough to stir your spark then resting to let it glow. Because if you want to light up a world that always seems to be on fire, you’ve got to protect your own flame first. No announcements, just this reminder: Rest is part of the revolution. More soon, Sarah Meanwhile....here is a snapshot of current countryside bliss....back to resting and dreaming.    Sarah Petroski PGDip Sleep Medicine - Oxford '23 Sleep Performance Coach Personal Trainer & Kundalini Yoga  sleepfitsarah@gmail.com    210 5th Avenue 5th Floor New York NY 10010 USA Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe

 

Sarah Petroski
PGDip Sleep Medicine
Personal Trainer and Kundalini Yoga Instructor

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