Rest & Return: Weekly Reminders to Pause, Reflect, and Just Be

by Hania Khuri-Trapper

Do you ever feel like, no matter what you do, there's not enough time or space to catch up and breathe??? From a seasoned yoga and wellness instructor, and busy mother, comes Rest & Daily Reminders to Pause, Reflect, and Just Be, a book designed for those of us who are juggling the pressures of work, family, and the complexities of life. The book's goal is To help the reader move through struggle and find balance in our daily lives.  
 
With beautiful photography and inspiring stories, Rest & Return offers weekly practical guidance on how to meet yourself where you are. You'll find accessible techniques of yoga, breathing, body scans, meditations, and journaling that create enough space to bring the reader home to their innate loving nature.
 
Whether you read the whole book in one cozy sitting or scan a page for a quick breath of fresh air while you're on your way out the door, Rest & Return seamlessly fits into your life, offering you simple, powerful tools to approach your days with ease, calm, and compassion.

124 pages, Hardcover

Published October 5, 2021

About the author

Hania is an experienced yoga, meditation, and mindfulness teacher (E-RYT® 500, YACEP®) who teaches weekly classes in the Boston area and leads 100, 200, and 300 hour teacher trainings. She is also a meditation teacher on Insight Timer, facilitates mindfulness workshops for organizations, and hosts international yoga retreats through her business, Rest & Return Retreats, which is focused on community and belonging. She has taught mindfulness to military families alongside Marcus Smart’s foundation and serves as Creative Director of Khuri Design. Hania is the author of Rest & Return and Home Is Here. Both books offer weekly guidance to help you manage life’s pressures through inspirational stories, thoughtful messages, poetry, and mindfulness tools and techniques.

She continues to be inspired by her singer/songwriter husband, two boys, and her rescue dog, Marley

Reviews

[Maya Plotkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This beautiful book gives 52 ways of how we can pause, reflect, and take a few moments out of our crazy lives to breathe. It contains gorgeous photos (taken by the author herself) and has some "why not try" ideas that allow you to explore the concept further. It's both philosophical and practical, and in just two weeks, exploring two of the "weekly reminders", I've straightened by shoulders and relaxed my mind. If you need a moment or two of peace, definitely use this book to get you there. I loved it!

[Christina P. Karapanos · Rating 5 out of 5]

I keep this book on my night table. Every morning, I read one page and it sets the tone for the rest of my day. It’s a morning ritual that I look forward to, like coffee or doing a crossword puzzle. Hania’s tips are very accessible and remind you to see the beauty in and appreciate the little things.