Rest and Sleep: The Root You Were Never Meant to Skip

One of the Seven Roots of Wholeness

By Dr. Lisa Urrutia, DC, CFNC

Back in 2011, I was running on a wheel I had built myself. I woke before the sun, moved through the day on caffeine and willpower, and fell into bed long after I should have, certain that rest was something I would get to once everything else was finished. It never was finished. And somewhere in that season, my body stopped asking nicely. The tiredness that used to lift after a good night of sleep settled in and stayed.