Crafting Your Own Shabbat: A 6-Day Journey to Rest

Day 1: Start With Why

This isn’t a class on how to keep Shabbat. It’s an invitation to explore what rest could actually feel like for you. Not rest as performance. Not rest as productivity. Just rest—because your soul needs it.

For me, Shabbat is my chance to pause. It’s the boundary I draw between doing and just being. It doesn’t follow every traditional rule—but it does honor the core truth: I need time that is mine. Time that restores me. Time that asks nothing of me except to be present.

This guide is about helping you create your own sacred pause.
Let’s start there—by answering one simple question:

✍️ Journal Prompt:

What does rest mean to you?

• When in your life have you felt truly restored?

• What makes you feel depleted or overextended?

• What would a “reset” look like this weekend?

🕊️ Call to Action:

Set your Shabbat intention.
Pick a word or phrase that captures what you want to feel or reclaim by Saturday.

Examples:
“Peace”
“Time for myself”
“Disconnection”
“Creative joy”

Write it down. That’s your North Star for the rest of the week.

💡 Tomorrow:

We’ll name what you want to step away from. Get ready to make your “Not This” list.