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How one weekly day of no work, no shopping, and no screens can lower stress, boost your health, and reconnect you with God.
Description
This is StRest! In this episode, Kerstin Lindquist shares how a season serving at a Christian medical clinic in La Misión, Mexico reshaped her view of work, worth, and worship. In a place where doctors were literally saving lives, everything still shut down for one full day of rest—no computers, no appointments, just community around the table—and that slower rhythm became her model for Sabbath.
Kerstin unpacks the biblical foundation of Sabbath, why so many of us have abandoned it, and what changed when she finally took one true day off each week. She blends Scripture with health science—brain breaks, HRV, and stress—then lays out a simple Sabbath framework: no email or social media, no shopping, real food, movement, sleep, and time to actually hear from the Lord. She also tackles kids and screens, teen stress, and baby steps like the 9-12-5 phone rule and half-day Sabbaths. If you’re serving God but still exhausted, this episode invites you to pick a day, protect it, and see what happens when you truly stop.
SPONSORS
Waco Shoe Company - CODE: KERSTIN20 | wacoshoecompany.com
PROGRAM
Fast2Faith Fasting Program -https://shorturl.at/qky9O
CHAPTERS
(00:00) Intro, prayer, and Sabbath reset
(03:00) What the Bible says about Sabbath
(07:00) Brain breaks, HRV, and stress science
(11:00) Mission clinic life in La Misión
(15:00) Slower living and joy in poverty
(19:00) Bringing Sabbath rhythms back home
(23:00) Five rules for a modern Sabbath day
(27:00) Kids, screens, and family resistance
(31:00) Easing in: 9-12-5 and half-day rest
(35:00) Sabbaticals, silence, and next steps
WORK WITH KERSTIN
Workshops & Events – Join upcoming events & retreats.
Health Coaching with Kerstin – 1:1 coaching for stress & wellness.
MORE ABOUT KERSTIN LINDQUIST
Website: kerstin-lindquist.com
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