(RNS) — What if you could combat white supremacy and the soul-crushing attributes of capitalism while taking a restorative nap?
According to Tricia Hersey, who calls herself the “Nap Bishop,” rest is a spiritual force that allows participants to honor their inherent divinity, abandoning a mindset that values productivity over self-worth.
Since 2016, Hersey, 47, has been leading retreats, curating performance art and crafting workshops to promote rest as a tool of resistance against what she calls “grind culture,” which teaches that endless hustle leads to fulfillment.
“This work is for all those weary and exhausted by grind culture, and I believe that’s the entire globe,” Hersey told Religion News Service. “We can’t imagine this new world we want to see, full of justice and liberation and freedom for all people, from an exhausted space.”
Hersey’s message is gaining traction. An impressive 460,000 followers also track The Nap Ministry’s Instagram account, which posts memes and screenshots with messages like: “You don’t have to earn rest” and “A Black Woman in a rested state is a radical act.”
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