HUMANS 101

Embracing Our ‘Wintering’

The natural rhythm and human right of rest

I have spent many days during my wintering writing in bed. Photo: Photoboyko/Getty Images

Around the time of the winter solstice, I was listening to the podcast On Being with Krista Tippett. Her guest for the episode was Katherine May, author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, The Electricity of Every Living Thing, and Burning Out.