Permission to Nap: Taking Time to Restore Your Spirit (Paperback)

~ (Author) "When I started to write this book, everywhere I looked I saw signs to take a nap..." (more)
Key Phrases: nap sanctuary, relaxation ritual, nap room, Tea Tip, United States, New Age (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Peaceful prose and classic images of women in repose initiate the harried into the sweet secret of living well—the afternoon nap. Working mothers, career women and stay-at-home moms all need encouragement to care for their well-being and happiness with a few minutes of downtime. This lovely gift book not only tells them it's ok, but also shows them how even the shortest siesta can be filled with delights—scents, sounds, flavors, fabrics—that leave a woman refreshed and renewed.

This will be the first book to:
Show how to create a personal ritual for relaxation, including luxurious locations for napping and techniques for slowing down into rest
Involve all the senses for improved harmony in life, including aromatherapy, massage and meditation techniques, sounds such as fountains, chimes and music, tactile comforts such as sheets and blankets
Recommend affordable napping indulgences, including hot and iced soothing beverages, eye pillows and other comfort enhancers
Encourage women to adopt napping as a lifestyle habit, showing them how to organize their lives to accommodate a nap
Educate the harried that napping increases good health, for example, adequate sleep has been linked to longevity
Overcome guilt by providing valid reasons to nap

Like our French sisters, who enjoy a 35-hour work week, or in Spain, where a siesta is a must, we can come to enjoy, embrace and revel in a little lovely shut-eye.

About the Author

Jill Murphy Long is a certified yoga instructor, athlete, ski instructor and professional writer. She held the positions of partner and creative director/copywriter for ten years at Murphy & Watt Advertising Agency, owned The Ad Group, and worked for Foote, Cone and Belding, ADWEEK, and the Advertising Center. She holds a B.A. in Communications and resides in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, with her husband Greg and daughter Brittany Christine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.; 1 edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570719381
• ISBN-13: 978-1570719387
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #344,538 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Permission to endulge, March 26, 2002

By	Catherine Jones - See all my reviews

The craftmanship of the book is as impressive as the words and art contained. Napping promotes health and happiness and yet so many of us feel guilty to endulge. I know I do. This book not only explains why one should nap using some interesting supporting stories and history, but it puts you in the right mood to nap. This book is the kind you would find in an upscale spa or salon and makes for a very enjoyable break. I know I would have a cool friend if I saw this on his/her coffee table.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every women needs "Permission to Nap", March 21, 2002

By	Elizabeth Bartasius (Steamboat Springs, CO) - See all my reviews

I never knew napping could be so indulgent! I love it. And I love this book. No only does it give you permission to nap, it tells you how to do it with style. With wonderful tipbits of information on aromatherapy, colors, fabric textures and soothing beverages, Jill Murphy Long's book is a joy to read and even better to put into practice. I just love her chapter on creating a nap sanctuary. Everyone should have that special place to sink into, to unwind, to rest.

Thanks to "Permission to Nap," I now take naps everyday. When my toddler son naps, I nap. And when we both awake, we have newfound energy for some serious playtime. This book is a MUST for every women who tries to do it all, and every women who works, and every women who is raising children. This book is literally for EVERY women because, no matter how she occupies her time, every women needs a daily, calming retreat and a whole lot of pampering.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful, gorgeous boudoir book, April 24, 2002

By A Customer

The calming, comforting, relaxing words put together with caring thought in this wondrous, artistic book ultimately produce an invigoration for the soft, personally-enjoyable things of life. You've never before seen a beautiful little book quite like this one--with its fascinating writing, elegant pictures, tips on teas, secrets from the world of yoga, pointers on massage and shiatsu and aromatheapy, snippets of inspiring poems--and, most of all, delicious ways you can pamper yourself with naps and with preludes to naps. Do yourself a favor, and get Permission to Nap, just for yourself. Then you'll want to get another one for your mother, or for your grandmother, or for your daughter.