You don’t need permission to rest—you need a plan to protect it.
Restful Teacher® & Restful Leader™ Challenge
The Ripple Effects of Rest
December 26–30, 2025 | Free 5-Day Video Series
A short, intentional reset designed for educators and leaders who carry responsibility for themselves and others. This 5-day series blends candid conversations with concrete, realistic strategies that strengthen individual well-being while reinforcing healthy, sustainable communities.
The world teaches us to produce, perform, please, and perfect, but not to pause.
Hi, I’m Dr. Michelle Chanda Singh.
I’m the founder and host of the Restful Teacher® and Restful Leader™ Challenge and an educator who spent decades teaching, leading, and achieving without ever being taught how to truly sustain.
I created the Restful Teacher® and Restful Leader™ after realizing that being capable doesn’t mean being well, and that rest changes everything when it’s done with intention.
In the short video I share how this challenge began, why rest is a strategic leadership skill, and what’s possible when educators stop surviving and start restoring.
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You hold everyone else together while quietly falling apart.
You pour into everyone else...
Let this be a space that pours into you.
This December, give yourself a different kind of gift.
One that doesn’t demand more.
One that helps you reclaim what burnout has stolen.
The Restful Teacher® & Restful Leader™ Challenge is a guided experience designed for educators and leaders who are tired of performing, overgiving, and constantly recovering.
You’ll learn how your rest isn't selfish—it's strategy.
And that rest is a radical act of self and community care that changes everything.
Resting doesn’t mean quitting—it means recalibrating.
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation—and that is an act of political warfare.” — Audre Lorde
This challenge is rooted in that truth. Each day, you’ll explore how intentional rest ripples outward—into your students, your colleagues, your family, and your leadership. You'll hear from powerful voices who’ve dared to disrupt the systems that told them rest was a reward.
Who This Is For
This challenge is for the teacher or leader who:
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Is always “on” and quietly exhausted
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Knows something has to shift—but doesn’t know where to start
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Craves rest, but feels guilty slowing down
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Wants practical ways to reset without waiting for summer
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Is ready to reclaim their peace and model a new way forward
You won’t need to show up live.
No Zooms. No meetings. No extra stress. You’ll receive one email a day. Go at your pace.
Rest is not a reward after burnout; it’s a boundary that prevents it.
What We'll Explore Together
Each episode is grounded in powerful truths. You’ll be guided through these five liberating reframes by the brilliant women below. The cost of staying depleted is too high. Get in on these mic-drop moments, honest conversations, and wisdom you truly can’t afford to miss.
You are not broken. You are responding to a system that never paused to care for you.
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