You don’t need permission to rest—you need a plan to protect it.
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Restful Teacher® & Restful Leader™ Collection
A practical, reflective reset for educators and leaders who are ready to lead with clarity without running on empty.
Teaching and leading were never meant to cost you your peace.
I Choose RestOur Restful Teacher® and Restful Leader™ Collection is a curated set of tools designed to help teachers and leaders pause, reset, and realign without guilt and without overwhelm.
This isn’t just about self-care. It’s about sustainability and strategy.
Whether you’re feeling stretched thin, running on autopilot, or simply craving space to breathe and think again, this collection meets you where you are and gently guides you forward. It's deep exhale you didn’t know you were allowed to take.
You’ve supported everyone else. This time, the gift of rest is yours.
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What Educators Like You Are Saying
As educators, we start to feel the anxiety of returning to school towards the end of Summer. That’s when we’re tasked with action steps and the weight of preparing our classroom sets in. The restful initiative was perfect timing for me. I needed to be reminded that it is okay to pause, even when the to-do list seems daunting. She encouraged me that in order for me to be my best self I had to designate time for me, not wait for the time to be given to me. For this, I am thankful and I plan on making this a habit this school year! - Ms. Edwards, Teacher-Leader
Your resting doesn’t mean quitting—it means you're recalibrating.
Your Gift of Rest
Reflective Journal
You give so much, but rarely get space to ask yourself how you’re really doing. This digital journal gently introduces the seven types of rest through soulful, simple prompts that help you reconnect with what you actually need. It’s a place to slow down, tell the truth, and come back to yourself. No fixing—just permission to pause and begin again.
Annual Calendar
Planning doesn’t have to feel like pressure or another thing to manage. This beautifully designed digital calendar helps you treat rest as a non-negotiable, not an afterthought. With room for reflection, rhythms, and gentle tracking, it supports you in shaping a year that feels more steady, spacious, and sustainable.
Readiness Tool
Sometimes you’re exhausted, but sleep alone isn’t the answer. This guided tool helps you identify which kind of rest you’re missing—and why everything still feels heavy. Through reflection, a short video, and a printable workbook, you gain clarity and a simple next step to shift from running on empty to moving with intention.
Reset Video Series
You’re doing so much—but you miss feeling like yourself. This seven-day video series offers gentle, restorative moments to help you reset from the inside out. With thoughtful reflections and small, grounding actions, it creates space for calm, presence, and possibility. Press play, breathe, and let yourself reset—one day at a time.
Four intentional tools to help you lead from a place of peace and purpose.
Who This Is For
You’ll feel at home with this collection if:
➡️ You give deeply—and rarely give yourself the same care
➡️ You’re tired of carrying exhaustion as a quiet expectation
➡️ You want rest that feels grounded, practical, and kind
➡️ You’re ready to lead and teach from a place that feels more like you
Everything you need to pause and begin you rest with intention and integrity.
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What Educators Like You Are Saying
As a former teacher, and current employee of a Fortune 500 company in education, I often feel overwhelmed by the demands of my profession. I love what I do, but sometimes I feel like I’m running on empty. That’s why I was refreshed to see the different types of rest defined and recommended by Michelle. I realized that I loved engaging in many different types of rest to help me feel less stressed, and just needed a reminder to consciously target each type. Focusing on all of these types of rest has helped me to be happier, healthier, and more productive. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to improve their well-being and performance, especially teachers! Thanks for the wonderful reminder to take care of ourselves, Michelle. - Ms. Silver, Microsoft
You're not broken—you're responding to a system that profits from your exhaustion.
I Choose RestRestful Teacher® and Restful Leader™ Founder's Note
Dr. Michelle Chanda Singh
I’m glad you’re here.
Hi, I’m Dr. Michelle—educator, professor, and founder of Restful Teacher® and Restful Leader™. After more than 20 years in education, I’ve seen firsthand what burnout looks like in brilliant teachers and leaders—myself included. I created this collection not as a luxury, but as a lifeline—one rooted in reflection, rest, and our shared humanity.
To my fellow educators and leaders: I see you. You are worthy of care every single day. Rest isn’t selfish—it’s strategic. And sometimes, the most meaningful gift we can give ourselves is permission to pause.
Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is pause.
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This is your permission to pause.
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What Educators Like You Are Saying
I learned rest is more than physical and mental resting. I especially liked learning about creative rest, I can definitely see how that would benefit my lifestyle. - Ms. Brown, Teacher
Rest isn’t a reward for finishing everything.
Rest is a requirement for leading well.
This collection is an invitation to choose yourself—not instead of your students or your work, but so you can keep showing up with intention and integrity.
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