About The Art of Rest
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Our most brilliant, creative lives are more sustainably achieved and maintained through well-resourced, restful versions of ourself. The Art of Rest offers workshops and one-on-one guidance focused on empowering creative practices through quality rest, and bolstering our rest through creative practices. We create spaces for people to explore the wisdom of their own inner worlds and discover ways to show up authentically in their daily lives.
About Dagny
Dagny Deutchman is a career-long backcountry guide, a movement instructor, and psychology researcher. Dagny’s research areas have often focused on biomedical markers of stress and health as they relate to internal tools like mindfulness and self-compassion, as well as external experiences like movement, art, and exposure to nature. Dagny received a Master’s of Science at Montana State University exploring Social and Emotional Development of Sleep Health and has spent much of her career and life pursuing the art of rest inside and outside of the academic realm. She is a movement instructor, a mindfulness teacher, and has worked in backcountry landscapes for over 15 years. She’s excited to guide you through an inquiry in your own restful landscapes.
About The Art of Rest
Originally, The Art of Rest (a creative business formally known as Pomegranate and Magpie) started as a way to occupy my mind and hands as I navigated a nervous system collapse from chronic burnout and navigating a history of intense intergernational trauma and intergenerational healing. On the days that were hardest—especially on days I couldn’t sleep—I found rest nested in art, movement, storytelling, and science.
Throughout my life, two consistent themes continued to emerge regardless of what landscapes I found myself navigating. No matter what I was doing, who I was with, or what my current goals were, I was always gravitating heavily towards both art and rest. My background as a sleep researcher continued to inform my artistic practice, and my artistic practice helped soothe and restore my nervous system recovering from many years overriding my body’s natural cues.
I am committed about creating spaces of agency where people can explore the wisdom of their own inner worlds, and discover ways to show up authentically in their daily lives. I strongly believe that getting quality rest and sleep is key to being able to tune into our inner landscape and show up with full and passionate vigor. I also believe that as we listen to our inner landscapes, we are more able to create a better world around us—whatever our individual passions and gifts we find as we explore.
The Art of Rest is a culmination of these loves and drives towards both art and rest. It is a seed of hope that even on our most sleepless nights, we can rest. That we can create. That if we focus on the quality and creativity of our days, the nights will take care of themselves. Creativity isn't always easy, but it can always give us the agency and autonomy to be in our world in a way that suits the greater good, or helps us participate in building that world as we navigate.
I really believe that when we live our lives creatively—the art will take care of the rest.
It’s my deepest intention to help you rest and remember what you already know while also discovering new landscapes with a sense of delight and discernment.
If you've made it this far and something still rings true,
Schedule a free 20-minute consultation with me here. Let's co-create some more ease together.
