When was the last time you felt truly rested? Chances are, it’s been a while.

In our always-on culture, it can be hard to find time to switch off – and even when you do get a moment to unwind, getting the rest you so desperately need isn’t always easy. Out of all the things we do on a day-to-day basis, you’d think rest is something which would come naturally. But that’s simply not the case.

Indeed, as Giselle La Pompe-Moore, a meditation teacher, speaker and author of Take It In, explained at this year’s Stylist Restival, our inability to rest is the product of years of ‘doing’ and, as such, we need to practise rest in order to experience it.

How to rest: this 3-step technique will help you to switch off