Who is Tricia Hersey?
Tricia Hersey is a Chicago native living in Atlanta with over 20 years of experience working with communities as a teaching artist, community organizer, spiritual director, poet, performance artist, and theater maker. She is the founder of The Nap Ministry, an organization that examines rest as a form of resistance and installs safe spaces for ...
Who is the Nap Bishop?
This week we're joined by Tricia Hersey, aka the "Nap Bishop" and founder of The Nap Ministry, to be schooled in all things anti-capitalism and rest. She shares about her inspiration studying records of enslaved African ancestors in the US South, how laziness is a myth, what happens physiologically when we rest, ...
About Our Guest
- Tricia Hersey is a Chicago native living in Atlanta with over 20 years of experience working with communities as a teaching artist, community organizer, spiritual director, poet, performance artist, and theater maker. She is the founder of The Nap Ministry, an organization that examines rest as a form of resistance and installs safe spaces for the ...
Practice: The Perfect Nap
- Check out the corresponding practice episode where Tricia sets us up with a soothing recording to prepare us for THE PERFECT NAP- this one is sooo fun.
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About Our Guest
- Tricia Hersey is a Chicago native living in Atlanta with over 20 years of experience working with communities as a teaching artist, community organizer, spiritual director, poet, performance artist, and theater maker. She is the founder of The Nap Ministry, an organization that examines rest as a form of resistance and installs safe spaces for the ...
Conversation: “Rest as Reparations”
- Check out the corresponding conversation episode where Tricia schooled us in all things anti-capitalism and rest. She shared about her inspiration studying records of enslaved African ancestors in the US South, how laziness is a myth, what happens physiologically when we rest, and whether our movements can really afford to rest when they build prisons while we sleep.
Support This Work
- Help us keep this project going: donate, become a sustaining member, and leave a positive rating and review in whatever podcast platform you listen.
Join The Community
- Check out our community homepageto learn about ways to get engaged in our community of practice, join our email list, and connect with us on social media. Share the love by sharing this episode: