Mona SharmaCelebrity nutritionist and wellness advocate

Boost Productivity | The Power of Rest for Women

9 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this video, Mona Sharma emphasizes the critical role of rest—particularly the short pauses taken between yoga poses—in enhancing women's overall productivity, motivation, creativity, and bodily functions such as digestion. She cites emerging scientific evidence that supports the idea that intentional rest can boost performance across multiple domains. Sharma also highlights how women’s intuition often signals the need for rest, yet societal habits lead many to ignore these cues. The discussion encourages listeners to honor their bodies' signals and incorporate regular rest periods to unlock higher levels of personal and professional effectiveness.

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Yeah. And let's hover on that for a second because, you know, I can hear a lot of your listeners probably empathizing. You know, we have to rationalize it afterwards. Right. Instead of just owning it. But here's what, like, again, science is proving. At the ashram, they rest in between those yoga poses. They rest because they know that your productivity can actually go up. Your motivation goes up, your creativity goes up. The way that your body functions goes up. Your digestion is able to turn, you know, go up. So, you know, when we think about the things that your body is communicating every single day, I think as women, especially because we do have that intuition, we've almost mastered ignoring the symptoms.