I created The 9-Day Radical Restorative Challenge because new members would find themselves suddenly exhausted and needing massive amounts of rest when they initially joined the Collective. It was like their body, out of sheer relief that it is actually going to be heard and get the effective care it needed, started to prepare itself to shift to ending Menstrual Suffering. The results from this process by itself were so impactful and occurred so quickly that we realized that people who do not need a shift out of Menstrual Suffering can benefit from nutritious rest as well. Many of us have mistaken surviving and waking up groggy as being rested.

This 9-Day Challenge resets our system to stop tolerating exhaustion: it strips the body of needed resources, diminishes our lifespan, and encourages illness, which for many people with a uterus, shows up as Menstrual Suffering.

Whether you're doing this Challenge Live or on your own, finding time for rest in a society that is constantly overwhelmed with ads, alarms, emails, time-sensitive activities, is not an easy feat. We found that asking our members to make time for rest resulted in no rest. Helping our members create time for rest, made a huge difference. That is a major advantage of this Challenge. 

Another reason that this is a Challenge is because we are going against a stream of messaging that targets women and tells them that they need to be everything for everyone just to be allowed to matter. When we are constantly trying to earn the right to matter, our health goes by the wayside. Showing up to this challenge each day empowers our participants to challenge the status quo and in so doing, they start reaping the benefits of actually being rested by showing up in their wholeness and their lives change. 

It is a challenge to embrace change in our lives, even when it is positive. 

There is an entire world of services and highly impactful thought leaders who dedicate their life's mission to rest-centered living, this Challenge is not that.

At Steady + Free, rest has shown itself to be a determinant for ending Period Problems and for easeful impact in our lives. The body needs high levels of rest when it prepares to undergo the dynamic restoration process that shifts people to Menstrual Awesomeness, which can takes up to 90 days (to activate).

The amount of rest created by the 9-Day Challenge is much higher than what is needed for the sustained shift that occurs over 90 days, but it is very useful and makes the beginning of the shift easier. 

We are blown away by the results that participants get from this Challenge. When we first created it, we had no idea what to expect and created the Challenge as a way to help members of the Collective carve out space for rest since rest seemed inevitable for most members. 

That said, not every member joins the Collective and is overwhelmed with exhaustion because every body is different. 

Most participants who don't get the results they were expecting actually need to extend their length of rest. In which case, we recommend that they redo the 9-Day Challenge, but treat it like a 30-Day Challenge. Rest does the body good, full stop. And all of the benefits listed on this page are clinically proven to result from rest. 

Another reason we may not be getting the results we are expecting is because we don't actually rest. Some people think that watching Netflix/movies/TV is resting. It turns out that this activity can be quite exhausting because of the amount of mental and emotional energy engaging sight and sound requires and because of the high-levels of shocking stimulation that attack our systems. We put ourselves in a zombie-like trance where our brain seems to be disengaged, but actually it's so overstimulated that it can't communicate the burden. 

We offer an exhaustive list of what rest is to make sure that you're getting actual rest that address all four parts of your holistic being: intuitive, physical, mental, and emotional. 

You have lifetime access to the course, so you can do this as many times as you wish! We also welcome Challenge Finishers to participate in our Live Challenges, which happen once a season, free of charge. 

If you're loving these benefits on want to not just maintain but expand your wins from this place of holistic rest, the next step is to join the Collective.

So far, Retreat Programs, Executive Coaching Programs, and Trauma-Related Programs have used this Challenge for their respective groups. We are always happy to discuss special group arrangements with you to include brand-specific workbooks, to host a temporary community, and to offer a group rate for this 9-Day Challenge. Please email support: hello@steadyandfree.com for more information.