Sit Back, Relax, and Bundle
Something that our mom has instituted in recent years is Pajama Day. Pajama Day is a holiday that should be celebrated annually at minimum, monthly in an ideal world. Pajama Day is a day to stay in your pajamas all day long, or if you have gotten out of your pajamas and had a rocky start to the day, to give up on outside clothes and put your pajamas back on. In a society that pushes us to hustle and grind, it is important to take the time to take things slowly and prioritize rest and relaxation.
Coming off of a pandemic, the need for self care is higher than ever. Self care is more than bubble baths and face masks (don't get us wrong we love those too). It is also thinking about our mental health and doing things that fill our cup. We recently came upon an article that talked about the 7 different types of rest. (Seven?! Have we been doing it wrong our entire lives?) The 7 types of rest are physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, sensory, social, and creative. As board game makers, we value the importance of connection through play, and it was heartening to read this article and realizing how many types of rest playing a Bundle can fulfill.
When you take a break and play a Bundle, you are taking a mental rest and putting off your to do list for a little while. You are engaging in emotional rest, because emotional rest is "a type of calm one feels when they are able to be real and authentic, sharing their inner experiences openly with others." Each Bundle is designed to bring our Bundlers closer to each other by having a place to tell stories from the past, while also having a forum to share things for the first time. It is a game that allows for conversation and explores connection to the other players as well as self discovery. Bundle is also able to give us sensory rest because we can all appreciate putting down our gadgets to connect over a good old fashioned evening of playing board games. We love being a part of your lives, and would love for you to share your favorite ways to rest and how Bundle is a part of your Pajama Day!
https://deutschelizenzcasino.com is where I sometimes read about how people structure their downtime, and it made me think about the seven types of rest mentioned here since I'd never considered sensory rest as its own category before. Putting down my phone during game nights has honestly done more for my mental reset than a nap ever could, which lines up with what the post says about disconnecting from gadgets. Curious whether anyone else finds creative rest the hardest one to actually achieve.