The Nap Ministry

08/05/2025

My annual Sabbath is happening the entire month of August. No social media, no work, no requests, no email. I’m off into the portal of daydreaming and imagination. Deep rest. Excited to not be subjected to all the hot takes online, the repetitive debating, the noise. Excited to read, nap, sky gaze and write. May our dreams be deep. May rest give us all we need.

Rest is Resistance! We Will Rest! Check out some books from the library. Go sit in the library while I’m away. Please divest from grind culture.

07/23/2025

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07/23/2025

From the archives: July 21, 2019. Chicago. Revolutionary Bedtime Stories.
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Had a beautiful event yesterday. 12 people on yoga mats with pillows and blankets snoring and dreaming as I quietly read WEB Dubois on a microphone from a fluffy chair. Powerful post nap talk where the congregation shared discoveries from their nap time.

Folks felt emotional. Shared feeling moved to tears. How they dreamed while sleep. How they felt like they were floating in and out of being wake and sleep. Claimed my voice on the mic softly saying, “Thank you for living. Thank you for resting,” shifted things.

Community care embodied. I am in awe of how spirit moves when we come together with the radical belief of caring for our souls and each other by resting together in the middle of the day. No other place than Chicago could hold space for me to workshop this new series Revolutionary Rest Time Stories. In deep gratitude to my family at Free Street Theater for always being there.

I love you Chicago!

07/11/2025

Love witnessing the message of rest.

Rev. Dr. Shannon Dycus of Eastern Mennonite University, delivered the keynote address to 185 attendees at MC USA’s Women’s Summit, July 8.

07/09/2025

Public Art Interventions coming soon in Atlanta. We Will Rest!

Booth designed and built by:
Inspired by Lucy
Developed and researched by: The Nap Bishop
Hand painted text by: The Nap Bishop

06/27/2025

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These powerful books offer lessons on purpose, rest, emotional resilience, and self-trust, giving you the kind of wisdom no traditional classroom ever could., Books News - Times Now

06/25/2025

The Juneteenth Freedom Lullabies event in Chicago with the Chamber music collective D-Composed was a dream. 150 Black folks resting. After waking up the community shared things from their heart:
-Poetry
-Dreams they had while napping

Also a complete surprise to me was Gwendolyn Brooks daughter (first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize) Nora Brooks-Blakely came up casually to read a poem by her mother. So beautiful.

Gorgeous captures by: Sulyiman

06/20/2025

I loved being on this podcast all about cats. Loved talking about naps and cats on

We are excited to kick off Season 3 of "6 Degrees of Cats," your favorite cat-themed history, culture, and science through part one of a two-part series on C...

06/05/2025

It’s my birthday today! I’m deeply grateful to see another day. Another year. Grateful to be seen by God and my Ancestors. Grateful for my community and for resurrection and alchemy and rest.

Take a nap, daydream a little, stare at the sky for as long as your heart needs.

06/02/2025

CHICAGO! You deserve it all. My hometown! I’m excited for this intimate offering with on Sunday, June 22nd.

Join us for a slow, silent sit designed to inspire you to tap into imagination and calm your nervous system. This is an intimate community building moment(it will sell out!) with The Nap Bishop. Haji Healing Herbal Infusions will flow freely. Your Spirit will thank you for taking this time to Sit, Sip and Dream with community.

Link below to reserve. The $8 reservation fee goes toward any purchase you’d like to make in the extensive apothecary. Herbs to take home and share with your family.

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=14304093

05/29/2025

CHICAGO! Your hometown girl will be in town to celebrate Juneteenth for a 2nd year. Last year was a moment of deep care and community. We are back! Thankful for the opportunity to bring a moment of rest and care with

Let me read liberation stories for our nap time dreaming while the lush sound of live classical music surrounds you at
A special community event on the South Side of Chicago to celebrate freedom!

Free! Please sign up here to reserve your space:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freedom-lullabies-presented-by-d-composed-and-the-nap-ministry-tickets-1370220890569?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

05/10/2025

I’m really proud of this audio project. I deeply enjoyed narrating both of my books. I Iove sound and this book includes a lovely soundscape of nature sounds and original music by the brilliant
Sound is such a healing energy and frequency (why I love phone calls over text).

Grateful to all who have engaged with my books via audio. May you feel held. May you feel rest.