The Nap Ministry

The Nap Ministry We examine the liberating power of naps. The originator & creator of Rest Is Resistance framework. New Book: WE WILL REST!: The Art of Escape Out Now.
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The Nap Ministry was founded in 2016 by Tricia Hersey and is an organization that examines the liberating power of naps. We engage with the power of performance art, site-specific installations, and community organizing to install sacred spaces for the community to rest together. Our Rest is Resistance theory has been embraced all over the globe. We facilitate immersive workshops, lecture on our rest as a liberation practice, and curate performance art that examines rest as a radical tool for community healing. We believe rest is a form of resistance and name sleep deprivation as a racial and social justice issue.

Y’all my son played me but a new friend thee came to the rescue. Got the best gift for Black History Month. 😂😂
02/17/2026

Y’all my son played me but a new friend thee came to the rescue. Got the best gift for Black History Month. 😂😂

I asked my son to photoshop the Kente cloth Kufi on this picture for me to celebrate Black History Month and he still ha...
02/17/2026

I asked my son to photoshop the Kente cloth Kufi on this picture for me to celebrate Black History Month and he still hasn’t. I will not stop until I get it. 😂😭

Go rest. Go sky gaze. Go write a letter to someone who could use a care comment. Again and again go take a damn nap. Chi...
02/16/2026

Go rest. Go sky gaze. Go write a letter to someone who could use a care comment. Again and again go take a damn nap. Chill on challenging and creating challenges.

2nd tenet of The Nap Ministry: Our bodies are a site of liberation. When tap into the spiritual, psychological, metaphys...
02/12/2026

2nd tenet of The Nap Ministry: Our bodies are a site of liberation.

When tap into the spiritual, psychological, metaphysical, and physical. Rest happens right where you are. We don’t have to spend money, leave our homes, leave anyone behind, have a passport, have valid ID to rest. We look to the tricksters, the escape artists and radical community care.

We Will Rest!

Every so often I gotta repost this cuz y’all think it’s a game. The messages will keep repeating. Keep napping. Keep rec...
02/11/2026

Every so often I gotta repost this cuz y’all think it’s a game.

The messages will keep repeating. Keep napping. Keep reclaiming your body and mind from toxic and violent capitalism.

Wow. Lectured at Sage Chapel at Cornell University during Black History Month. Moved to tears by tonight. So beautiful. ...
02/10/2026

Wow. Lectured at Sage Chapel at Cornell University during Black History Month. Moved to tears by tonight. So beautiful. Such radical hospitality. Sage Chapel is gorgeous. The people really connected. Signed so many books. Got two standing ovations. Cheeks hurt from smiling. The loveliest students. Just really grateful. 🥹😩❤️

Title of Lecture: Let our rest be a resurrection.

Thank you Mr. Gordon Parks for your witness of us. Grateful to the for being on Instagram sharing his legacy. Repost fr...
02/05/2026

Thank you Mr. Gordon Parks for your witness of us. Grateful to the for being on Instagram sharing his legacy.

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I’m headed up to Cornell University in Ithaca, NY to spend a week in residency. I will be giving the MLK, Jr. Commerativ...
02/05/2026

I’m headed up to Cornell University in Ithaca, NY to spend a week in residency. I will be giving the MLK, Jr. Commerative lecture, lunching with community and guiding students, faculty/staff in collective rest experiences. Grateful to have the brilliant joining me to offer live music and sound as welcome all into the portal that rest provides.

Please see the link in our bio to learn more and register for the events. All free. Public lecture will be live-streamed as well.

I will say more later about how honored I am to bring a word to the people during these times. But for now, what a gift ...
01/28/2026

I will say more later about how honored I am to bring a word to the people during these times. But for now, what a gift to be asked to present the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture this year. So honored. Grateful to

Link below to register for in-person and the live-stream:

https://scl.cornell.edu/MLKLecture

Capitalism demands you disconnect from your body and soul in order to keep up with the unsustainable pace to creates. It...
01/26/2026

Capitalism demands you disconnect from your body and soul in order to keep up with the unsustainable pace to creates. It also demands a level of self hate that slowly builds as you ignore the needs of your body. Turn back to love. Turn to refusal. Turn to rest. What are you refusing? Write a love letter.

At some point I’m praying y’all tap into the actual tenets of this work. Integration is necessary and it’s time. You got...
01/20/2026

At some point I’m praying y’all tap into the actual tenets of this work. Integration is necessary and it’s time.

You gotta embody it and not just talk about it. Your body is waiting for you to connect with it. Slow down. Rest now.

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The Nap Ministry is a community organization that examines the liberating power of naps. We use the power of performance art, poetry, installation, public performance interventions and community art making to illuminate the artistic, spiritual and creative power of rest. It reimagines why rest is a form of resistance and shines a light on the issue of sleep deprivation as a justice issue. It is a counter narrative to the belief that we all are not doing enough and should be doing more. We are community centered. We are focused on radical self-care. Naps are a dream space that offers us a place to invent, create and heal. When we don’t nap, we miss out on precious creative time to hope and imagine. Hope is what will sustain us. Sleep will restore us.

The Nap Ministry hosts Collective Napping Experiences that allow the community to experience a safe space that has been curated for rest.