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Hester Brooks

Certified Daring to Rest Coach &
Yoga Nidra Facilitator

I help highly-sensitive women overcome overwhelm and claim a joyful rested life.

ONLINE & LINCOLNVILLE, MAINE

Are you a sensitive soul navigating a world that often feels too loud, too fast, or too much?

If these feel familiar, your nervous system might be asking for rest.

✓ Bright lights, loud spaces, and negativity affect me deeply.

✓ I feel emotionally drained after certain interactions.

✓ A packed schedule quickly overwhelms me.

✓ I can feel mentally exhausted, even when I’ve had physical rest.

✓ I struggle to sleep after overstimulating days.

Your sensitivity isn’t something to fix.
It’s something to honor.

That’s exactly why I created my rest offerings, with you in mind.

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Hi, I’m Hester.

I’m a highly-sensitive introvert.

I specialize in helping highly-sensitive women overcome overwhelm and claim a rested life. When I started health coaching in 2010, I noticed many of the women I was supporting were simply too exhausted to make lifestyle changes. What they really needed was REST! And I did too!

After experiencing the power of Yoga Nidra for myself in my personal practice, I became a Certified Daring to Rest Coach & Yoga Nidra Facilitator trained in The Rested Path™.

I practice Yoga Nidra almost every day, because it is essential nourishment for me as a highly-sensitive introvert and empath. I designed Rested Woman, my signature 1:1 mentoring program, to help you understand what’s keeping you in a cycle of fatigue, support you to make different choices to step out of exhaustion and claim a rested life.

“The rest I was able to reach was like calming ocean waves, slowly melting into a state of continuum with one's deeper Self. It really is a kind of medicine.”

-NANCY

3 Ways to Rest:

6-Month Mentorship Program

RESTED LIFE

The Rested Woman is a 6-month journey for highly-sensitive women to step out of exhaustion and claim a rested life with the 3-phases: Rested Body, Rested Voice, and Rested Action.

6-Week Sisterhood

RESTING INTO CLARITY

Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 2025
Fridays, 3:00-4:30 pm Eastern

From your rest nest at home, online. Explore Autumn themes of discernment, clarity, and releasing what no longer serves you.

Summer Rest Session

ON THE SCREEN PORCH
in Lincolnville, Maine

You’ll receive a grounding Yoga Nidra rest session at Hester’s home + rest sanctuary in the peaceful forest.

Give yourself the gift of rest this summer.

What women are saying

  • "Hester's voice is soothing and nurturing, and the practice created a deep and healing state of rest. I have been noticing a soothing release of tension in my body, mind and spirit."

    NANCY

  • "I have listened to Hester's Yoga Nidra a few times while going to sleep and cannot believe its impact! I next need to try this during the day. I fall asleep every time but the quality is deep and restful."

    LYDIA

  • “I’ve done a couple different types of Yoga Nidra, but the Daring to Rest was so wonderful. It made me realize how essential and empowering rest is. ”

    MELISSA

  • “Hester, your Yoga Nidra is profoundly restful, stress relieving and calming. I enjoy it very much.”

    ANNA

  • “Every time I’ve done a Yoga Nidra session with you I feel better. My headache goes away and I have more energy. I want my daughter to experience this too.”

    SUSAN

  • "The rest I was able to reach was like calming ocean waves, slowly melting into a state of continuum with one's deeper Self. It really is a kind of medicine."

    NANCY

  • “Hester - thank you for a great session today.  Still can't believe my neck & shoulder pain was gone after the Yoga Nidra !”

    SARAH

  • “Hester's Yoga Nidra sessions have been very helpful in allowing me to rest not just sleep. Most mornings I wake up in pain and feeling exhausted. On days when I had those sessions, I woke up pain-free!"

    Julie

  • “Since I started doing Hester's Yoga Nidra recordings daily, I am sleeping much more deeply! When I wake up in the night it's easy to get back to sleep quickly with the short breathing practices I learned from her. ”

    CHRISTINE

  • "I came away from Hester's retreat feeling rested, joyful, optimistic, and a believer in the restorative power of yoga nidra. I am so grateful for this retreat and for Hester’s teaching, it has helped me more than I can express.”

    RETREAT PARTICIPANT

  • “I learned that I can rest. Yoga Nidra helps you to rest in moments that can be a lot or heavy. It’s something that actually allows you to shut off your mind.”

    EMILY

  • “If you are burned out, exhausted, and need to get away to take care of YOU- this is the place to do it! This retreat is deeply nourishing and rejuvenating.”

    RETREAT PARTICIPANT

  • "Hester listens to your requests and accommodates them so well. Rest is such a necessity that we refuse to acknowledge. Hester makes it easy. I’m so glad she shares her gift with us."

    CASEY

  • "This peaceful, pleasurable feeling washes over me regularly since I first started practicing Hester's Yoga Nidra. I'm much less reactive. And becoming more aware of how good I feel. It's like a beautiful sunset."

    SALLY

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Let’s Rest.

Get started with a 60-minute rest session.