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 r

est 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.

05/30/2026
CHICAGO! In my teaching bag to support the beautiful and radical work of I am a proud Board Member and they deserve it ...
05/22/2026

CHICAGO! In my teaching bag to support the beautiful and radical work of I am a proud Board Member and they deserve it all.

Excited to be sharing for the Free Street Institute in June. Free Street’s Certification Program is designed to give you the skills of Free Street’s leaders & artists. From devising to performance art, spend time with our artists and sharpen your creative practice.

Please read and study the Eventbrite. It has all the information needed to join, including how to receive a scholarship. Very excited to be in a teaching space with all interested. Performance art is so central to my artistic practice and the origins of the Ministry since imagination and curiosity is key to its power. See you soon.

The Hotline has a new message! A moment of care. Stop for 3 minutes to listen and daydream. Reading a poem by my favorit...
03/31/2026

The Hotline has a new message! A moment of care. Stop for 3 minutes to listen and daydream. Reading a poem by my favorite poet Gwendolyn Brooks.

Call 1-833-LUV NAPS (1-833-588-6277)

03/13/2026

“Imagination is one of the most powerful modes of resistance that oppressed and exploited folks can do and use.” - bell hooks

And when you are exhausted, sleep deprived, disembodied and “burned out” you lose the ability and energy necessary to tap into your imagination. You become easier to manipulate. Rest, slowing down, daydreaming and sleep open a portal for imagination. Rest is resistance!!!

A Meditation for Rest. An ethos. Part of a rest practice. Don’t let folks worry you. We Will Rest! Our divine right!
03/10/2026

A Meditation for Rest. An ethos.
Part of a rest practice. Don’t let folks worry you. We Will Rest! Our divine right!

Being unhinged has been serving me well these last few months. Will report back. 😎 Still resting like my life depends on...
03/05/2026

Being unhinged has been serving me well these last few months. Will report back. 😎 Still resting like my life depends on it.

My good Sis is a brilliant scholar and artist. Her play is opening soon. Who is coming to see it with me? A field trip w...
03/05/2026

My good Sis is a brilliant scholar and artist. Her play is opening soon. Who is coming to see it with me? A field trip with the Nap Bishop? I will be checking it out Saturday, March 14th.
Join me by getting a tix. We can meet up in lobby and hug and smile.
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A queen of the skies 👑✈️

Queen Bess honors the fearless brilliance of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license.

History never looked so powerful. Come see by March 11-29 at

🎟️ Secure your seat 💺 (tickets) at theatredureve.org

Grind culture is violence. Rest is a human and divine right. Rest is Resistance.
03/01/2026

Grind culture is violence. Rest is a human and divine right. Rest is Resistance.

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. 😂😂

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.

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