Nap Day is celebrated on the Monday after the move to Daylight Saving Time. That’s today. Yawn!
Founded to encourage rest and combat lost sleep, this unofficial holiday promotes taking a 20-30 minute “power nap” to boost alertness, improve mood, and enhance productivity. You can read more about Nap Day here.
Past Nap Posts on Fit is a Feminist Issue
- Sleep! Or Happy National Napping Day! (March 11, 2018) — Sam reflects on sleep and napping in the context of her demanding new role.
- Nap Time! (Late to the party for #NationalNappingDay) (March 13, 2018) — Sam, proud self-described “professional naplete,” shares research on naps lowering blood pressure.
- Naps as a Form of Resistance… and They’re Good for Your Brain Too (April 30, 2019) — Tracy explores napping as a social justice issue and the work of the Nap Ministry.
- Sam Gives “Nap Yoga” a Try (January 14, 2020) — Sam tries restorative yoga (aka “nap yoga”) for the first time.
- Aren’t All Dresses Nap Dresses? (August 4, 2020) — Sam on the pandemic nap dress trend and the politics of who gets to wear one.
- Okay, I Gave Into Another Pandemic Fashion Trend and Bought a Nap Dress (and It Has Pockets) (August 19, 2020) — Sam buys an actual nap dress and defends the choice.
- Dec. 4: Take a Nap! (December 4, 2020) — A wellness calendar entry celebrating naps as resistance, quoting the Nap Ministry.
- Winter Nap Dresses! Sam is Holding Off, for Now (October 2020) — Sam considers (and declines) the winter nap dress trend.
- If Napping is “Linked to Poorer Health”, Does That Mean It’s Bad for Me? (July 27, 2022) — Catherine unpacks a misleading news story about napping and cardiovascular health. (Spoiler: naps are fine.)
- The Joy of Napping (March 10, 2023) — Guest poster Amy Smith on her love of napping and the question of who gets to nap in public.
- Happy Nap Day! (March 11, 2024) — Sam’s roundup post for National Napping Day, linking to past nap posts and mentioning her Philosophy office nap setup (yoga mat, pillow, alpaca blanket).
Zzzzzz!
