Sun, Jan 24
|Book Society
Read to Lead Workshop: Rest Rituals
Read to Lead Workshops are built around a practice, not a book report — a single theme, anchored to a great book. This one, inspired by Katherine May's Wintering, is about the practice of rest: moving through your slowed-down seasons with care instead of guilt.
Time & Location
Jan 24, 2027, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Book Society, 2945 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705, USA
About the event
Read to Lead Workshops are built around a practice, not a book report. Each session takes a single theme, anchors it to a great book, and gives you the space, ideas, and guidance to actually put it into practice.
This session is about rest and the quietly radical idea that our fallow, difficult, slowed-down seasons aren't failures to fix, but a necessary part of a whole life.
We treat winter — both the season on the calendar and the personal ones — as something to push through: grit your teeth, keep producing, wait for spring. But everything in nature knows that growth depends on dormancy. What if the tired, in-between chapter you're in isn't a detour from your real life, but part of how you're meant to live it?
We'll draw on Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May, the beloved bestseller that reframes winter,…
Tickets
Book Society Members
Ticket rate for active Book Society Members only. One ticket per member. Additional guest tickets should be purchased at General Admission rate. Or tell your friends to join ! Learn more about how to become a member today at www.booksociety.social/membership
$50.00
+$1.25 ticket service fee
General Admission
General admission for non-members
$70.00
+$1.75 ticket service fee
Member Ticket + Book
Book Society Members-Only Ticket + Wintering NOTE: Ticket rate for active Book Society Members only. One ticket per member. Additional guest tickets should be purchased at General Admission rate. Or tell your friends to join ! Learn more about how to become a member today at www.booksociety.social/membership
$81.00
+$2.03 ticket service fee
General Admission + Book
General Admission Ticket + Wintering
$101.00
+$2.53 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00