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Lie-Down Clubs Are the Latest Wellness Trend for Burnout, but Do They Actually Work?

Experts say lie-down clubs can help people calm their nervous systems, but they’re not a cure for treating exhaustion like a trophy.

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According to a recent article by The Post, there’s a new wellness initiative aimed at combating burnout: lie-down clubs, aka meetups dedicated entirely to lying silently in the grass among other attendees.

Now this is a wellness trend I can get behind. 

What Is a Lie Down Club?

According to The Post, a lie-down club is a group meetup that involves meditations, sound baths, breathing exercises, and other guilt-free relaxation techniques—like lying in the grass with your eyes closed.

Maaliyah Symoné, a Brooklyn-based Reiki practitioner and sound bath facilitator, created one such “rest club” called Club Rest Stop. She told The Post that her intentions with the club were “to create a safe, free space where people can come and see other people resting,” especially for busy, burned-out city dwellers.

“A lot of the time, rest comes with shame or guilt. But at........

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