Restorative
adjective
Something that makes you feel better or healthier.
After a long day, a warm bath can be quite restorative.
Often appears as...
- restorative sleep
- restorative power
noun
Something that restores health, strength, or well-being.
He took a short nap as a restorative.
Often appears as...
- use a restorative
- take a restorative
adjective
Referring to the capacity to restore something, especially a building or a part of your body.
Because of the restorative capabilities of the human body, they believe he'll walk again.
Often appears as...
- restorative surgery
- restorative treatment
noun
A drink or dish that is believed to strengthen and refresh.
The woman prepared a restorative broth for her sick husband.
Often appears as...
- prepare a restorative
- sip a restorative
adjective
Something that makes you feel better or healthier.
After a long day, a warm bath can be quite restorative.
Often appears as...
- restorative sleep
- restorative power
noun
Something that restores health, strength, or well-being.
He took a short nap as a restorative.
Often appears as...
- use a restorative
- take a restorative
adjective
Referring to the capacity to restore something, especially a building or a part of your body.
Because of the restorative capabilities of the human body, they believe he'll walk again.
Often appears as...
- restorative surgery
- restorative treatment
noun
A drink or dish that is believed to strengthen and refresh.
The woman prepared a restorative broth for her sick husband.
Often appears as...
- prepare a restorative
- sip a restorative
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Use to signify positive improvement in health or well-being; imparts an uplifting feeling.
A hearty meal and good company proved restorative for her spirits.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Instant
Suggests a gradual process, not an immediate fix.
Yoga is a restorative practice that strengthens the body over time.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Recharge
Can also apply to emotional and mental renewal, not just physical.
After the peaceful retreat, she felt restorative clarity and calm.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Use to signify positive improvement in health or well-being; imparts an uplifting feeling.
A hearty meal and good company proved restorative for her spirits.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Instant
Suggests a gradual process, not an immediate fix.
Yoga is a restorative practice that strengthens the body over time.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Recharge
Can also apply to emotional and mental renewal, not just physical.
After the peaceful retreat, she felt restorative clarity and calm.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Use to signify positive improvement in health or well-being; imparts an uplifting feeling.
A hearty meal and good company proved restorative for her spirits.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Instant
Suggests a gradual process, not an immediate fix.
Yoga is a restorative practice that strengthens the body over time.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Recharge
Can also apply to emotional and mental renewal, not just physical.
After the peaceful retreat, she felt restorative clarity and calm.
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who's not armed you look you can keep an armed officer in the car if you feel like you're worried about the police safety and if they need them make a radio for them to come into the house and help help manage it but do you need to send an armed officer in every time so I think some of these some of these questions restorative justice Paul
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Underwater farms vs....
filtering it as they feed off of sunlight and nutrients in the seawater. By absorbing carbon through photosynthesis, these farms help battle climate change, and reduce local ocean acidification while creating habitats for other species to thrive. Shifting to restorative ocean farming
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How caffeine and alcohol...
But even if that's true, it turns out that caffeine can actually decrease the amount of deep, non-rapid eye movement sleep that we have, stages three and four of non-REM sleep. That's that sort of restorative deep sleep. And as a consequence, you can wake up the next morning,
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The neuroscience of...
The evidence is actually the other way. Because our brains are capable of change, we need to take responsibility for our actions, and they need to take responsibility for their rehabilitation. One way such rehabilitation might work is through restorative justice programs.
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How kids can help design...
For better or worse, this is logical, because five-year-olds today are rarely allowed to walk four blocks to access a park by themselves. And nature in one's immediate environment benefits everyone, since it has been shown to have restorative effects for all ages.
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Do personality tests...
Today, an introvert is someone who finds alone time restorative, an extrovert draws energy from social interaction, and an ambivert falls somewhere between these two extremes. The notion of an innate, unchanging personality forms the basis of all these tests.
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The Restorative Power of...
which stands for Areola Restorative Tattoo, and it's a global collective of highly skilled restorative tattoo artists that all work to a standard set by ART. In an industry that has no standards, a standard that's high enough is really important.
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Can you be awake and...
But in recovery, they showed a strong preference for sleep across both hemispheres, suggesting that it was more restorative for them. Dolphins, on the other hand, have been observed to maintain high levels of alertness for at least five days.
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What a world without...
It didn't feel good to me; it still doesn't feel good. But back then, I just didn't know what to do. What do we build instead of this? And then I heard about restorative justice. I felt at peace again, because here was an alternative system
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Why do we feel...
encourage psychological growth, and even make them act more charitably. So rather than being a cause of mental distress, nostalgia can be a restorative way of coping with it. For instance, when people experience negative emotional states,
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
who's not armed you look you can keep an armed officer in the car if you feel like you're worried about the police safety and if they need them make a radio for them to come into the house and help help manage it but do you need to send an armed officer in every time so I think some of these some of these questions restorative justice Paul
Video examples
Underwater farms vs....
filtering it as they feed off of sunlight and nutrients in the seawater. By absorbing carbon through photosynthesis, these farms help battle climate change, and reduce local ocean acidification while creating habitats for other species to thrive. Shifting to restorative ocean farming
Video examples
How caffeine and alcohol...
But even if that's true, it turns out that caffeine can actually decrease the amount of deep, non-rapid eye movement sleep that we have, stages three and four of non-REM sleep. That's that sort of restorative deep sleep. And as a consequence, you can wake up the next morning,
Video examples
The neuroscience of...
The evidence is actually the other way. Because our brains are capable of change, we need to take responsibility for our actions, and they need to take responsibility for their rehabilitation. One way such rehabilitation might work is through restorative justice programs.
Video examples
How kids can help design...
For better or worse, this is logical, because five-year-olds today are rarely allowed to walk four blocks to access a park by themselves. And nature in one's immediate environment benefits everyone, since it has been shown to have restorative effects for all ages.
Video examples
Do personality tests...
Today, an introvert is someone who finds alone time restorative, an extrovert draws energy from social interaction, and an ambivert falls somewhere between these two extremes. The notion of an innate, unchanging personality forms the basis of all these tests.
Video examples
The Restorative Power of...
which stands for Areola Restorative Tattoo, and it's a global collective of highly skilled restorative tattoo artists that all work to a standard set by ART. In an industry that has no standards, a standard that's high enough is really important.
Video examples
Can you be awake and...
But in recovery, they showed a strong preference for sleep across both hemispheres, suggesting that it was more restorative for them. Dolphins, on the other hand, have been observed to maintain high levels of alertness for at least five days.
Video examples
What a world without...
It didn't feel good to me; it still doesn't feel good. But back then, I just didn't know what to do. What do we build instead of this? And then I heard about restorative justice. I felt at peace again, because here was an alternative system
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Why do we feel...
encourage psychological growth, and even make them act more charitably. So rather than being a cause of mental distress, nostalgia can be a restorative way of coping with it. For instance, when people experience negative emotional states,
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Geoff Mulgan
English Educator
All over the world, social innovation is tackling some of the most pressing problems facing society today - from fair trade, distance learning, hospices, urban farming and waste reduction to restorative justice and zero-carbon housing. But most of these are growing despite, not because of, help from governments.
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Randi Weingarten
American Activist
It's hard work to ensure that all schools are safe and welcoming places for all children. It means changing policies, practices and cultures; providing school support personnel; and funding programs like restorative justice - not simply resorting to excessive and often discriminatory discipline.
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Gabrielle Bernstein
American Author
Restful sleep is a key ingredient to living a miraculous life. I'm not saying we need eight or ten hours a night to feel fully rested. In fact, sometimes less sleep can be more restorative than many hours. The key is to have real sleep... the drooling-on-the-pillow kind of sleep.
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Lauren Oliver
American Author
I think all artists are only interested in a couple of themes, really. I'm primarily interested in change and connection as being this restorative force. I write about them because that's what I think about in my own life.
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Tabitha King
American Author
Writing is always a restorative process. It's like paddling a kayak. When you're writing, you can't do anything else. You're in the space you're in. So, in that way, it's enormously centering and restorative.
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Amory Lovins
American Scientist
I'm not an environmentalist. I'm a cultural repairman. It's all about efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, prosperous and life-sustaining.
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Olly Alexander
English Musician
Solitude is very restorative for me, especially because I spend so much time around other people and performing to people.
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Walter Savage Landor
English Poet
Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.
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Weyes Blood
American Musician
The most restorative activity is to get out in nature where the air quality is a little nicer.
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Zoe Quinn
American Artist
The reason I namecheck restorative justice so much is because that, to me, is the utopia.
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Geoff Mulgan
English Educator
All over the world, social innovation is tackling some of the most pressing problems facing society today - from fair trade, distance learning, hospices, urban farming and waste reduction to restorative justice and zero-carbon housing. But most of these are growing despite, not because of, help from governments.
Quote examples
Randi Weingarten
American Activist
It's hard work to ensure that all schools are safe and welcoming places for all children. It means changing policies, practices and cultures; providing school support personnel; and funding programs like restorative justice - not simply resorting to excessive and often discriminatory discipline.
Quote examples
Gabrielle Bernstein
American Author
Restful sleep is a key ingredient to living a miraculous life. I'm not saying we need eight or ten hours a night to feel fully rested. In fact, sometimes less sleep can be more restorative than many hours. The key is to have real sleep... the drooling-on-the-pillow kind of sleep.
Quote examples
Lauren Oliver
American Author
I think all artists are only interested in a couple of themes, really. I'm primarily interested in change and connection as being this restorative force. I write about them because that's what I think about in my own life.
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Tabitha King
American Author
Writing is always a restorative process. It's like paddling a kayak. When you're writing, you can't do anything else. You're in the space you're in. So, in that way, it's enormously centering and restorative.
Quote examples
Amory Lovins
American Scientist
I'm not an environmentalist. I'm a cultural repairman. It's all about efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, prosperous and life-sustaining.
Quote examples
Olly Alexander
English Musician
Solitude is very restorative for me, especially because I spend so much time around other people and performing to people.
Quote examples
Walter Savage Landor
English Poet
Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.
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Weyes Blood
American Musician
The most restorative activity is to get out in nature where the air quality is a little nicer.
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Zoe Quinn
American Artist
The reason I namecheck restorative justice so much is because that, to me, is the utopia.
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