The phrase "as I rested" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action or state occurring simultaneously with resting, often in a narrative or reflective context.
Example: "As I rested on the couch, I thought about the events of the day."
Alternatives: "while I rested" or "during my rest".
As I rested I heard women's voices come from up the trail, sounding like an exuberant traveling book group.
"We've been left behind," a white, middle-aged man told me at a bus stop as I rested in Hemel Hempstead.
Recuperating on a ridge after an arduous day, he observes that "my legs preserved a ghost sense of stride, a muscle memory of repeated action, and twitched forwards even as I rested".
A few days later, as I rested on a beautiful beach on the southern coast of Brazil, Andrew came to mind like one of the many wispy low clouds blowing into the coast — a mystery, an unarticulated question.
As I rested in a hospital recovery room, I realized my collapse on the field symbolized broader frustrations I felt playing college football.
You don't think that song's so dated?" "No way Liv", I said barely above a whisper as I rested my hand on my ripped, exposed chest.
I sink into the deep love I feel as I rest on the bed scratching my child's back under the soft downy covers as she drifts off to sleep to dream the dreams of things to come.
As Kerry and I rested near a boulder, a hawk soared above us, coasting on thermal air as if its engine had run out of gas.
I awoke to see the reading room much as I remember it before I rested my head on my crossed arms that is empty and well lit.
I hope you're feeling as well rested as I am -- it's now day 8 of the Sleep Challenge I'm doing along with Glamour's Cindi Leive.
"I rest, as always, in the thought of your love.
