Rest Is Sacred with Octavia Raheem
Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley
Release Date: 12/31/2024
Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley
“The moment of our death, all we have is our breath. The moment of our life, all we have is our breath,” says Elena Brower. “So why not clue in with it now, get really relaxed around it, and learn who I am in this quiet.” In Elena’s upcoming new book, Hold Nothing: An Invitation to Let Go and Come Home to Yourself, she shares how the Zen Buddhism practice of silence and stillness has landed in her heart and her life, bringing with it profound teachings. Enjoy a cup of tea with this deep and inspiring conversation: In this episode, we discuss how this path of practice requires...
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Welcome to a bonus episode of Radiant Rest Podcast! Recently I was honored to host author and teacher Anjali Rao for a workshop detailing a feminist lens in yoga history. Here on the podcast, I had to share our brief introductory conversation in which we discussed the patriarchy in yoga, the guru-student relationship, and more. I hope you enjoy the brilliance in this 10-minute episode! Resources: Want to tune in to Anjalil’s full workshop? You’ll find it in my online community, Radiance Subscription. Try a 30-day free trial—cancel anytime: Anjali’s book, Yoga As...
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With an MD and background in neuroscience and behavior change, Dr. Siva Mohan believes in Ayurveda as a path of better understanding our lives, habits, and behavior—and of creating shifts that lead to a greater sense of well-being. In this conversation, Dr. Siva and host Tracee Stanley discuss Ayurveda as an energy-mapping system that impacts our neurobiology, how deeply listening to our emotional and energetic body builds Self awareness, skills for emotional well-being, and more. Resources mentioned: Dr. Siva’s books, workshops, and free offering: Workshop on Friday, October...
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"In times marked by turmoil and uncertainty, honeybees offer a powerful example of how to turn toward each other, to deeply commit to creating conditions for survival of all beings, and to build a future where all can thrive." —Michelle C. Johnson & Amy Burtaine Bees are life-giving. They are vital pollinators that support our food supply, and they are also teachers with healing and wisdom to share. In this episode, host Tracee Stanley sits down with coauthors of Wisdom of the Hive: What Honeybees Can Teach Us about Collective Wellbeing, Michelle Cassandra Johnson and Amy Burtaine,...
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“All of the lineages of yoga nidra are pretty magical. It’s so important to have different perspectives and to allow permission for each of us to be creative and to be open in recognition of who we are.” —John Vosler In this episode of Radiant Rest, Tracee Stanley welcomes her longtime friend John Vosler, who leads Yoga Nidra Certification programs and holds multiple certifications in various healing modalities. Their inspirational exchange dives into the power of yoga nidra as well as: How John (accidentally) first experienced the practice of yoga nidra The yoga nidra...
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“Tea ceremony is about creating space to connect with the experience of being alive.” —Colin Hudon, founder of Living Tea In this conversation, Tracee Stanley, teacher and author of The Luminous Self and Radiant Rest, is joined by Colin Hudon, founder of the Telluride-based business Living Tea, to discuss: The benefits of tea ritual The difference between a “living” tea and the tea bags you find at the market Tea as a medicine and longevity herb for its effects on physiology as well as its ability to calm the mind, open the heart, move stagnant energy 5 approaches to...
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We’ve been separated from the profound wisdom and kinship in the natural world... it’s just waiting to be remembered. In the latest episode of Radiant Rest, host Tracee Stanley welcomes Crystal Marie Higgins—a lineaged Initiated High Priestess in Celtic traditions, an Initiated Witch, as well as a yoga teacher, a folk herbalist and an ethical marketer—to dive into the ways we can rekindle our relationship with the green realm. They discuss: How to attune to the cycle and rhythms of life Crystal’s path of studying Celtic wisdom, earth and plant wisdom, and becoming...
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Rest is not only restorative—it connects you to your inner wisdom and is a portal to revelation. That's the theme of a new book, Rest Is Sacred: Reclaiming Our Brilliance Through the Practice of Stillness, by Octavia Raheem, who joins Tracee Stanley, author of Radiant Rest and The Luminous Self, for a conversation about rest as a deep spiritual practice. In this conversation, they discuss: What inspired Octavia to write Rest Is Sacred Powerful lessons around distraction Rest as a form of protection and nourishment How rest connects us to our dreaming selves Much more! Order Octavia's book,...
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What determines the path of discovering our true Self? Sometimes it begins with realizing who we are not… In this conversation, host Tracee Stanley and Caverly Morgan, spiritual teacher, non-profit founder, speaker, and author of as well as , dive into the increasingly vital call of these times to remember who we really are, not only for ourselves but also for the collective. This rich discussion covers: Caverly’s experience as a monastic practitioner How our approach to practice can reinforce our karmic knots Bringing practice into our lives vs. bringing our life...
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Dreams are messengers of insights, prophecies, and creative inspirations, a doorway to discovering more about what lies in the depths of our being. Paying attention to our dreaming life is a way of weaving practice into a full cycle of a day and honoring the states of consciousness that we usually dismiss as not real or unimportant. They are also a way to help us heal. In this episode of Radiant Rest, Tracee Stanley hosts a fascinating conversation with Athena Laz, an intuitive, dream teacher, psychologist & author of The Alchemy of Your Dreams and The Deliberate Dreamers Journal, about...
info_outlineRest is not only restorative—it connects you to your inner wisdom and is a portal to revelation. That's the theme of a new book, Rest Is Sacred: Reclaiming Our Brilliance Through the Practice of Stillness, by Octavia Raheem, who joins Tracee Stanley, author of Radiant Rest and The Luminous Self, for a conversation about rest as a deep spiritual practice. In this conversation, they discuss:
- What inspired Octavia to write Rest Is Sacred
- Powerful lessons around distraction
- Rest as a form of protection and nourishment
- How rest connects us to our dreaming selves
- Much more!
Order Octavia's book, Rest Is Sacred
https://www.restissacred.com
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Mentioned in this episode:
Dr. Gail Parker
http://www.drgailparker.com
"That which you seek is seeking you." —Hafiz
"There is nothing new under the sun. There are new suns." —Octavia E Butler
About our guest
Octavia Raheem is a wife, mother, author of three books, Pause, Rest, Be (award winning), Gather, and Rest Is Sacred. She is a rest/restorative coach, yoga + meditation educator, and former wellness studio owner. She is the creator of Devoted to Rest™, a transformational rest focused experience for visionary women leaders making a high impact in their fields. Within her rest and work she threads time tested practices, depth skill and knowledge about what supports rest and what doesn’t, wisdom rooted in Black American Southern traditions, and intuition into a blanket of experience under which individuals can gather and rebuke stress, fatigue, and burnout. Her offerings lead driven, inspiring, creative, and purpose centered individuals and companies to awaken the fullness of their potential and power through rest.
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