The Power of Yoga Nidra with John Vosler
Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley
Release Date: 08/12/2025
Hold Nothing with Elena Brower
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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Sacred Resilience in Yoga History with Anjali Rao
Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley
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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Finding Alignment with Ayurveda with Dr. Siva Mohan
Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley
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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Wisdom of the Hive with Michelle Cassandra Johnson and Amy Burtaine
Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley
"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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The Power of Yoga Nidra with John Vosler
Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley
“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 as a Ritual with Colin Hudon
Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley
“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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Connecting with the Plant Realm with Crystal Marie Higgins
Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley
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Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley
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Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley
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Dream Wisdom with Athena Laz
Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley
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...
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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:
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How John (accidentally) first experienced the practice of yoga nidra
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The yoga nidra teachers and lineages that invited him onto the path to learn more
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The question that Tracee gets the most in her level 2 yoga nidra teacher trainings
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Responsibilities of yoga nidra facilitators
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How yoga’s teachings—including pairs of opposites, Sutra 2:48 (the loosening of all effort), samskaras, and kleshas—intersect with yoga nidra
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Yoga nidra as a tool to help us balance our nervous system and remember who we are
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Much more!
About John Vosler:
John Vosler is dedicated to guiding others back to the truth of who they are—the unchanging, unshakable presence beneath all thoughts, emotions, and experiences.
With over 25 years of experience as an energetic bodyworker, meditation teacher, and facilitator of Yoga Nidra, John has helped thousands of clients reconnect with their innate wholeness and inner healer. His work bridges ancient wisdom and modern science, demonstrating how sensations in the body, the flow of emotions, and thought patterns are deeply interconnected.
Through meditation, movement, holistic bodywork, and Conscious Coaching, John’s Los Angeles-based practice—and his retreats worldwide—offer profound opportunities to rest deeply, release old conditioning, and live from a place of clarity and love. Known for his intuitive presence, heartfelt compassion, and a sense of humor that keeps things real, John creates safe and transformative spaces where people can honestly remember: nothing is broken, and nothing needs fixing.
Connect with John at JohnVosler.com and check out his upcoming retreats:
A Yoga Nidra Retreat: Rest, Restore, and Remember Yourself at Omega Institute on August 17-22
https://www.johnvosler.com/omega-retreat-august-2025
I AM Yoga Nidra™ Certification Retreat with John Vosler and Kamini Desai at at Omega Institute on September 19-28
http://johnvosler.com/omega-retreat-sept-2025
Deep Dive into the True Essence of Self Retreat at the Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica on April 21-26, 2026
https://www.johnvosler.com/2026-costa-rica-retreat
Connect with Tracee:
2026 Empowered Wisdom Yoga Nidra Teacher Training with Tracee Stanley & Dr. Chanti Tacoronte-Perez—the interest list is now open!
https://www.empoweredlifecircle.com/empowered-wisdom-yoga-nidra-teacher-training-interest-list/
Radiance Subscription Online Community (try it for a month FREE!): https://www.empoweredlifecircle.com/join-today/
Website: https://www.traceestanley.com
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Radiant Rest book: https://www.traceestanley.com/radiant-rest
The Luminous Self book: https://www.traceestanley.com/luminous-self