Rest Is Sacred with Octavia Raheem

About this episode

Tracee Stanley and Octavia Raheem discuss the spiritual significance of rest and its role in personal revelation.

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, Rest Is Sacred https://www.restissacred.com Join Octavia's next Mastermind, Devoted to Rest® https://www.octaviaraheem.com/devoted-to-rest 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™…

People in this episode

Host: Tracee Stanley

Guest: Octavia Raheem

Topics covered

• rest
• spiritual practice
• self-discovery
• distraction
• nourishment
• dreaming

Keywords

• rest
• spirituality
• self-care
• meditation
• wellness
• distraction
• nourishment

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Rest Is Sacred: Reclaiming Our Brilliance Through the Practice of Stillness, Pause, Rest, Be, Gather, Rest Is Sacred

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