Name: Return to the spine ~ a guided meditation.m4a by Sonja Lockyer
Duration: 30 min 54 s
Description: This guided meditation is offered to support your journey home to your primal streak, the midline of your physical form and home of your eternal essence.

This guided meditation is offered to support your journey home to your primal streak, the midline of your physical form and home of your eternal essence.

Return to the spine ~ a guided meditation.m4a

What determines the path of discovering our true Self? Sometimes it begins with realizing who we are not…&nbsp; In this conversation, host Tracee Stanley and Caverly Morgan, spiritual teacher, non-profit founder, speaker, and author of  as well as&nbsp;, dive into the increasingly vital call of these times to remember who we really are, not only for ourselves but also for the collective.&nbsp; 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 into practice&nbsp;   Snapping out of our culture’s illusion of grasping for “one more thing” when wholeness is something you can only experience, not consume   Experiencing timeless reality   Recommends practices for these heartbreaking times   Wisdom found in Caverly’s book as well as Tracee’s book,   The power of healing in community  Much more!   &nbsp; Connect with Caverly and her books:   Tracee's books:     &nbsp; Visit&nbsp;&nbsp;to find out more and join her newsletter to discover more events and retreats that center rest, creativity, and earth-centered practices. &nbsp; About our guest Caverly Morgan is a spiritual teacher, non-profit founder, speaker and writer who blends the original spirit of Zen with a modern nondual approach. She is the author of  as well as . Caverly is the founder of Peace in Schools, a nonprofit that created the nation’s first for-credit mindfulness class in public high schools. Her practice began in 1995 and has included eight years of training in a silent Zen monastery. She has been teaching contemplative practice since 2001. Caverly leads meditation retreats, workshops and online classes internationally. Learn more at .

The Heart of Who We Are with Caverly Morgan

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!  &nbsp; Connect with Octavia  Resources:  "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.  Connect with Tracee Website:     book

Rest Is Sacred with Octavia Raheem

“Tea ceremony is about creating space to connect with the experience of being alive.” —Colin Hudon, founder of Living Tea &nbsp; 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:&nbsp;  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 preparing and serving tea How to start a daily tea ritual practice &nbsp;  Want to explore tea ceremony, yoga nidra, and meditation with Colin and Tracee in the breathtaking mountains and deep forests of Telluride? Join them for a transformative 4-day retreat on May 22-26, 2025. Learn more the retreat at  &nbsp; Learn more about Living Tea at&nbsp; &nbsp; Connect with Tracee: Website:  Newsletter:  Instagram: &nbsp; Radiant Rest book: &nbsp; The Luminous Self book: &nbsp; Podcast:&nbsp; Online Community (try it for a month FREE!): &nbsp; &nbsp;

Tea as a Ritual with Colin Hudon

The Power of Yoga Nidra with John Vosler
“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 teachers and lineages that invited him onto the path to learn more

The question that Tracee gets the most in her level 2 yoga nidra teacher trainings

Responsibilities of yoga nidra facilitators  

How yoga’s teachings—including pairs of opposites, Sutra 2:48 (the loosening of all effort), samskaras, and kleshas—intersect with yoga nidra

Yoga nidra as a tool to help us balance our nervous system and remember who we are

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

Newsletter: https://www.traceestanley.com/#newsletter

Instagram: http://instagram.com/tracee_stanley 

Radiant Rest book: https://www.traceestanley.com/radiant-rest 

The Luminous Self book: https://www.traceestanley.com/luminous-self 

Podcast: https://www.traceestanley.com/podcast

The Power of Yoga Nidra with John Vosler

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:
https://members.ayurvedabysiva.com/events/ 

Workshop on Friday, October 24, 2025—Biohacking with Ayurveda with Dr. Siva, hosted by Tracee
https://www.empoweredlifecircle.com/biohacking-with-ayurveda-dr-siva-mohan-hosted-by-tracee-stanley/ 

 

About our guest:

Dr. Siva Mohan is a big picture person. An integrationist. A pattern seer.

As a UN Social Affairs Officer and working globally with private clients for over 15 years, Dr. Siva realized that even educated, active people are missing the basics of wellness. Across cultures and continents, we are leading lives set up for chronic disease and discontentment.

Siva's mission is to teach people to feel again; to be able to hear what their bodies and hearts are guiding them to shift.

And then, to give them tools and approaches to accomplish those healthy shifts. 

With an MD, and background in behavior change and education, Siva presents an empowering East-West Mind-Body version of Ayurveda.

She guides her audience to individualized wellness lifestyle with tools and approaches from Ayurveda, emotional wellness, and modern science.

Her book, courses, free offering, and content can be found at  https://members.ayurvedabysiva.com/

 

Connect with host Tracee Stanley:

Radiance Subscription Online Community (try it for a month FREE!):  https://www.empoweredlifecircle.com/join-today/ 

Website: https://www.traceestanley.com

Newsletter: https://www.traceestanley.com/#newsletter

Instagram: http://instagram.com/tracee_stanley 

Radiant Rest book: https://www.traceestanley.com/radiant-rest 

The Luminous Self book: https://www.traceestanley.com/luminous-self 

Podcast: https://www.traceestanley.com/podcast


Return to the spine ~ a guided meditation.m4a

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