Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley

Tracee Stanley
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Radiant Rest Podcast with Tracee Stanley

Inspired by the desire to reclaim our collective birthright of deep rest, author and spiritual teacher Tracee Stanley explores tools, practices, and techniques that lead to deep rest. She shares her candid conversations with inspiring teachers and thought leaders about the power of rest, lucid dreaming, yoga nidra, self-care, napping as a path to liberation, restorative yoga, and sleep. Tracee is the best-selling author of Radiant Rest and The Luminous Self. She lives in Northern New Mexico, where she leads rest and writing retreats. Music Composition by Baron Rinzler on Season 1. Season 2 Muci and composition by Baron Rinzler and Edwin "Pupa" Santiago. Season 2, produced by Edgard Rivera

  1. NOV 27

    Dream Wisdom with Athena Laz

    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 dreaming as a powerful pathway to healing. They discuss: The story of how Athena discovered the world of dreams and the power they behold Different types of dreaming, including lucid, cognitive, and prophetic dreaming How to work with dreams and the symbols that arise in them What happens when we don’t pay attention to what our dreams are trying to tell us The difference between lucid dreaming and astral projection The lucid dream that revealed to Tracee where, exactly, she would eventually move to Much more, including a visualization practice to connect with the dreaming world   Resources Learn more about Athena Athena's books: The Alchemy of Your Dreams: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Lucid Dreaming and Interpretation The Deliberate Dreamer’s Journal Robert Monroe, a researcher of alternate states of consciousness Tracee's books: The Luminous Self Radiant Rest   Visit TraceeStanley.com to find out more and join her newsletter to discover more events and retreats that center rest, creativity, and earth-centered practices.   About our guest Athena Laz is a bestselling author and expert in the field of dreams, spirituality, and psychic intuition. Her bestselling books, The Alchemy of Your Dreams: A Modern Guide to Lucid Dreaming & Interpretation, and The Deliberate Dreamer’s Journal are out now and have been translated into more than 13 languages worldwide. She has a new book and oracle deck coming out with Hay House in 2025.  You can discover her work at www.athenalaz.com, and find her on social media: @athena_Laz.

    41 min

  2. OCT 11

    Returning the Self to Nature with Jeanine Canty, PhD

    Separation from nature is causing illness not only to ourselves but all beings and systems on the planet—yet our relationship with earth holds the potential for the healing we need, says Jeanine Canty, PhD, author of Returning the Self to Nature: Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and Healing Our Planet and teacher of ecopsychology. In this episode, Jeanine joins host Tracee Stanley to share wisdom and tools from ecopsychology to expand our hearts and consciousness and bring about collective repair.  They discuss:  The definition and origin of ecopsychology, and how it differs from western psychology Collective narcissism, and how it’s fueling a crisis Pathways to healing through an awareness of our reciprocity with all beings Tools and practices to disrupt the false self and shift into the ecological self  Much more!   Resources: Returning the Self to Nature: Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and Healing Our Planet by Jeanine Canty, PhD   About our guest: Jeanine M. Canty, PhD, is a professor of transformative studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco, telecommuting from Boulder, CO. Formerly the chair of environmental studies at Naropa University, she continues to teach at Naropa and at Pacifica Graduate Institute’s ecopsychology certificate program. A lover of nature, justice, and contemplative practice, her teaching intersects issues of social and ecological justice, ecopsychology, and the process of worldview expansion and change. She is both editor and contributor to the books Ecological and Social Healing: Multicultural Women’s Voices and Globalism and Localization: Emergent Approaches to Ecological and Social Crises. Her newest book is Returning the Self to Nature: Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and Healing Our Planet (Shambhala Publications, 2022). Other selected works have been featured in A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy and The Work of Our Time, The Wiley Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology, The Body and Oppression: Its Roots, its Voices, and its Resolutions, Shadows and Light: Principles, Practices, Pedagogy, and Multicultural Perspectives of Contemporary Transpersonal Counseling. She is a certified meditation instructor as well as a Wilderness First Responder (WFR).

    56 min

  3. SEP 26

    Illuminating Our True Nature with Michelle Cassandra Johnson

    What are the lessons you’re tired of learning? In yoga philosophy, the kleshas are patterns that create suffering, and exploring them can help us find peace and ease in our personal lives and within the collective. In this conversation, Tracee Stanley is joined by author, activist, spiritual teacher and practitioner, racial equity consultant and trainer, and intuitive healer Michelle Cassandra Johnson, whose new book, Illuminating Our True Nature: Yogic Practices for Personal & Collective Healing is a guide for turning towards—instead of away from—our suffering, not only to better understand why we suffer but also to also open up pathways to freedom.  Tune in as Tracee and Michelle discuss: Why we resist suffering and how yogic tools and practices can help us overcome our samskaras (patterns) How avidya (ignorance) fuels our feelings of separation—especially from nature—and is at the root of suffering  The prevailing wisdom of honey bees  Why spiritual bypassing leads to more suffering Surprising lessons Michelle learned while writing her book Much more!  Michelle’s new book, Illuminating Our True Nature: Yogic Practices for Personal & Collective Healing, is available now wherever books are sold! Learn more here. Connect with Michelle and explore her books, offerings, and events at michellecjohnson.com

    44 min

  4. AUG 30

    Slowing Down with Rosie Acosta

    How does life shift when we give ourselves permission to slow down? In this episode, host Tracee Stanley and Rosie Acosta, author of You Are Radically Loved: A Healing Journey to Self-Love, dive into the ways we can savor the little moments and find peace in the practice of slowing down—even when we’re in a season where it feels like everyone is speeding up.   They discuss:  Why it’s important to intentionally slow down into presence Sacred boundaries and the practice of “compassionate no” Examining our tendency to fill our schedules  Why we live in an optimization culture Much more! Connect with Rosie at radicallyloved.com and instagram.com/rosieacosta Tune in to her podcast, You Are Radically Loved, here More about Rosie Acosta, in her own words:  I’m an Author, Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher. I am a first generation Mexican-American, grew up in the early 90’s in East LA during the “Decade of Death.” We are talking drive-by shootings, gang violence, everything one would need to grow up with PTSD. I’ve been on a 20-year journey through yoga and mindfulness, that completely changed my life. I've been teaching for over fifteen years. From my East Los Angeles roots to working with Olympic athletes, NFL champions, NBA All-Stars, and veterans of war, my mission is to help people overcome adversity and embrace self-love. Currently teaching on the #1 Meditation App, Headspace.

    39 min

  5. AUG 16

    Healing After Heartbreak & Betrayal with Sara Avant Stover

    When things fall apart, we may need support accessing our inner knowing and inner compass to navigate the grief. Sara Avant Stover wrote Handbook for the Heartbroken: A Women’s Path from Devastation to Rebirth to help orient people experiencing a variety of forms of personal or collective heartbreak and support them in feeling a sense of validation and clarity.  In this conversation, host Tracee Stanley and Sara discussed: Different types of heartbreak Intuition and reckoning with what we already know before our rational mind acknowledges it Bringing our true Self in relationship to the subconscious parts of ourselves created by upbringing and culture Collective heartbreak The necessity of processing grief in community The role of rest in healing from heartbreak Much more! Connect with Sara and get your copy of Handbook for the Heartbroken at saraavantstover.com Sara Avant Stover (she/her) is a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practitioner and business strategist to spiritual, entrepreneurial women. Specializing in supporting women to discover and fulfill their true potential at the intersection where entrepreneurship meets personal and spiritual growth, she's also the author of The Way of the Happy Woman (2011), The Book of SHE (2015), and Handbook for the Heartbroken (2024).  After graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Summa cum Laude from Columbia University’s all-women’s Barnard College, Sara had a cancer scare, moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand, and, there, embarked on a decade-long healing and spiritual odyssey throughout Asia. Since then, she’s gone on to uplift the lives of tens of thousands of women worldwide.  Having taught at some of the world's leading retreat centers like Kripalu, 1440 Multiversity, Shambhala Mountain Center, Sara has been featured in Yoga Journal, the Huffington Post, Newsweek, Natural Health, and on ABC, NBC, and CBS. She lives in Boulder, CO.

    35 min

  6. JUL 18

    Dare to Feel with Alexandra Roxo

    What does it mean to live with a free open heart? To live boldly? To stop holding back and dive into the divine chaos and art of life?  In this episode of Radiant Rest Podcast, host Tracee Stanley is joined by Alexandra Roxo, author of the new book Dare to Feel: The Transformational Path of the Heart. As a relationship and intimacy coach, a mentor to women, as well as a new mother, Alexandra is passionate about breaking patterns that keep us feeling alone and stuck. She brings psychology, spirituality, and conscious relationship work to her practice with couples and single women longing to call in and keep love.  In this conversation, Tracee and Alexandra discuss: The ways in which we are taught not to feel  Core wounds as a pathway to healing and reclaiming our essential Self What having a child revealed to Alexandra about her discomfort with chaos  The breath is as a portal to the heart The writing and editing process of writing Alexandra’s book More!   Connect with Alexandra at alexandraroxo.com Alexandra’s new book, Dare to Feel: The Transformational Path of the Heart, is now available where all books are sold  Free Sensual Embodiment Practice: Take a few minutes of your day to drop into your gorgeous body and feel your heart open and sensuality come online with Alexandra’s signature embodiment practice.   About our guest: Alexandra Roxo is an artist, bestselling author, transformational coach, and teacher. She has been featured as a guest speaker on many renowned podcasts and at numerous festivals and events worldwide and has been featured in multiple TV appearances, including two seasons of Netflix’s hit show, Too Hot to Handle. Her work has also been featured in the New York Times,  Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, The Guardian, Nylon, and Playboy. Her latest book, 'Dare to Feel', is out with Sounds True and explores how to work through blocks to intimacy and passionate living through deep feeling and embodiment.

    47 min

  7. JUN 5

    Good Energy with Dr. Casey Means

    “The natural cycles of life create harmony, which ultimately leads to long-term sustainability. In our hubris and forgetting, we have decided to break the cycles because we are afraid of inefficiency. I think that, literally, is the root of why we have a chronic disease epidemic.” —Dr. Casey Means Metabolism is the power of our life force that literally fuels our lives, according to Casey Means, MD, a Stanford-trained physician who left traditional medicine to devote her life to tackling the root cause of why Americans are so sick. Her new book, Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health, outlines a framework for the causes and cures of symptoms and diseases, and how to unlock our cellular health through a more spiritual lens. In this episode, Tracee and Dr. Casey discuss: The definition of metabolism, from the process of converting food energy to cellular energy to its deeper and more subtle meanings. Disconnection from nature as the root cause of cellular dysfunction and metabolic dysfunction, and why the collective forgetting our true nature is at the center of the American chronic disease epidemic. How breaking our natural and seasonal cycles in favor of short-term approaches to modern “productivity” creates cellular dysfunction. The parallels between the ongoing spiritual process of dying and being reborn and the natural process of our cell turnover. How systems—from healthcare to capitalism—weaponize our existential fear of death, which leads us into a merry-go-round of treatments and consumerism that don’t support our well-being. The five basic biomarkers that reveal metabolic health. The six principles of “Good Energy” nourishment. The mitochondrial impact of community—and loneliness. Much more! Connect with Dr. Casey Means: Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health is available now caseymeans.com Instagram @drcaseyskitchen

    1h 1m

  8. FEB 7

    Divine Timing with Kaya Mindlin

    Tracee Stanley chats with Kaya Mindlin, sought after and beloved Yoga educator. Kaya is a steward of Vedic teachings and brings her wisdom about divine timing and so much radiant wisdom about the New Year ahead. Find Kaya at yogawithkaya.com to explore her many rich offerings.

    50 min
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Inspired by the desire to reclaim our collective birthright of deep rest, author and spiritual teacher Tracee Stanley explores tools, practices, and techniques that lead to deep rest. She shares her candid conversations with inspiring teachers and thought leaders about the power of rest, lucid dreaming, yoga nidra, self-care, napping as a path to liberation, restorative yoga, and sleep. Tracee is the best-selling author of Radiant Rest and The Luminous Self. She lives in Northern New Mexico, where she leads rest and writing retreats. Music Composition by Baron Rinzler on Season 1. Season 2 Muci and composition by Baron Rinzler and Edwin "Pupa" Santiago. Season 2, produced by Edgard Rivera

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