“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 abil...
Mar 26, 2025•45 min•Season 2Ep. 14
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’...
Mar 19, 2025•43 min•Season 2Ep. 13
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 prote...
Dec 31, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 12
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 The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together as well as A Kids Book About Mindfulness , 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 ...
Dec 26, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 11
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, p...
Nov 27, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 10
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 repa...
Oct 11, 2024•56 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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 He...
Sep 26, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 8
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” Examini...
Aug 30, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 7
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...
Aug 16, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 6
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, spirit...
Jul 18, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 5
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.
Feb 07, 2024•50 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Kim Krans, visionary artist, author, musician, and yoga nidra guide, speaks with Tracee Stanley about her latest creation - the new game, Renunciation. This game asks you to take a rest from the overculture and reclaim what is most important in life as you let go of capitalism and explore karma. Originally recorded as part of the Creative Spark Series in the Radiance Subscription , we just had to share this on our podcast. You can explore yoga nidra with Kim here - You can also listen to music b...
Dec 01, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Chelsea Jackson Roberts joins author Tracee Stanley to discuss embracing transitions and how her practice has supported her journey through the ebbs and flow of life as a new mother and householder, and star Peleton teacher. Read more about Dr Chelsea here: https://www.chelsealovesyoga.com/
Nov 01, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Tracee Stanley discusses the power of rest, transition, and pause with Octavia Raheem author of Gather, and the upcoming new book Pause, Rest, Be. They discuss the moment that Octavia knew that her life of "doing" needed to change and how rest inspires her work in Devoted to Rest a rest-based mastermind for high achieving Black Women and Women of Color.
Dec 11, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Artist, writer, and yogini Elena Brower and host Tracee Stanley invite you to join them for a candid and personal talk on the creative processes and connection to Spirit. They discuss Elena’s newest book Being You and her methods of writing and painting for the book. Elena and Tracee delve into the impacts of yoga on their creative practices, and the ways in which creativity,yoga , and meditation are intertwined. Elena stresses the importance of her morning meditations, as well as the ways in wh...
Jul 23, 2021•43 min
In a moving conversation between friends, Tracee Stanley sits down with ChantiTacoronte-Perez to consider the pressing topic of transitions and the ways in which change encourages creativity. They speak to the power of dream space and sleep as a mode and place of creation. Chanti discusses non-dominant handwriting and journaling after resting as a tool of connecting to a community of ancestors, and the beauty of surrender. Learn some tools of inspiration from this episode of the Radiant Rest Pod...
Jul 14, 2021•50 min
Activist, author, teacher and healer Michelle Cassandra Johnson joins Tracee Stanley for a pertinent and poignant conversation on grief and healing. Michelle discusses her upcoming book Finding Refuge: Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief and her definition of collective grief. Michelle and Tracee talk through the presence of exhaustion in activist spaces in this past year following immense trauma. They also consider how to be in community to imagine hope and what is possible, and the radical...
Jul 06, 2021•46 min
In this episode of the Radiant Rest Podcast host, Tracee Stanley sits down with writer, teacher, and speaker Shannon Algeo. They discuss his highly anticipated upcoming book Trust Your Truth on how to reclaim your power and confidence, as well as tools to develop a deeper sense of self-worth. As inspiration and a catalyst for the book, Shannon speaks to the ways bullying has shaped his abilities to set firm boundaries and commit to a practice. Shannon shares his liberation and insight alongside ...
Feb 25, 2021•51 min
In this bonus episode of the Radiant Rest Podcast , host Tracee Stanley sits down with Crystal McCreary. Crystal is the author of the upcoming Little Yogi Deck, and she discusses her background in education and her new deck to teach mindfulness and yoga practices to children. She speaks to the tools and wisdom she learned and now teaches about internal peace and groundedness. Crystal and Tracee ultimately discuss the things we learn from children’s emotions about ourselves, as well. www.radiantr...
Jan 29, 2021•28 min
In this episode of the Radiant Rest Podcast , Tracee Stanley speaks with author and teacher Indu Arora. They speak to a range of experiences within yoga, including the role of true self-care as an act of responsibility, how comparison has no place in a yoga practice, and the importance of the motivations behind practicing yoga. Indu Arora also discusses her upcoming book SOMA: 100 Heritage Recipes for Self-Care . Tracee and Indu also discover the power of paying special attention to circadian rh...
Jan 13, 2021•45 min
In this episode of the Radiant Rest Podcast, Tracee Stanley shares a conversation with author and spiritual teacher Andrew Holecek. They broach topics of the power of lucid dreaming and dream yoga, stressing the importance of the truths revealed in our sleep states. Andrew and Tracee together discuss fear and how transitions are intrinsic to the human experience.
Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Host Tracee Stanley speaks with Tricia Hersey founder of The Nap Ministry. They discuss the origins of the organization and the practice of rest as resistance . The conversation traverses rest as a portal to the wisdom of our ancestors, how to make space for rest, creating boundaries, trauma, and the importance of rest for Black women. Tricia also discusses the relationship between spirituality, creativity, imagination, and dreaming. Timely and potent this conversation was recorded on Nov 10, 20...
Nov 11, 2020•59 min
Host Tracee Stanley interviews Spiritual guide and Scholar preserving Indigenous traditions Yoli Maya Yeh. Yoli shares wisdom about Yoga NIdra as an oracle, sacred dreaming, and the power of transition. This conversation is a weaving of ancient wisdom and tools that help us to live in today's world with presence, action, and connection to the Divine.
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Radiant Rest host Tracee Stanley speaks with author and spiritual teacher Lama Rod Owens about acknowledging heartbreak, anger, and rage through practice. Lama Rod discusses the value of mourning and how it requires us to tell the truth. This is a deep and soulful conversation about lineage, ancestors, and being unconditionally held by the Mother. www.radiantrest.com
Sep 04, 2020•58 min
Tracee Stanley Interviews best selling author and teacher of lucid dreaming and shadow integration, Charlie Morley. They speak about their shared love of yoga nidra, the healing power of dreams, and the power of the hypnogogic state. Charlie shares tips for amplifying and remembering your dreams. If you have ever been curious about how your dreams can reveal another dimension to your spiritual life take a listen.
Jul 22, 2020•43 min
Tracee Stanley speaks with psychologist and author Dr. Gail Parker about the benefits of quiet practices like Restorative Yoga, Meditation, and Yoga Nidra. She discusses Race-based trauma, offering solutions for both students and teachers of yoga to address this in both personal practice and yoga classes. Gail Parker, Ph.D., C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, is a psychologist and a certified yoga therapist. She is a nationally and internationally renowned media personality, educator, author, and thought leader...
Jul 03, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Join author and yoga nidra teacher Tracee Stanley as she explores all things related to yoga nidra, dreaming, sleep, rest, and deep relaxation. Get inspired by all the things that come from the practice of yoga nidra and being deeply rested: creativity, healing, manifestation, empowerment, and deeper connections with our ancestors and the natural world.
Jun 26, 2020•1 min•Season 1Ep. 1
