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: <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> The story of how Athena discovered the world of dreams and the power they behold </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Different types of dreaming, including lucid, cognitive, and prophetic dreaming </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> How to work with dreams and the symbols that arise in them </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> What happens when we don’t pay attention to what our dreams are trying to tell us </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> The difference between lucid dreaming and astral projection </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> The lucid dream that revealed to Tracee where, exactly, she would eventually move to </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Much more, including a visualization practice to connect with the dreaming world </li> </ul>   Resources <a href="https://www.athenalaz.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more about Athena</a> Athena's books: <ul> <li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.athenalaz.com/alchemyofdreams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Alchemy of Your Dreams: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Lucid Dreaming and Interpretation</a></li> <li dir="ltr"><a href="https://athenalaz.com/dreamjournal/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Deliberate Dreamer’s Journal</a></li> </ul> <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5774433.Robert_A_Monroe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert Monroe, a researcher of alternate states of consciousness</a> Tracee's books: <ul> <li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.traceestanley.com/luminous-self" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Luminous Self</a></li> <li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.traceestanley.com/radiant-rest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Radiant Rest</a></li> </ul>   Visit <a href="https://www.traceestanley.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">TraceeStanley.com</a> 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, <a href="https://amzn.to/3vnQFEI" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/3vnQFEI&source=gmail&ust=1733329513926000&usg=AOvVaw1Cr3XyPipbud0iXjwG4XDu">The Alchemy of Your Dreams: A Modern Guide to Lucid Dreaming & Interpretation</a>, and <a href= "https://amzn.to/2RTH5fp" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/2RTH5fp&source=gmail&ust=1733329513926000&usg=AOvVaw3jd4X1FUFWlP99THNKMOh2">The Deliberate Dreamer’s Journal</a> 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 <a href= "http://www.athenalaz.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.athenalaz.com&source=gmail&ust=1733329513926000&usg=AOvVaw3TxDo-wLXz-2rwEsWb0c7l">www.athenalaz.com</a>, and find her on social media: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/athena_laz/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/athena_laz/?hl%3Den&source=gmail&ust=1733329513926000&usg=AOvVaw3sbkRMrb19toRMeAsp4KFj">@athena_Laz</a>.

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;In this episode of Radiant Rest, Tracee Stanley hosts a fascinating conversation with Athena Laz, an intuitive, dream teacher, psychologist &amp; author of &lt;em&gt;The Alchemy of Your Dreams&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Deliberate Dreamers Journal&lt;/em&gt;, about dreaming as a powerful pathway to healing. They discuss:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;The story of how Athena discovered the world of dreams and the power they behold&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Different types of dreaming, including lucid, cognitive, and prophetic dreaming&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;How to work with dreams and the symbols that arise in them&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;What happens when we don’t pay attention to what our dreams are trying to tell us&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;The difference between lucid dreaming and astral projection&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;The lucid dream that revealed to Tracee where, exactly, she would eventually move to&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Much more, including a visualization practice to connect with the dreaming world&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.athenalaz.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Learn more about Athena&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Athena's books:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.athenalaz.com/alchemyofdreams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Alchemy of Your Dreams: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of Lucid Dreaming and Interpretation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://athenalaz.com/dreamjournal/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Deliberate Dreamer’s Journal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5774433.Robert_A_Monroe" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Robert Monroe, a researcher of alternate states of consciousness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Tracee's books:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.traceestanley.com/luminous-self" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Luminous Self&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.traceestanley.com/radiant-rest" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Radiant Rest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Visit &lt;a href="https://www.traceestanley.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;TraceeStanley.com&lt;/a&gt; to find out more and join her newsletter to discover more events and retreats that center rest, creativity, and earth-centered practices.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About our guest&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Athena Laz is a bestselling author and expert in the field of dreams, spirituality, and psychic intuition. Her bestselling books, &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3vnQFEI" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/3vnQFEI&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1733329513926000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Cr3XyPipbud0iXjwG4XDu"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Alchemy of Your Dreams: A Modern Guide to Lucid Dreaming &amp; Interpretation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href= "https://amzn.to/2RTH5fp" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/2RTH5fp&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1733329513926000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3jd4X1FUFWlP99THNKMOh2"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Deliberate Dreamer’s Journal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; 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 &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.athenalaz.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.athenalaz.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1733329513926000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3TxDo-wLXz-2rwEsWb0c7l"&gt;&lt;em&gt;www.athenalaz.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and find her on social media: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/athena_laz/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/athena_laz/?hl%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1733329513926000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3sbkRMrb19toRMeAsp4KFj"&gt;&lt;em&gt;@athena_Laz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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...

Dream Wisdom with Athena Laz

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:  <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> The definition and origin of ecopsychology, and how it differs from western psychology </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Collective narcissism, and how it’s fueling a crisis </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Pathways to healing through an awareness of our reciprocity with all beings </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Tools and practices to disrupt the false self and shift into the ecological self  </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Much more! </li> </ul>   Resources: <a href= "https://www.shambhala.com/returning-the-self-to-nature.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Returning the Self to Nature: Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and Healing Our Planet</a> 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).

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;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 &lt;em&gt;Returning the Self to Nature: Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and Healing Our Planet&lt;/em&gt; 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. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;They discuss: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;The definition and origin of ecopsychology, and how it differs from western psychology&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Collective narcissism, and how it’s fueling a crisis&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Pathways to healing through an awareness of our reciprocity with all beings&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Tools and practices to disrupt the false self and shift into the ecological self &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Much more!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Resources:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.shambhala.com/returning-the-self-to-nature.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Returning the Self to Nature: Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and Healing Our Planet&lt;/a&gt; by Jeanine Canty, PhD&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;About our guest:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;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 &lt;em&gt;Ecological and Social Healing: Multicultural Women’s Voices and Globalism&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Localization: Emergent Approaches to Ecological and Social Crises&lt;/em&gt;. Her newest book is &lt;em&gt;Returning the Self to Nature: Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and Healing Our Planet&lt;/em&gt; (Shambhala Publications, 2022). Other selected works have been featured in &lt;em&gt;A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Work of Our Time, The Wiley Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Body and Oppression: Its Roots, its Voices, and its Resolutions, Shadows and Light: Principles, Practices, Pedagogy, and Multicultural Perspectives of Contemporary Transpersonal Counseling&lt;/em&gt;. She is a certified meditation instructor as well as a Wilderness First Responder (WFR).&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Returning the Self to Nature with Jeanine Canty, PhD

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: <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Why we resist suffering and how yogic tools and practices can help us overcome our samskaras (patterns) </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> How avidya (ignorance) fuels our feelings of separation—especially from nature—and is at the root of suffering  </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> The prevailing wisdom of honey bees  </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Why spiritual bypassing leads to more suffering </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Surprising lessons Michelle learned while writing her book </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Much more!  </li> </ul> Michelle’s new book, Illuminating Our True Nature: Yogic Practices for Personal & Collective Healing, is available now wherever books are sold! <a href= "https://www.michellecjohnson.com/illuminating-our-true-nature">Learn more here.</a> Connect with Michelle and explore her books, offerings, and events at <a href= "http://michellecjohnson.com/">michellecjohnson.com</a>

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;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 &amp; 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. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Tune in as Tracee and Michelle discuss:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Why we resist suffering and how yogic tools and practices can help us overcome our samskaras (patterns)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;How avidya (ignorance) fuels our feelings of separation—especially from nature—and is at the root of suffering &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;The prevailing wisdom of honey bees &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Why spiritual bypassing leads to more suffering&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Surprising lessons Michelle learned while writing her book&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Much more! &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Michelle’s new book, Illuminating Our True Nature: Yogic Practices for Personal &amp; Collective Healing, is available now wherever books are sold! &lt;a href= "https://www.michellecjohnson.com/illuminating-our-true-nature"&gt;Learn more here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong id= "docs-internal-guid-244daef6-7fff-454a-d802-5b7b21e6ed59"&gt;Connect with Michelle and explore her books, offerings, and events at &lt;a href= "http://michellecjohnson.com/"&gt;michellecjohnson.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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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:  <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Why it’s important to intentionally slow down into presence </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Sacred boundaries and the practice of “compassionate no” </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Examining our tendency to fill our schedules  </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Why we live in an optimization culture </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Much more! </li> </ul> Connect with Rosie at <a href= "https://radicallyloved.com">radicallyloved.com</a> and <a href= "https://instagram.com/rosieacosta" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">instagram.com/rosieacosta</a> Tune in to her podcast, You Are Radically Loved, <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radically-loved-with-rosie-acosta/id1077634041" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> 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.

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;How does life shift when we give ourselves permission to slow down? In this episode, host Tracee Stanley and Rosie Acosta, author of &lt;em&gt;You Are Radically Loved: A Healing Journey to Self-Love&lt;/em&gt;, 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.  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;They discuss: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Why it’s important to intentionally slow down into presence&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Sacred boundaries and the practice of “compassionate no”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Examining our tendency to fill our schedules &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Why we live in an optimization culture&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Much more!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Connect with Rosie at &lt;a href= "https://radicallyloved.com"&gt;radicallyloved.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://instagram.com/rosieacosta" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;instagram.com/rosieacosta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Tune in to her podcast, You Are Radically Loved, &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radically-loved-with-rosie-acosta/id1077634041" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;More about Rosie Acosta, in her own words: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;I’m an Author, Meditation &amp; 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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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...

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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: <ul> <li dir="ltr">Different types of heartbreak</li> <li dir="ltr">Intuition and reckoning with what we already know before our rational mind acknowledges it</li> <li dir="ltr">Bringing our true Self in relationship to the subconscious parts of ourselves created by upbringing and culture</li> <li dir="ltr">Collective heartbreak</li> <li dir="ltr">The necessity of processing grief in community</li> <li dir="ltr">The role of rest in healing from heartbreak</li> <li dir="ltr">Much more!</li> </ul> Connect with Sara and get your copy of Handbook for the Heartbroken at <a href= "http://saraavantstover.com">saraavantstover.com</a> 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.

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;When things fall apart, we may need support accessing our inner knowing and inner compass to navigate the grief. Sara Avant Stover wrote &lt;em&gt;Handbook for the Heartbroken: A Women’s Path from Devastation to Rebirth&lt;/em&gt; 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. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;In this conversation, host Tracee Stanley and Sara discussed:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Different types of heartbreak&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Intuition and reckoning with what we already know before our rational mind acknowledges it&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Bringing our true Self in relationship to the subconscious parts of ourselves created by upbringing and culture&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Collective heartbreak&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;The necessity of processing grief in community&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;The role of rest in healing from heartbreak&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Much more!&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Connect with Sara and get your copy of Handbook for the Heartbroken at &lt;a href= "http://saraavantstover.com"&gt;saraavantstover.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;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). &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;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. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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...

Healing After Heartbreak & Betrayal with Sara Avant Stover

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. 
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