Leaders Devoted to Rest®

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! In this special Mother's Day meditation, I offer a sacred rest practice centered around the profound truth that we all deserve to be held. When I ask people "What part of you is most in need of rest?", mothers often respond that they need permission to r...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! When I ask people "What part of you is most in need of rest?", I've found that about 80% identify their mind. This comes as no surprise, as our mental activity can be relentless—whether it's recurring thoughts on a loop or simply too many thoughts co...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! When you are the leader, the space holder, the one who holds it all together it can be difficult to step back from that reality and allow yourself to receive support. In this rest practice, I invite you to offer yourself what you so consistently deliver to everyone...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! In this episode, I am talking with Dr. Tej Khalsa, a Consultant to the World Health Organization's Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health and the Founder and Medical Director of the GIM Mind Body Medicine Clinic. She shares her powerful insight...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! In this episode, I am talking with Dr. Tiffany Johnson James, an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at Georgia Tech and a work, equity, and wellness researcher, writer, and teacher. She shares her transformative journey from academic burnout to embracing...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! In this episode I am talking with Rashida Parrish, a Senior Staff Project Manager, Chief Cat Herder, and mindfulness advocate. She shares her transformative journey from workplace trauma and exhaustion to embracing rest as an empowered practice. We explore how prior...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! In this episode I am talking with movement doula and rest advocate Cristina Renee Aguilar. She shares her transformative journey from burnout to embracing rest as a transformational practice. We explore how prioritizing rest has reawakened her creativity, ancestral...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! In this conversation, leadership coach and rest advocate Cherese Brauer shares her transformative journey from workaholism to embracing an unhurried pace of living. We explore how prioritizing rest has reawakened her imagination, creativity, and authentic voice, fun...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! In this conversation, visionary leader and founder of The Highland Project, Gabrielle Wyatt Gardner, shares her transformative path from burnout to reclaiming inner power through intentional rest. We explore how creating deliberate clearings in our lives can awaken...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! In this sacred rest practice, Octavia F. Raheem guides you through a gentle exploration of rest focused on the throat and heart spaces. Beginning with an invitation to identify which parts of our bodies need rest the most, this practice creates space for truth, voic...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! In this sacred rest practice, Octavia F. Raheem guides us through an exploration of ancestral connection and spiritual awakening, inspired by a participant's moving story of her father's daily ritual of speaking to his parents' photograph. Through this i...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! In this rest practice, Octavia F. Raheem guides us through a gentle exploration of bridging the seen and unseen through rest. Beginning with an invitation to notice the tangible supports beneath us, this practice creates a deep connection between our physical experi...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! In this rest practice, Octavia Raheem guides us through a transformative journey focused on giving your mind permission to rest. Beginning with the powerful inquiry "What part of you is most in need of rest?" This practice creates space for acknowledging and...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and restore! In this rest practice, Octavia F. Raheem guides us through a deeply protective practice that weaves together ancestral wisdom, elemental forces, poetry, and sacred awareness. Drawing from spiritual traditions and incorporating the steady presence of collective ances...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and enjoy! Drawing from her role as a solutions-focused leader and lifelong seeker, Annie Sanchez shares her transformative journey from the depths of exhaustion to creative awakening. In this conversation, Annie and I explore how rest practice revealed not just a path to authen...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and enjoy! An unexpected pause in her leadership journey led to a profound discovery.  In this conversation Allandra Bulger and I explore the wake-up call that led her to question everything—from her relationship with busy-ness to her role as a leader. What emerged was a journey...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and enjoy! Rest transforms how we show up in academia and life. In this conversation I am speaking with Dr. LeConte Dill. We explore how embracing rest and play revolutionized her approach to leadership in higher education. Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Dr. Dill...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and enjoy! Rest opens portals to our deepest creativity and intuitive wisdom. In this powerful conversation with Miho Kubagawa, we witness how intentional rest practices transformed her from someone "really good at sending emails" into a leader creating bold visions for...

Recently released *New Book* Rest Is Sacred . Check out www.restissacred.com for order and purchase options. Rest, read, and enjoy!  What if rest isn't just about taking a break – but about disrupting generational patterns and creating authentic legacies? In this conversation with Shawna Wells, an executive coach who brings together legacy work and rest practices, we explore how rejecting oth...

What if rest isn't just about preventing burnout – but about expanding our capacity for leadership and innovation? In this profound conversation with Mia Marie White, a devoted leader who excels at distilling complex ideas into simplified steps, we explore how embracing rest can revolutionize corporate culture and deepen our impact. Through her unique blend of legal expertise, meditation pract...

What if rest isn't just about recharging – but about remembering who you truly are? In this soul-nourishing conversation with Milicent Johnson, a visionary leader who has found her calling in creating sacred spaces for Black women, we explore how embracing rest transforms both personal journey and collective liberation. Through her work as founder of the Octavia Fund and her own awakening to t...

Welcome to Leaders Devoted to Rest®, a liberatory podcast that challenges the burnout-driven paradigm of success. This isn't just another wellness podcast - it's a movement to disrupt the exhaustion-equals-success narrative. It is a movement to get free. Host Octavia Faith Ann Raheem guides ambitious leaders in discovering how rest isn't just a pause. Rest Is Sacred and it's a powe...