Leaders Devoted to Rest® – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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Writing Your Own Rules: Rest, Legacy & Authenticity with Shawna Wells

Saison 1 · Épisode 3

dimanche 29 décembre 2024 • Durée 51:39

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 others' soundtracks can lead to revolutionary self-discovery and leadership.

As founder of B Is For Black Brilliance and 7 Gen Legacy Group, Shawna shows how slowing down can actually propel us forward. Through her own journey of understanding that "all rules have been made up," she shares powerful insights about creating sustainable success by writing our own rules.

In this episode, we explore:

How rest serves as fuel for authentic leadership and creative possibility
The courage to reject "someone else's soundtrack" and create our own rhythms
Why legacy work requires specificity and presence
Breaking generational cycles of overwork while honoring ancestral wisdom
The powerful realization that our ancestors rejoice when we rest
Understanding that rest both heals and propels us forward

Discover how writing your own rules through rest can transform not just your legacy, but the legacies of generations to come. Plus, experience a guided rest practice that bridges the seen and unseen, awakening spiritual connections through intentional pause.

Connect with Shawna:

Instagram: @bisforblackbrilliance

Websites: bisforblackbrilliance.com & 7genlegacy.com

Podcast: Legacy Lyrics and Life with Shawna Wells

Rest and access legacy vision:

Experience coaching with Shawna Wells at Unleash Your Legacy on January 9, 2025

Legacy Mastermind and Retreat Experience:

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Learn more about group rest coaching with Octavia Raheem at www.devotedtorest.com and apply to her rest based mastermind, Devoted to Rest® here.

To connect visit:

www.restissacred.com

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Leading with Rest: Transforming Leadership One Pause at a Time with Mia White

Saison 1 · Épisode 2

dimanche 22 décembre 2024 • Durée 46:34

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 practice, and mediation skills, Mia demonstrates how stepping back can actually move us forward. As a leader who has mastered the art of "expanding the pie through mediation and meditation," she shares powerful insights about creating sustainable success in high-pressure environments.

In this episode, we explore:

How rest awakens deeper connections, both internally and externally
The courage to transform workplace culture by modeling rest practices
Why taking all your PTO can be a radical act of leadership
Creating a community of "happy lawyers" through sustainable practices
The powerful intersection of ancestral wisdom and professional growth

Plus, experience a guided rest practice that reminds us how small pauses can lead to profound shifts.

Connect with Mia on LinkedIn @miamariewhite

Learn more about group rest coaching with Octavia Raheem at www.devotedtorest.com and apply to her rest based mastermind, Devoted to Rest® here.

To connect visit:

www.restissacred.com

The Power of Rest: Motherhood, Leadership, and Liberation with Milicent Johnson

dimanche 15 décembre 2024 • Durée 54:27

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 the power of rest, Milicent weaves together her Black lineage's gifts of radical imagination with the practice of deep restoration. She shares a powerful story about connecting with her unborn daughter during a moment of surrender, showing us how slowing down can actually amplify our impact.

In this episode, we explore:

Why rest is pure, undiluted fuel for our dreams
How we can turn from productivity to true creativity
The way rest connects us to our ancestral wisdom
What becomes possible when we stop efforting and start allowing

Plus, experience a guided rest meditation that welcomes you exactly as you are – whether you're feeling exhausted or energized.

Connect with Milicent Johnson:

The Octavia Fund

Learn more about group rest coaching with Octavia Raheem at www.devotedtorest.com and apply to her rest based mastermind, Devoted to Rest® here.

To connect visit:

www.restissacred.com

Welcome to Leaders Devoted to Rest®

mardi 3 décembre 2024 • Durée 00:55

To connect visit:

octaviaraheem.com

instagram.com/octaviaraheem/

youtube.com/@restwithoctaviaraheem

Dismantling Rest Guilt: Dancing, Playing, and Pausing with Dr. LeConte Dill

Saison 1 · Épisode 5

dimanche 12 janvier 2025 • Durée 55:29

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 brings her experiences as a community-accountable educator, scholar, storyteller, and artist to this rich discussion about dismantling rest guilt while honoring both academic excellence and the sacred practice of pause.

As the Director of Graduate Studies and tenured Associate Professor in the Department of African American and African Studies at Michigan State University, Dr. Dill demonstrates how academic leaders can create cultures of rest while maintaining generative and impactful work. Through her journey from feeling guilty about delightful things like coloring and napping to confidently embracing summers off and weekly tap classes, she shares how permission to rest unlocked deeper creativity and joy.

Drawing from her practice as a Certified Mindfulness Instructor and wellness guide, Dr. Dill reveals how breathwork and intentional pauses have become vital to her praxis of showing up for Black girls and rigorously documenting their strategies of wellness, healing, and resistance.

In this episode, we explore:

How "the answer comes after the pause" transforms decision-making and teaching
Reclaiming ancestral rest practices hidden in plain sight
Breaking free from turning every joy into research or productivity
The power of leadership that actively affirms rest
Finding play and restoration in unexpected places
Envisioning a well-rested elder future full of giggles, style, and dance

Experience a guided rest practice focused on throat and heart chakra healing through intentional breathwork. Plus, discover how embracing rest can transform not just your professional life, but your connection to creativity, joy, and ancestral wisdom.

Connect with Dr. LeConte:

Website: lecontedill.com/

Instagram: @docdilltaughtem

Twitter: @DocDill

Stay tuned for her upcoming poetry book release!

Learn more about group rest coaching with Octavia Raheem at www.devotedtorest.com and apply to her rest based mastermind, Devoted to Rest® here.

To connect visit:

www.restissacred.com

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REST PRACTICE with Octavia F. Raheem | For The Mother Within Us All

Saison 2 · Épisode 10

dimanche 11 mai 2025 • Durée 18:41

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 receive support rather than always being the one who holds others.

This meditation honors the sacred relationship between mothers and children in all its complexity—for those mothering, those being mothered, and the child and mother that live within each of us.

This practice reminds us that "every mother in your lineage that has ever been, exists within you." It creates space for both mothers and children—for those who are gone and those who remain, for those who are sick and those who care, for those who long for softness and those who provide it.

Perfect for anyone navigating the complex terrain of mothering or being mothered, this rest practice offers a sacred pause to honor our interconnection across generations.

If you enjoy this episode, please leave us a 5-star ⭐️ review here on Apple podcasts and don't forget to like and subscribe on YouTube!

Learn more about group rest coaching with Octavia Raheem at www.devotedtorest.com and apply to her rest based mastermind, Devoted to Rest® here.

To connect visit:

Access The Rest Portal : www.octaviaraheem.com/rest-is-sacred-portal-bonus

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Rest Practice with Octavia F. Raheem: Giving Your Mind the Rest It Deserves

Saison 2 · Épisode 9

dimanche 4 mai 2025 • Durée 16:55

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 competing for attention at once. In this rest practice, I explore this common experience.

As you listen, I guide you through:

Choosing between sitting upright or lying down (I suggest sitting can help with attention when seeking mental rest)
Scanning your body from bottom to top, top to bottom, and left to right
Noticing where your attention is naturally drawn in your body
Releasing tension and providing support where needed
Softening different parts of your body systematically
Using the mantra "Inhale: let, Exhale: go" to anchor your mind

This approach isn't about rigid stillness but finding varying degrees of rest that work for you.

This episode is perfect for leaders, space-holders, and anyone whose mind needs a generative pause from constant activity.

If you enjoy this episode, please leave us a 5-star ⭐️ review here on Apple podcasts and don't forget to like and subscribe on YouTube!

Learn more about group rest coaching with Octavia Raheem at www.devotedtorest.com and apply to her rest based mastermind, Devoted to Rest® here.

To connect visit:

Access The Rest Portal : www.octaviaraheem.com/rest-is-sacred-portal-bonus

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Rest Practice with Octavia F. Raheem: Ancestral Wisdom and Protection

Saison 1 · Épisode 11

dimanche 23 février 2025 • Durée 25:16

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 intimate sharing, we discover how spiritual practices can appear in unexpected places and ways, even in the most scientific of minds.

This practice honors the ways our ancestors protect and hold us, while creating space to explore our own spiritual curiosity and connection. Through gentle guidance and intentional rest, we're invited to experience the comfort of ancestral presence and protection in our lives.

In this practice, we rest into:

Finding incremental layers of physical comfort and support, allowing our bodies to settle into deeper states of rest one percent at a time
Creating a protective circle around ourselves using elements that feel personally meaningful
Connecting with a benevolent ancestor through memory, sharing life updates in the tradition of daily ritual and remembrance
Expressing gratitude in multiple languages and ways, acknowledging the many forms of protection and support we receive

Perfect for those seeking to explore ancestral connection, individuals curious about their own spiritual path, and anyone wanting to experience rest as a way to honor both their lineage and their own emerging spiritual curiosity.

Learn more about group rest coaching with Octavia Raheem at www.devotedtorest.com and apply to her rest based mastermind, Devoted to Rest® here.

To connect visit:

Access The Rest Portal : www.octaviaraheem.com/rest-is-sacred-portal-bonus

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Rest Practice with Octavia F. Raheem: Bridging the Seen and Unseen

Saison 1 · Épisode 10

dimanche 16 février 2025 • Durée 14:58

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 experience and the subtle realms of breath and spirit.

This practice illuminates how rest can serve as a sacred portal between the visible and invisible aspects of our existence. Through body awareness, breath observation, and conscious awareness, you'll experience how rest can become a bridge between the physical and spiritual dimensions of being.

In this practice, we rest into:

Experiencing the multiple layers of physical support beneath us, from the immediate surface to the earth itself, creating a foundation of security and groundedness
Exploring the breath as a sacred bridge between the tangible and intangible realms, following its journey both inward and outward without strain
Cultivating awareness of the dynamic interplay between rootedness and expansion, allowing us to dance between the seen and unseen aspects of our experience
Discovering how our body and breath can serve as anchors while we explore the deeper dimensions of spirit and consciousness
Creating space for personal revelation through gentle observation and presence

Perfect for leaders, spiritual seekers, and anyone looking to deepen their understanding of rest as a sacred practice that connects the physical and spiritual dimensions of life.

Learn more about group rest coaching with Octavia Raheem at www.devotedtorest.com and apply to her rest based mastermind, Devoted to Rest® here.

To connect visit:

Access The Rest Portal : https://www.octaviaraheem.com/rest-is-sacred-portal-bonus