22. Octavia Raheem: Diversity in Wellness Field, Restorative Yoga & Pauses

Such a pleasure to have Octavia Raheem on Spirit Moves Podcast. A fellow Restorative yoga teacher, and a lover of rest. She focuses on practices that create a pause in one's life. Octavia brings much-needed medicine to the yoga and wellness community. She educates and gives tools in managing stress, anxiety, and fatigue through restorative yoga, breathwork, and healing verses. Octavia was a writing & literature school teacher before shifting to yoga and wellness, so it is no surprise that she has been published in numerous wellness magazines, and has a second book coming out called "Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change" which comes out in February. It is a timely book for the current climate that is in need of deep healing.  Octavia has been a leading voice in diversifying the wellness world and was named one of 15 game-changers within the yoga community by Yoga Journal. Octavia is a pure delight to chat with. She is grounded, knowledgeable, humble, and in service of spreading healing through rest. In this episode, we discuss: * Diversity within the wellness community * Being named one of the game-changers of 2021 by Yoga Journal * Healing power of Restorative yoga * Courage to be still * The natural pause between all things * Endings and beginnings * Emotional overwhelm * Octavia's new book "Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change" * The book "Their Eyes Are Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston Connect with Octavia Instagram https://www.instagram.com/octaviaraheem/ Website https://octaviaraheem.com

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These days it seems we are getting used to not feeling our best. At times we need uplifting inspiration and other times we need real solutions to our overwhelm, disconnect and unease. Join yoga teacher, yoga therapist, certified movement coach and published author, Ella Isakov every second Monday as she delves deep into the thoughts, methods and concepts that will bring you greater joy and vitality. Here you’ll find guidance from Ella together with interviews featuring inspirational movers and thinkers of our time. Each episode contains powerful nuggets of wisdom that will create greater ease and harmony in your day-to-day life as a movement lover and as a human being trying to do the best you can.