Concise, potent, poetic messages of inspiration, direction, and encouragement for you to embrace rest and reflection as a deep spiritual practice.

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Product Code: 9541
ISBN: 9781645473275
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Shambhala
Pages: 160
Published Date: 10/29/2024
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In this compelling volume, Octavia F. Raheem offers succinct, gem-like teachings that invite us to find ways to embrace rest in our daily lives. Raheem posits that the most sustainable future is a well-rested one, and that rest isn’t a luxury—it is a necessary spiritual practice available to us all.

Raheem uses personal reflection, and creative, evocative “sutras” (or, just as aptly, aphorisms, threads, psalms, or proverbs) and inquiry to guide us toward a more well-rested present and future. The forty sutras fall into three categories:

- Rest as a place of refuge from the storms of life - Rest as a place to remember who you are - Rest as a place of revelation

Rest Is Sacred invites the reader to reflect on our relationship to the grind culture and begin to see rest as a contemplative practice and way of life.


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“If you’re looking for an invitation into emotional, physical, and spiritual restoration, look no further. This book is a nudge to come back home to yourself.” —Alex Elle, author of How We Heal

“Through lyrical words, the weaving of poetic musings, and deep wisdom about rest as a practice and portal, Octavia F. Raheem meets us exactly where we are, while inviting us to change through the act of resting. Rest Is Sacred is medicine that guides us into a deeper connection with the pulse of everything and the Divine. This potent magic is essential for the times.” —Michelle Cassandra Johnson, author of Finding Refuge and We Heal Together

“Rest invites you to a place of emotional and spiritual restoration. Through heartfelt reflections and practical insights, Rest Is Sacred is a call to return to your true self, offering a path to reclaim your inner peace and well-being.” —Light Watkins, author of Travel Light and Knowing Where to Look

“In Rest Is Sacred, Octavia Raheem will help you dissolve your ‘urgent life for a softer one,’–and you’ll never be the same. I’m grateful for her powerful writing.” —Danielle LaPorte, author of How To Be Loving

“Allow these healing words from Rest Is Sacred to wash over you like a tidal wave of love that awakens you to your wholeness. You are worthy of rest, and Octavia F. Raheem gently guides you towards this knowing with each word, prayer, and sutra in this Divine collection of remembrances.” —Tracee Stanley, author of Radiant Rest and The Luminous Self

“Reclamation of our clarity through rest and contemplative writing is a deep gift; Rest Is Sacred is at once prayer, poetry, invocation, and truth telling. Far beyond self-care, rest is a vehicle for honoring yourself, your process, and your healing. Octavia F. Raheem’s words will bring you swiftly to your heart with each sutra in this beautiful, vital book.” —Elena Brower, author of Practice You and Softening Time

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