Pause, Rest, Be

Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change

By: Octavia F. Raheem

Narrated by: Octavia F. Raheem

Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

Restoring your body, mind, and spirit amid change is an act of courage, empowerment, and hope. This warm, powerful guide will help you honor the changes and spaces in your life with purposeful rest and reflection.

If you're trying to push your way through endings, beginnings, and places of uncertainty, only to find yourself more confused, disconnected, tired, and uncertain, this book will hold and fortify you. Yoga teacher and activist Octavia Raheem offers us the motivation and guidance we need to restore ourselves in the midst of all sorts of change. Change in our lives — whether it be welcome, joyful, challenging, or more subtle — presents us with the opportunity to pause and gather our energy to work with whatever lies ahead.

Drawing wisdom from yoga philosophy and her many years of teaching experience, Raheem offers us the motivation and guidance we need to restore ourselves in the midst of all types of change. She gives us three simple restorative yoga poses (savasana, side lying pose, and child’s pose), and offers short teachings, reflections, and practices to see us through times of ending, beginning, and liminal/transitional space. She shows us how slowing down, stillness, and deeper connection to our own transitions empower us to move through collective shifts with more grace — and what it means to navigate shifts and change with presence and courage.

©2022 Octavia F. Raheem (P)2022 Shambhala Publications

Beautiful Job Octavia!

This author did an incredible job of having me reflect on pivotal moments in my life and reminding me to pause, rest and be. She followed a restorative theme that took me on my life’s journey. I am so thankful for your ability to stand and be brave because you have planted a valuable seed in my life.

Thanks Sis

Absolutely loved it

This book is so incredible, wise, and timely. I will be buying copies for all my friends. I could not recommend it enough!

Soul enriching and full of beautiful wisdom

What a beautiful find. Full of wisdom, perspective, and compassion for our human journey….Octavia would love to have coffee with you and know you as friend! Thank you for sharing your courage and life story.

Pause and read this book

I was so encouraged by this book. I read it over the course of weeks. I have setup a much better proactive self care for myself. I savor slow moments and was really moved by the words of Octavia Raheem. I loved that she read it. If you are feeling anxious and overwhelmed, read this book. Watch how you slow down and savor little moments. I will definitely be returning back to this one. Thank you, Octavia for sharing your wisdom!

Excellent, raw, insightful. inspiring story.

Thank you for this story. I enjoyed both getting to know you and dig deeper into understanding myself at the same time.

Deeply healing book for times of uncertainty

I recently went through a big life change of losing my job. I’ve felt fear, sadness, anger, and relief. It feels like I’m free-falling in the dark unknown. This book helped me feel less alone and gave me restorative practices for centering myself, feeling what I feel, and moving through the emotions. Octavia is wise beyond belief and I’m grateful she wrote this book.

Thank you for trusting the universe, I hope to do the same ♥️.

Putting self first

This book gave me new way to look at yoga for stillness, Slow is ok

beautiful rest practices & thoughtful reflections

I am so grateful to have the chance to hear this book spoken aloud by the author; it really helps guide me through the rest practices and reflections in a deeper way. Highly recommend

Pause, Rest, Be

Beautifully written and read with deep love, compassion, courage, wisdom and vulnerability! I listen repeatedly.