Tracee Stanley on The SoulFull Veda's podcast: "Yoga Nidra as a State of Consciousness"
Tracee Stanley joined Angelica Neri and Rachel Jeffries on their podcast SoulFull Veda to discuss yoga nidra as consciousness rather than technique, the role of yogis in biofeedback therapy, and the future of rest.
For SoulFull Veda’s description of the episode, see below:
Tracee Stanley is the founder of Empowered Life Circle, a sacred community and portal of practices, rituals, and Tantric teachings inspired by more than 20 years of study in various Yoga and Tantric traditions, including Sri Vidya Tantra and the teachings of the Himalayan masters.
As a post-lineage teacher, Tracee is devoted to sharing the wisdom of yoga nidra, meditation, self-inquiry, nature as a teacher, ritual, and ancestor reverence. She is the creatrix of the Empowered Life Self-Inquiry Oracle Deck and host of the Radiant Rest Podcast, which celebrates the practices, teachers, and traditions that prioritize the rituals of rest, sacred dreaming, and self-care.
Tracee’s best-selling book Radiant Rest - Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity, published by Shambhala Publishing, is now available everywhere books are sold. She is currently working on her second book and oracle deck. Learn more at radiantrest.com, and traceeyoga.com.
Tune in to hear:
8:30 - Tracee's defining before and after moment that occurred during a sunrise
12:45 - When rest feels unsafe
20:15 - Seeing Yoga Nidra as a level of consciousness rather than a technique
25:45 - What waking, dreaming, and sleeping really is
36:45 - The role of Yogis in biofeedback therapy
42:30- Being addicted to chaos and shifting into more ease
51:15 - Bringing Yoga Nidra into the everyday moments
58:30 - If people actually practiced rest during lockdown
1:02:30 - The future of rest in allopathic and alternative medicine
Links:
Find Tracee’s 5 Day Deep Relaxation Course on The Commune
Join her online community at Empowered Life Circle
Intention Activation Workshop happening on New Years
Books mentioned in the podcast:
Way of the Peaceful Warrior
The Prophet
Tantric Meditation
Illusions by Richard Bach
The Celestine Prophecy