Deep rest is a birthright, and daily ritual can be the way back to it. Author and teacher Tracee Stanley joins Harmony Slater and Russell Case to talk about retreat, ritual, and reclaiming your attention in a world built to distract you.
Tracee is the author of Radiant Rest and The Luminous Self, and her new book, Living Ritual, answers the question she hears at the end of every retreat: how do I bring this home? She shares the story of her spiritual awakening in Cape Town, her years as a film producer, her donation-based yoga studio, and a simple evening and morning ritual you can try for seven days. She also leads a short guided practice to call your attention back to you.
In this episode
- How the yoga nidra book Radiant Rest came to be, from a Shambhala editor's request to a sign at a Wanderlust workshop in Whistler
- Why The Luminous Self goes beyond asana into the yamas, niyamas, kleshas, and samskaras
- The question "What lessons are you tired of learning?" and what it reveals about seeing other people's potential instead of your own
- A spiritual awakening on a balcony in Cape Town, and the books a friend handed her afterward
- Leaving a career as a film producer, opening a donation-only yoga studio, and moving to Mount Shasta
- Studying with teachers from the Himalayan tradition and the Sri Vidya Tantra lineage
- Living Ritual and the idea of micro rituals for the householder
- Why our attention is being monetized, and how to build an "analog cocoon" around sleep and waking
- Turning the dishes into a sadhana
- A guided two-minute practice to reclaim your attention
- What to expect on a retreat, and why some practices need to be taught in person
- Harmony's invitation to the Purple Valley retreat in Tenerife
If you're feeling called to experience deep rest and rejuvenation while deepening your spiritual practice.
Join Harmony in 2027!
Harmony will be hosting a 1 or 2 week retreat in Tenerife, Canary Islands, through Purple Valley Retreats:
Week one, February 20 to 27: https://yogagoa.com/harmony-slater/
Week two, February 27 to March 6: https://yogagoa.com/harmony-slater-2/
About Tracee Stanley
Tracee Stanley is the author of the upcoming book Living Ritual: Infuse Each Day with Purpose and Spirit (St. Martin’s Essentials 2026) and the bestselling books Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity and The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices & Rituals to Remember Who You Are - (Shambhala Publications). Tracee is the founder of Empowered Life Circle, a sacred community and portal of practices, rituals, and Tantric teachings inspired by more than 30 years of studentship in Sri Vidya Tantra and the teachings of the Himalayan Masters. Tracee is devoted to sharing the wisdom of yoga nidra, rest, meditation, self-inquiry, nature as a teacher, and ancestor reverence. Tracee holds certificates from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Advanced Eco-Therapy, New Thinking, Best Practices, and Emerging Modalities, and a certificate in Advanced Ecopsychology. Tracee is devoted to illuminating the magic and power found in liminal space and weaving devotion and practice into daily life.
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About Harmony Slater
Harmony Slater is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), a somatic-energy healer and breathwork trainer, and one of only twenty women in the world to hold the highest level of Ashtanga Yoga certification.
For twenty-five years she has helped high achievers who look like they have it all together but feel like they're just getting by, stop over-functioning and reconnect to the life they truly want to live.
She integrates energy and breathwork with somatic and emotional coaching, helping clients release what talk alone never could and come home to themselves.
She hosts the Finding Harmony podcast and founded the Lightworker Mastermind, where coaches and healers grow their visibility and their business without losing themselves.
Book a Somatic Energy Session and find out how to work with her at harmonyslater.com
Purple Valley Retreat WEEK 1: https://yogagoa.com/harmony-slater/
Purple Valley Retreat WEEK 2: https://yogagoa.com/harmony-slater-2/
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