Pause, rest, be : stillness practices for courage in times of change / Octavia F. Raheem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raheem, Octavia F., author.

Contributor:

Thea Marie Garfield Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Motivation (Psychology).

Mind and body--Religious aspects.

Mind and body.

Motivation.

Medical Subjects:

Motivation.

Genre:

Self-help publications.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 135 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Shambhala Publications, Inc., [2022]

Summary:

"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, Octavia Raheem offers us the motivation and guidance we need to restore ourselves in the midst of all types of change. Raheem 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. Each section includes fifteen short chapters that encourage us to rest, evoke memory, journal, pray, practice, and inquire about what we believe is possible for the future. In doing so, we are invited to come home to right now with a renewed sense of connection across space, time, and our human collective"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE Endings

Corpse Pose / Savasana: A Pose for Endings

1. Ain't No Turning 'Round

2. In Destruction, Create Refuge

3. Why Rush the End?

4. Feeling Our Way Through

5. Listen Closely

6. It's Dark. Rest. Then Keep Going

7. Turbulent Landings

8. Come by Here

9. Missing Stars

10. Ending a Legacy of Fear

11. Down by the Riverside

A Prayer for Endings

pt. TWO Liminal Space

Side-Lying Pose / Parsva Savasana: A Pose for the Space In Between

A Prayer for Liminal Space

pt. THREE Beginnings

Child's Pose / Balasana: A Pose for Beginnings

12. Eyes on the Promise

13. Stumbling Is the Way

14. Noways Tired

15. The Underbelly

16. A Warrior's Welcome

17. Breaking Code

18. Questions and Answers

19. A Desire Started

20. Forever, One Day at a Time

21. Forgive Yourself First

22. Keep on Stepping

A Prayer for All of Our Beginnings.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Thea Marie Garfield Fund.

ISBN:

9781611809855

1611809851

OCLC:

1248597832

Publisher Number:

99990160482