Episode 60 : Expanding into Rest with Special Guest Octavia Raheem

In today's episode of the BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Podcast, Host Sandy Raper has a conversation with special guest, Octavia Raheem about expanding into the purposeful practice of rest and the beautiful pause we can find in the "space-in-between". Octavia Raheem is a mother, author of Gather, activist, and an experienced yoga teacher and practitioner. She began practicing yoga in 1999 and has been teaching since 2007. Octavia founded Starshine & Clay, an online and retreat space for Black, indigenous, and Women of Color to rest and restore. Octavia has received national attention for her work training yoga teachers and diversifying the yoga and wellness industry. Her work has been featured in Yoga Journal, Mantra, Well + Good, CNN, WXIA, and Atlanta Magazine.  Born and raised in Gainesville, Georgia, her spirituality encompasses the universe and is very much anchored in the heart and soul of the sacred community she was raised in: Greater Timber Ridge Baptist Church. Octavia has a distinctive voice. One that is wise, otherworldly, and also familiar. Her teaching is grounded in her roots and real-life experience as a woman learning to love herself as well as center her well-being and transformation via yoga, rest, meditation, and Yoga Nidra.  Website: www.octaviaraheem.com FB & IG: @octaviaraheem Host, Sandy Raper, is an E-RYT 500 hour yoga teacher based in North Carolina with almost two decades of teaching experience. Sandy is has received extensive hours of training with Rolf Gates, completing 200- and 300-hour certifications under his guidance. Sandy has also completed another 300-hour certification through Yoga Medicine® and is recognized as a Yoga Medicine® Therapeutic Specialist. Sandy offers a Yoga Alliance approved 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, as well as, provides continuing education workshops and training as a YACEP. Sandy has accumulated thousands of hours teaching and 1000+ hours of training. It is truly her passion to connect and share the amazing life benefits of the yoga practice with as many individuals as possible. With a strong passion to inspire and support new and seasoned yoga teachers, Sandy is excited to offer her Beyond Yoga Teacher Training (B.Y.T.T.) Mentorship Program to support yoga teachers with the confidence, clarity, and connection that goes beyond the foundation of YTT. Schedule your FREE 45-minute Introductory Mentorship Call with Sandy today and get started on becoming the yoga teacher that you desire to be. Ready to make an impact as a yoga teacher in 200? Join Sandy in her BEYOND YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Mentorship Program. Reserve your spot today!  Website: www.sandyraper.com IG: @sandyraperyoga @byttpodcast