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Radiant Rest Retreat: Yoga Nidra, Self-Inquiry, Sankalpa

May 13–15, 2022

with Tracee Stanley

Yoga nidra is a portal to awakening to your true power. In this retreat, we will discover the art of deep and sacred rest. You will receive tools to weave this practice into your daily life as a devotional practice.

We will explore potent themes each day in our yoga nidra practice to empower your life. These themes include Perfect Sankalpa, a Sankalpa (resolve) formed, without doubt, ancestral reverence and nature amplification practices.

This immersive experience into deep rest and self-knowledge offers an opportunity to discover and resolve obstacles to you living your best life. We will journey into the cave of the heart, rest under the stars and explore the state of being where inner luminosity and non-doing reside.

Together we will:

  • Discover deep relaxation techniques to enhance rejuvenation, memory and clarity
  • Practice in nature to activate the power of inner knowing
  • Uncover and diminish the shadow energy that keeps you from achieving goals
  • Create a powerful Sankalpa for a take-home 40 day practice

Please bring a shawl, a journal, a pen and an eye pillow.

Tracee Stanley

Tracee Stanley is devoted to sharing the wisdom of yoga nidra, meditation, nature as a teacher, and ancestor reverence. She is the author of the bestselling books Radiant Rest and The Luminous Self (Shambhala Publications). Her newest book, Living Ritual: Infuse Each Day with Purpose and Spirit (SoundsTrue), will be released in August 2026.

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