Let's meet Saturday, September 13, 2025: Rest is Sacred

Note: This will be a joint meeting with the Lesbian Spiritual Book Group--Seattle/Eastside

What a wonderful and rich discussion we had on August 16 when we discussed To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest by Diana Beresford-Kroeger. Thank you so much to the 9 of us who logged onto Zoom and joined in, creating a very intimate discussion. The strength and commitment of this group makes it possible for us to connect deeply even online, and I so appreciate this remarkable group of women.
Our next meeting will be on Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 4:00-6:00 pm PDT. We will discuss Rest Is Sacred: Reclaiming Our Brilliance through the Practice of Stillness by Octavia Raheem. The book is widely available in print and audiobook, new and used and electronically from www.amazon.com, www.alibris.com and other sellers. Please contact me if you need help locating or purchasing the book.
You are welcome whether you have read or listened to the book or not--the conversation will be rich and intimate regardless. Each time we are joined by some who have not read the book, and I think they can attest that our conversations start with the book and roam freely into the rest of our lives.
We have had a problem with uninvited disruptors. Please note that all members will be held in the waiting room and only admitted if they respond to messages or are known to us. All members must be willing to appear full face on screen throughout the meeting. If you have not RSVP'd, you will not be admitted if you are not known to the group.

About the book:
Concise, potent, poetic messages of inspiration, direction, and encouragement for you to embrace rest and reflection as a deep spiritual practice.
In this compelling follow-up to her popular book, Pause, Rest, Be, Octavia F. Raheem offers succinct, gem-like teachings that invite us to find ways to embrace rest in our daily lives. Raheem posits that the most sustainable future is a well-rested one, and that rest isn’t a luxury—it is a necessary spiritual practice available to us all.
Raheem uses personal reflection, and creative, evocative “sutras” (or, just as aptly, aphorisms, threads, psalms, or proverbs) and inquiry to guide us toward a more well-rested present and future. The forty sutras fall into three categories:
Rest as a place of refuge from the storms of life
Rest as a place to remember who you are
Rest as a place of revelation
Rest Is Sacred invites the reader to reflect on our relationship to the grind culture and begin to see rest as a contemplative practice and way of life.

About the author:
Octavia Raheem is a wife, mother, author, highly sought after rest coach, experienced yoga teacher, and activist.
In addition to being a writer, she is the founder of Devoted to Rest® a transformational rest focused mastermind for visionary leaders committed to making profound impact in their fields and NOT burning out while doing it. She teaches high achieving women how to awaken their fullest potential through the power of rest. With 10,000+ hours of training and teaching experience, she is a true luminary in the areas of rest, restorative arts, wellness, and yoga. Octavia has been featured in the New York Times, Yoga Journal, Well + Good, Tricycle, and more.

Here is the link:
Andrea Bride is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Lesbian Spiritual Book Group--Seattle/Eastside/Portland
Time: Sep 13, 2025 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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