# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Rest Is Sacred: Reclaiming Our Brilliance through the Practice of Stillness
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 02 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: This event takes place in person at Charis and on crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required for virtual attendance. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of this page to be sure you can participate in the event.

Charis welcomes Octavia F. Raheem in conversation with Mindfulness Educator and Coach, Stillness and Sound Architect, Space Holder, and Buddhist Dharma Practitioner, Shawn J. Moore for a discussion of Rest Is Sacred: Reclaiming Our Brilliance through the Practice of Stillness. Concise, potent, poetic messages of inspiration, direction, and encouragement for you to embrace rest and reflection as a deep spiritual practice.

Order the book here: https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/book/9781645473275

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.

Octavia F. Raheem is a wife, mother, author, rest coach, and restorative + Yoga Nidra Teacher. She is the founder of Devoted to Rest® a transformational rest focused immersion for visionary leaders making a high impact in their fields. She teaches passionate and driven individuals 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, Forbes, Yoga Journal, Well + Good, Tricycle, at Essence Festival (Atlanta) and more.

Shawn J. Moore: Residing at the intersection of leadership and mindfulness, Shawn creates sacred spaces for stillness and self-inquiry to help social impact leaders align their strengths, intention, and impact. Through his integrative approach, he holds transformative containers for self-renewal, personal discovery, and capacity-building that ease clients on their journey towards peace, clarity, and freedom.

Shawn is committed to empower changemakers to become embodied leaders – unified in mind, body, and heart – with the tools to mindfully pause, reconnect to their inner knowing, make strengths-driven decisions, and lead the change they believe the world needs. 

The path to collective growth is rooted firmly in our personal growth. As we work towards collective freedom, Shawn asks:

How can you begin to support yourself to be able to support others?

Are you pouring into others from the excess of your full cup? 

Shawn has an intuitive way of weaving all that he has learned on his path to help those on the inner journey of discovery to reflect on those questions – including meditation, sound healing, yoga nidra, and coaching.

The event is free and open to all people, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Donate on crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event.

In-person event guidelines:

All attendees must wear a face mask during the event.

We will begin seating people at 5:30 PM ET.

This event will be live-streamed via crowdcast. 

As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event.

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304

If you would like to watch the virtual event with computer-generated captions, please watch in Google Chrome and enable captions. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don't hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. We are actively learning the best practices for this technology and we welcome your feedback as we continue to connect across distances.

By attending our event you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), class, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/decatur/rest-is-sacred-reclaiming-our-brilliance-through-the-practice-of-stillness/200027467113523
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, nonprofit, workshops, meditation, art, yoga, virtual, sports, festivals, literary-art, spiritual, it
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 93

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Decatur
- **state**: GA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 184 S. Candler St. , Decatur, GA, United States, Georgia 30030
- **lat**: 33.76818
- **long**: -84.29218
- **full address**: 184 S. Candler St. , Decatur, GA, United States, Georgia 30030

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Rest Is Sacred: Reclaiming Our Brilliance through the Practice of Stillness being held?
  - **A:** Rest Is Sacred: Reclaiming Our Brilliance through the Practice of Stillness takes place on Sun, 02 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 02 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm at 184 S. Candler St. , Decatur, GA, United States, Georgia 30030.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Rest Is Sacred: Reclaiming Our Brilliance through the Practice of Stillness?
  - **A:** Rest Is Sacred: Reclaiming Our Brilliance through the Practice of Stillness is organized by Charis Books and More/Charis Circle.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Rest Is Sacred: Reclaiming Our Brilliance through the Practice of Stillness is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Decatur, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 90+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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