Living Ritual - by Tracee Stanley (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Weave sacred moments into daily life

In this beautiful guide, beloved spiritual teacher Tracee Stanley invites us to inhabit our lives more fully through the power of ritual. Rituals not only mark major life transitions, they also help us find grounding in our everyday lives. Created specifically for householders―people whose responsibilities mean they can't devote hours to spiritual practice―this book helps us discover and create rituals, including short micro-rituals, that can carry us through our days with meaning and purpose.

"Ritual is about the truth that life isn't perfect," explains Stanley. "Honoring ourselves in every season and sitting at the altar of life through every cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is important." Inspired by Hindu philosophy of the four aims of life, Living Ritual is divided into four parts: Rituals of Support, Relationships, Purpose, and Spirit. With each section, Stanley creates a bridge between the mundane and the sacred, allowing our daily actions to be filled with presence and intention.

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Praise for Living Ritual

"With luminous wisdom and poetic grace, Tracee Stanley invites us into the truth and necessity of ritual. Far beyond habit-building, Living Ritual is a reclamation of our original nature, a clarion call for these times. This is the book we've been waiting for."--Elena Brower, author of Hold Nothing and Practice You

"Tracee Stanley is the guiding light and grounding force we all need. She is a living embodiment of ritual. The practices she shares in this beautiful book transform daily life into one infused with meaning and magic."--Parvati Shallow, two-time Survivor winner, author of Nice Girls Don't Win

"Tracee Stanley has written the book for anyone who's ever felt too fractured to access the sacred while living with dishes in the sink and deadlines on the calendar. Living Ritual meets you in your exhaustion and your longing, showing you how every breath, threshold, every ordinary moment is already holy. Stanley's wisdom will change how you practice, relate, and how you live. This book is both the altar to sit at and your answered prayer."--Octavia F. Raheem, founder of Pause, Rest, Lead(R) School of Sacred Studies, author of Rest Is Sacred

"Living Ritual Invites you to stop seeking elsewhere and remember what you already know. Tracee shows how the ordinary becomes sacred when met with presence and how daily life itself can be a living prayer. This book is a gentle and powerful guide back home, to ease, awareness, and the wisdom of your soul."--Rosie Acosta, host of Radio Headspace, author of You Are Radically Loved

"Tracee Stanley eloquently weaves teachings from a plethora of Yoga, Ayurveda, and Buddhist traditions with embodied wisdom and care, inviting one and all to pause, dream, inquire, imagine and create a life oriented toward purpose, joy and liberation. At a time when the world is in a free falling frenzy, Living Ritual offers anchor, solace, and grace--and a long exhale!"--Anjali Rao, author of Yoga as Embodied Practice

"Living Ritual is a breathtaking reminder of the sacred woven through everything. Tracee Stanley has an exquisite gift for helping us remember and revel in the sweetness of this one, precious life. Through her singular practices and tender, compassionate voice, she gently calls us back to ourselves--to presence, to joy, to what truly matters. She invites us into a more intimate relationship with our lives, one that honors even the quiet, ordinary moments as worthy of devotion. The sacred wisdom and medicine our hearts truly need in these times."--Zahabiyah Yamasaki, M.Ed., RYT, author of Protect Your Energy and Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault

"In Living Ritual, Tracee Stanley teaches us how to transform the mundane rituals of daily life into a conscious sacred path of awakening. Even more, she shows us that the foundation of a full life needs to have each of its four corners well-constructed and sturdy. With Living Ritual, we can build support, relationships, purpose, and spirit into the very structure of our lives. To be honest, this book moved me beyond words. The rituals that she offers are like a set of keys that unlock all the secret doors to my heart--opening to potential and possibilities. Thank you, Tracee Stanley!"--Jivana Heyman, director of Accessible Yoga, author of Accessible Yoga and Yoga Revolution

About the Author

Tracee Stanley is a teacher of yoga nidra, meditation, and self-inquiry, and the founder of Empowered Life Circle, a sacred community inspired by years of study in Sri Vidya Tantra and the teachings of the Himalayan masters. Tracee holds certificates from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Advanced Eco-Therapy, Advanced Ecopsychology, and more. She leads retreats and trainings in the US and internationally. She is the author of Radiant Rest and The Luminous Self and host of the Radiant Rest Podcast.