Connection is the Medicine
Welcome to the Connection Is The Medicine Podcast!
I am your host Eaden Shantay. In this podcast, I interview beautiful souls about connection to self, community, nature and Spirit. We are living at a time when disconnection is leading to great conflict and suffering across the globe. I believe that we can make the greatest positive impact through connection and especially connection to our deeper selves.
This podcast is a part of the Connection is the Medicine Foundation, offering programming at True Nature in Carbondale, CO and Loma Sagrada in Nosara, Costa Rica, dedicated to inspiration, connection and self discovery.
EADEN SHANTAY
Eaden grew up in a family with a deep love for arts, live music, architecture, and nature. His father was an award-winning property developer, his mother a modern dancer. Eaden’s upbringing, as well as his path of healing, greatly influenced his life and desire to create sanctuaries (True Nature Healing Arts, Colorado, USA and Loma Sagrada, Nosara, Costa Rica) for restoration and personal growth.
Eaden has been passionately seeking growth, community, and sacred space for over 30 years. He has a knack for bringing together talented people to support the evolution of his vision. He also loves sharing yoga philosophy, meditation, and conscious living classes and workshops.
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EADEN SHANTAY
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Connection is the Medicine
Living Ritual with Tracee Stanley
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Infuse each day with purpose and Spirit
In this episode of the Connection is the Medicine podcast, Eaden sits down with Yogi, teacher, bestselling author, and spiritual guide Tracee Stanley. They explore Tracee’s journey from a successful career in modeling and then as a film executive in Hollywood. Her studies of yoga and Sri Vidya Tantra yoga in the lineage of the Himalayan master. Her evolution into a teacher and spiritual guide.
Her work centers on yoga nidra, self-inquiry, ritual, and weaving devotion into everyday life.
They discuss her soon-to-be released book Living Ritual: Infuse Each Day with Purpose and Spirit. Life is the practice, and ritual becomes the bridge between the mundane and the sacred.
TOPICS
• A “Peaceful Warrior gas station burning down moment” — having all her belongings stolen while living in South Africa, which catalyzed a huge life change.
• Her awakening, which led to leaving the world of modeling and then entering Hollywood by chance. Tracee simultaneously begins yoga practice and the study of Sri Vidya Tantra Yoga.
• Eventually, she leaves Hollywood and moves to Mount Shasta, California, to open a yoga studio.
• Her latest book is called Living Ritual. Which is about bringing
RESOURCES AND LINKS
Pre-Order / Book Information
Living Ritual: Infuse Each Day with Purpose and Spirit by Tracee Stanley
Releases August 25, 2026 (St. Martin’s Essentials / Sounds True)
→ https://www.traceestanley.com/livingritual
Life is the practice. Ritual is how we remember.
TRACEE’S BOOKS
• Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity → https://www.traceestanley.com/radiant-rest
• The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices & Rituals to Remember Who You Are → https://www.traceestanley.com/luminous-self
C0NNECT WITH TRACEE
• Website: https://www.traceestanley.com
• Newsletter Signup: https://www.traceestanley.com/#newsletter
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracee_stanley
• Empowered Life Circle (community & practices): https://www.empoweredlifecircle.com
YouTube Practices with Tracee (great companion listening)
Search her channel: https://www.youtube.com/@traceestanley108
Recommended: “Create a Rest Nest With Yoga Nidra,” “Into the Void | Yoga Nidra,” and other guided practices.
ABOUT THE GUEST: TRACEE STANLEY
Tracee Stanley is the author of the bestselling books Radiant Rest and The Luminous Self (Shambhala Publications) and the forthcoming Living Ritual (August 2026). She is the founder of Empowered Life Circle, a sacred community and portal of practices, rituals, and Tantric teachings inspired by more than 28 years of studentship in Sri Vidya Tantra and the teachings of the Himalayan Masters.
As a post-lineage teacher, Tracee is devoted to sharing the wisdom of yoga nidra, rest, meditation, self-inquiry, nature as a teacher, and ancestor reverence. She holds certificates from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Advanced Eco-Therapy and Advanced Ecopsychology. Tracee illuminates the magic found in liminal space and weaves devotion and practice into daily life.
Her core pillars: Community • Rest • Self-Remembrance • Life as a Sacred Ritual • Nature.
ABOUT CONNECTION IS THE MEDICINE PODCAST
Hosted by Eaden Shantay, Connection Is The Medicine explores the healing power of authentic human connection through conversations with visionary teachers, healers, and community leaders.
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