Devoted Page
A Restful Writing Space for Leaders.
The page is a sacred place to rest.
This is for the one who gets clear, knows their worth, and is no longer willing to let anything get in the way of their rest and their words.
Devoted Page is an intimate membership for leaders who know that rest fuels their writing and their writing deepens their rest.
We gather online monthly for guided rest and focused writing time.
This space if about you, the page, and a circle of high capacity peers who understand that writing isn't about adding another achievement to your resume. We are not here to perform. We are here to create.
There is no room like this room.
Freedom Freedom to explore. To be curious, unscripted, and completely yourself at rest and on the page.
Structure that holds you accountable to showing up without deadlines, submissions, or anyone's expectations. The dates and times are already on your calendar for the year. All you do is arrive.
You already know that structure and freedom make each other possible. That's why both are held here.
Witnessing without critique. You are seen for the creativity itself, not judged, fixed, or improved. That's not this membership..
Circle of peers who already know who you are. Where no one asks "when will you be done?" or "how will you monetize it?" because we are all someone and have nothing to prove. We are here for the rest and writing alone. That is enough.
Rest. You know there is another way to create and you are ready to live it. Rest is woven into every practice.
Devotion to the word for its own sake, separate from outcome. Even your words get to rest here.
This is what Devoted Page offers.
Here's how it works.
We meet monthly
Monthly Gathering
Every session includes deep rest and space to write.
Replay will be available.
MEETING DATES
2026 Dates | Time 12:00-1:30pm ET
Friday January 23
Friday, February 13
Friday, March 13
Friday, April 10
Friday, May 1
Friday, June 12
Friday July 17
Friday, August 14
Friday, September 18
Friday, October 23
Friday, November 20
Saturday December 12
2027 Dates | Time 12:00-2:00 pm ET
January 15
February 19
March 19
April 23
May 21
June 18
July 16
August 20
September 24
October 22
November 19
December 10
The year unfolds seasonally.
We move through Clear, Clarify, Create, Celebrate; the same framework at the heart of Devoted To Rest® and Pause, Rest, Lead®
WINTER (January-March):
CLEAR
Clear space for the words that want to come. Release the inner critic. Make room.
SPRING (April-June):
CLARIFY
Ask the questions in your writing that lead to deeper truth. Find what's yours to say and how you want to say it through exploration and play.
SUMMER/FALL (July-October):
CREATE
Create from devotion. Build sustainable practice. Stay with what's difficult on the page and still find ease.
July: No session. Summer rest.
FALL/WINTER (November-December):
CELEBRATE
Celebrate the practice itself. Harvest what emerged. Honor your becoming.
By the end of the year, you'll have written. You'll have rested. And you'll have built a devotional relationship with words that isn't about output. It's about remembering who you are. It's about seeing what wants to rest on the page. It's about deep listening, contemplation, and restoration through creating simply because you can and want to.
This is what you won't find in Devoted Page.
Critique. Feedback. Workshopping. This is not that.
Instruction on craft or technique. You already know how to write. What you have been missing is a place worthy of what you want to say.
Performance. You are welcome to leave your cape, your to-do list, and your agenda at the door.
Convincing. If you are reading this looking for reasons to believe it is worth it or that you are worth it, this is not your room. Your room is the one where you already know.
This is what you WILL find in Devoted Page.
A monthly practice of rest and writing that amplifies your power and possibility every single time.
A circle of peers so brilliant, so awake, so deeply themselves that when you arrive you feel something you rarely feel, recognized and clearly seen.
Your words are sacred as they emerge. They will be held that way here.
Structure that creates freedom. Dates already on your calendar. All you do is arrive.
Devotion deepens over time. Six months minimum. You already know why.
Who this is for.
Devoted Page is for leaders who have done the work, gathered the wisdom, value rest, and know there is more to say.
✓ You are doing visible and profound work in the world and the page is calling you toward seeing yourself more deeply
✓ You have words that will not stay quiet and you are ready to answer them
✓ You want accountability to show up paired with the freedom to write whatever wants to come
✓ You hold rest as sacred practice and writing as devotion
✓ You want to be witnessed without being workshopped
✓ You are ready to create simply because you want to and that is enough
You might be:
A leader whose inner life is as serious as their outer work.
A creator who processes through writing and is ready to give it devoted space.
Someone who writes in the margins and knows it deserves more room.
A speaker whose clearest thinking happens on the page.
A person who takes their words seriously and is ready for a circle that does too.
Who facilitates & holds the space
Octavia F. Raheem
I'm a three-time published author and founder of both Devoted to Rest® & Pause, Rest, Lead® School of Sacred Studies. I've been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Tricycle, and Yoga Journal.
More importantly: I live this practice. Writing is one way I rest. Rest fuels my writing. For me, they are inseparable.
Guest Teachers
Writers who center rest. Rest Leaders who hold words as sacred.
You'll experience diverse voices, approaches, and teachings throughout the year.
Jennifer Sterling
Author of Ella and The Whispering Wind and Dear Strong Black Women
May 2026
Clarity and The Power of The Body
Dr. Chanti Tacoronte-Perez
Author of Yantra Wisdom Deck, Birdsong Somatic Oracle, and The Ritual of Rest
June 2026
Writing Clarity and The Power of Imagination
Dr. Leconte Dill
Author and work featured in work has been featured in Poetry Magazine, Mom Egg Review, The Feminist Wire, The Killens Review of Arts & Letters, and Very Smart Brothas
September 2026
Creating Poetry from Marrow
Tracee Stanley
Author of Empowered Wisdom Deck, Radiant Rest, Luminous Self, and Living Ritual
November 2026
Creating and Living Ritual
Investment
Recurring $289/month
6-month minimum commitment required
What makes this different from everything else.
You've probably tried:
Writing workshops that taught you craft you already know.
Critique groups that picked apart your work until you stopped wanting to share it.
Programs that promised to "get you published" when what you really needed was permission to write.
Wellness memberships that offered rest practices completely separate from your creative work.
Devoted Page is different because:
We honor writing and rest as inseparable practices.
We witness without workshopping.
We hold the practice as sacred which is separate from outcome.
We rest first, then write, always.
We're led by someone who understands nervous system, soul, creativity, devotional practice, and the courage it takes to claim space to both rest and write when your work in the world is already asking so much of you.
This is the only space that combines:
Transformative rest practices
Live writing time in community
Seasonal framework for sustained devotion
Leadership level conversation about creativity as soul work
No critique, no pressure, no performance
How to join.
Step 1: Complete the brief application. It will take 7-10 minutes.
Answer a few questions so we understand what you're seeking and what you'll bring to the circle.
Step 2: Receive confirmation
We'll review and respond to applications within three business days.
Step 3: Enroll
Choose your payment plan.
Step 4: Join us
The Devoted Table
Where your inside words meet the world that is waiting for them.
You have been resting. Writing. Clearing what is in the way. Listening for what is true.
Something is becoming clear.
The Devoted Table is where that clarity gets to sit down with people who know what to do with it. An intimate addition to Devoted Page, it is a series of 60-minute gatherings with the editors, coaches, and strategists who have spent decades shaping the yoga, wellness, and spiritual publishing world from the inside.
They are pulling up a chair. Bringing everything they know. And offering it directly to you and exclusively to the Devoted Page membership community.
Each session opens with a short presentation, moves into conversation with Octavia F. Raheem, and closes with your questions. Wisdom, insight, and nourishment for aligned action is served here.
Guest Presenters
Beth Frankl
Executive Editor, Shambhala Publications
Twenty-five years.
Hundreds of books. Beth knows what makes a manuscript worthy of the table and she will tell you plainly.
Friday, September 25, 2026
12:00–1:00pm ET
Linda Sparrowe
Author, Book Coach & Ghostwriter.
Linda helps writers get quiet enough to hear what wants to be said, then shapes it into something the world can receive.
Friday, November 6, 2026
12:00–1:00pm ET
Elina Vaysbeyn
Book Marketing Strategist
Fifteen years in publishing.
Elina knows how a book finds the people it is meant for and what it takes to get there.
Friday, December 4, 2026
12:00–1:00pm ET
The Devoted Table is exclusive to Devoted Page members and included in all current memberships.
FAQs
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You need to own the title “writer “ for yourself.
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Perfect. You can journal, free write, explore. The practice itself is the point.
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We witness without feedback. Sharing is optional and won't occur every session. Your words are sacred as they emerge.
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Writing as devotional practice deepens over time. Six months lets you experience two full seasons and build real relationship with the work.
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90 minutes once per month, 11 months per year. Practice.
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Yes. This isn't about credentials. It's about devotion to the practice itself.
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All are rest leaders, writers, or contemplatives who hold writing as sacred work.
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Replay is available.
I am a wife, mother, three time author, rest coach, and restorative + Yoga Nidra Teacher. I am the founder of both Devoted to Rest® and Pause, Rest, Lead® School of Sacred Studies. I teach passionate and driven individuals how to awaken their fullest potential through the power of rest. With 10,000+ hours of training and teaching experience, I am a luminary in the areas of rest, restorative arts, wellness, and yoga. I have been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Yoga Journal, Well + Good, Tricycle, at Essence Festival (Atlanta) and more.
I write and rest because it has saved me 100 times over.
I write because it's how I make sense of being alive. I rest because rest is sacred and so am I. Rest is the greatest creative fuel I've found.
The page is a sacred place. It's where we reflect, restore, and remember. It's where we rest. Devoted Page is where I hold space for leaders who know the page is calling them and who are ready to finally answer.
If that's you, I'm holding space for you.
With devotion,
About Octavia F. Raheem
This is your invitation.
Devoted Page. Limited membership. 6-month minimum commitment.
The practice is waiting. The circle is forming. Your words are calling you.
Will you claim your seat?
Questions? Email hello@octaviaraheem.com