![]() Meditation doesn’t have to hard (it’s true)! I have personally found iRest transformational in my life, in terms to allowing myself the opportunity for deep rest (as a highly sensitive person and a mother with young children this is so important), to embody welcoming as a way of being in the world, and an understanding of myself as pure awareness (rather than transient sensations, emotions and thoughts).Īnd it really is easy! This is one thing that I particularly love about iRest. IRest has the support of both the yogic community and the scientific community, as the teachings are firmly grounded in ancient yogic wisdom, and contemporary research has shown it to be effective in increasing inner peace and well-being, reducing depression, fear, trauma and anxiety, increasing our ability to relax and enjoy life, reducing insomnia and levels of stress, improving interpersonal relations, and reducing chronic and acute pain. And the outcome of his decades of work, is Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra (iRest). My teacher Richard Miller, who is a clinical psychologist and yogic scholar, developed iRest Yoga Nidra, and has dedicated the past 40 years of his life to studying, practicing, teaching and researching yoga nidra. IRest Yoga Nidra is similar to the more traditional practice of yoga nidra, however it is somewhat more psychologically minded. We then dive into the practical, experiential component, because it’s not enough to just talk about this stuff, we have to DO IT! And the practice of iRest yoga nidra really supports us to embody the wisdom, rather than just intellectualise it. In my classes and workshops I spend some time discussing these different components, and there is an opportunity to discover how these teachings are relevant to YOUR life (e.g.
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