iRest: Integrative Restoration comes from Yoga Nidra, an ancient meditation practice of self inquiry that supports psychological, physical and spiritual health, resiliency and well being. iRest is a secularized version of Yoga Nidra developed by Richard Miller, Ph,D. I teach iRest Yoga Nidra to my clients 1:1 or in a group format.
Having worked with many traumatized individuals in my practice, I have witness that trauma robs people of a sense of safety, and a sense of trust in themselves and others. It is difficult for people with early wounding to believe in their own innate goodness. It can also makes it difficult to relax, feel calm, as well as difficult to access joy and a sense of well being.
iRest Yoga Nidra is made up of a sequence of 10 steps. Each step builds on itself. These practices help you learn to respond verse react to your emotions and thoughts thus helping you to feel more in harmony with yourself, your actions and your environment. The practice is integrative in that it can help you become more of a psychologically integrated person. Its restorative in that it helps you recover a sense of your own inherent joy, peace and resiliency as well as more connected to yourself, others and your immediate environment. While there is no physical movement in iRest, Yoga Nidra, it is a process of self inquiry that can help a person free themselves from old, unwanted identifications of self concept, thoughts and feelings that have outlived their usefulness.
iRest is optimally practiced a little and often over a period of time for optimal results. It can offer people a greater sense of peacefulness, wellbeing and ease, regardless of difficult life circumstances and a changing, challenging world.
I can assist you in learning iRest as a stand alone practice, for yourself or in a small group format. I also integrate this in my psychotherapy practice with clients when its of benefit to them. My goal is to help you learn to calm your own nervous system, find inner resiliency and tap into your own state of peacefulness, joy and wellbeing.