iRest Yoga Nidra: A Modern Approach to an Ancient Science (London, England)(06-2010)

Friday, Saturday, Sunday Evening
Introduction to the teachings of Nondualism and iRest Yoga Nidra.

Integrative Restoration – or iRest - is a modern adaptation of the ancient yogic meditative process of yoga nidra (yoga = awake as unconditioned well-being, and nidra = across all states of consciousness.). This workshop will guide you through the process of iRest using lecture, interactive dialogue, and experiential practice sessions. You will learn iRest as an effective tool that you can integrate into both your personal and professional practice. The workshop will challenge and inspire you to approach yourself and your work with students and/or clients as a portal for experiencing the healing and ever-present nature of unconditioned well-being.

Successful research has been conducted with the US military assessing the efficacy of iRest for healing stress-related disorders (PTSD) in active duty soldiers. Significant research results have also been obtained using iRest with anxiety, insomnia, chronic pain, chemical dependency, homelessness, and college students. The protocol for these studies was developed by Richard Miller and written about in his book 'Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga and in The Sacred Mirror: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy'.

No previous experience in the practice of Yoga Nidra is required.

Friday 18 to Sunday 20 June 2010

The Special Yoga Centre

The Tay Building

2a Wrentham Avenue

London NW10 3HA

Friday: 18.45 to 20.45

Saturday: 09.30 to 12.30 and 14.00 to 17.00

Sunday: 10.00 to 13.00 and 14.00 to 16.00

Book Friday only: £30

Saturday and Sunday: £140 (Saturday and Sunday form a complete workshop - individual sessions may not be booked)

Book all three workshop sessions: £155

Book onto this workshop

Friday evening’s session is valuable as a stand alone workshop and will introduce the principles and practice of iRest.

Saturday and Sunday form an integrated workshop in which, through lecture, discussion and plenty of practice, you will learn how to:

    * learn Yoga Nidra as both an individual and group practice
    * track yourself and students/clients according to the Ten Stages of iRest
    * understand the koshas and their use in healing and awakening
    * diffuse resistance through harnessing the power of ‘welcoming’
    * utilise the power of 'opposites' to empower healing
    * utilise pure awareness as the underlying source of healing.

Read more about the psychospiritual approach of iRest

Richard Miller, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and contemporary spiritual teacher. He is president and executive director of the Integrative Restoration Institute, founding board member of the Institute for Spirituality and Psychology, co-founder of the International Association of Yoga Therapy and a board member of the Baumann Institute, which studies the impact of pure awareness on health and well-being. In addition to his teaching, Richard is a consultant on numerous studies that are researching his iRest Yoga Nidra protocol for health, healing, and well-being. Richard is the author of Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga and Welcoming All That Is, in The Sacred Mirror: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy.
Learn more about iRest at www.irest.us

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