About iRest® 

From managing stress and difficult emotions to experiencing more fully the beauty of life, meditation offers a simple, powerful, and timeless practice for feeling fully alive and at peace in the world. 

iRest is a practice that allows us to stay connected to peace amid the changing experiences of daily life. Most of us, typically, in day-to-day life, focus on everything that is changing and everything that needs ‘fixing’. The result is often stress and anxiety or maybe sleeplessness or simply a weary and fragmented mind. The iRest practice allows us to explore the potential for an enduring peace that is already here. iRest empowers us to feel that peace as our first-hand experience. It teaches us to live from this deep place of equanimity where our thoughts, words, and deeds naturally arise in each moment. 

The courses are usually for 6 weeks and introduce iRest® - a pro-active meditation inquiry. iRest has been developed over 40 years by Dr Richard Miller and associates and draws on the ancient tradition of Yoga Nidra (‘sleep yoga’). Yoga Nidra can be considered as a meditative heart of yoga and iRest has adapted the teachings to the conditions of modern life. Research has demonstrated how iRest, as educational technique, can effectively alleviate anxiety, insomnia, chronic pain, depression, PTS and chemical dependency. 

For beginners or those wanting to take their meditation further, the courses invite you to go deeper in your exploration of meditation and bring the insights you gain into your everyday life. I’ve found that quite a few people take this course a second time so to build upon their first experience.

You can bring to this course what you want – an intrigue in meditation and/or a focus on a specific concern such as stress & anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, physical and emotional pain or wanting to experience deep rest. 

Each week will focus on a different theme of the iRest® process and engage in a full practice. There will also be time to discuss experiences, questions, and challenges.