iRest Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra is a form of guided mindfulness meditation. Practicing regularly can help you tap into the parts of your brain that allow for greater insight and quiet the parts of the brain that are responsible for negative thoughts, feelings, and sensations. Through this process people learn to welcome life as it is happening and to respond – not react – to challenging situations. The practice can help us alleviate stress, sleep better, and heal unresolved issues and traumas. It is a wonderful support to the psychotherapy process.
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Micropractices: Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Anyone exploring mindfulness meditation will find that there are so many different styles and approaches. This can be liberating or confusing, or both! Luckily, there is something for everybody. The most important is that we each find what is helpful for us. This might be a process of trial and error. “Micropractices” is one way…
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Window of Tolerance
You might already be familiar with the Window of Tolerance (WofT) from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, as developed by Pat Ogden. It is an amazing tool for navigating our own inner sensory landscape as we move through life! WOT also provides a great framework for thinking about mindfulness practices, including iRest Yoga Nidra. Through deeper self-understanding, we can explore…
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Coming Home to Ourselves: iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation
“I tried meditation, but it doesn’t work for me. I can’t quiet my mind.” When I ask people about their experiences with meditation, this is the most common response I get. I hear this in classes, at parties, and with my friends. The explosion of mindfulness in the mainstream media has left us…
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Cultivating mindness in clinical social work
Beginning with the Social Worker: Yoga Nidra Meditation as a Means for Self-inquiry, Growth, Effectiveness and Resiliency (PDF) by Corinne Peterson, Amy Zajakowski Uhll and Susan Grossman View the article (PDF)
