iRest Yoga Nidra
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.
People practicing iRest Yoga Nidra experience: decreased stress, anxiety, fear and depression, improved sleep, an ability to better manage pain, healthier interpersonal relations, more confidence and joy, and a greater sense of peace and well-being. It can also allow us to recognize an underlying peace of mind that is always present within us - no matter what circumstances we are facing in life.
Upcoming Sessions
iRest Yoga Nidra for the Holiday Season
Saturdays, 11:00am-12:30pm
November 23, 2019 - January 11, 2020
(no class on November 30 or December 28)
$160 per 6-week session
The holiday season is often a stressful time. It can also be a wonderful time for self-exploration and connection with others. Yoga Nidra offers tools for navigating the challenges of the holidays, and also experiencing the joys of the season. It is a form of guided mindfulness meditation, and is a systematic process for leading the body and mind into receptive states of relaxation and deep presence. Through this process we are able to access inner healing and the pure awareness of being. Yoga Nidra is a powerful tool to help reduce stress, explore our life experiences and enter into a deeper connection with all that is.
In this series we use the Integrative Restoration (iRest®) approach to Yoga Nidra. Each class includes brief discussion, mindful chair yoga, short “on the go” practices, and a guided yoga nidra session (seated in a chair or lying down). Recordings of each session are available via Dropbox for home practice. This six-week workshop begins before Thanksgiving and continues through the New Year. It is open to both new and continuing students. Please join us as we use the ancient practice of yoga nidra to move mindfully through the holidays and welcome the light of the season.
To register, please contact Amy Zajakowski Uhll 773/754-7441 X20
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Corinne Peterson has been teaching yoga since 1994. She received her first yoga instructor certification through the Temple of Kriya Yoga (1995) and a subsequent certification as a teacher and yoga therapist through the American Viniyoga Institute (2006). Corinne has a gentle teaching style influenced by 20 years of study in the traditions of Viniyoga, Kriya and Iyengar yoga. She is certified in iRest® Yoga Nidra through Richard Miller, PhD and the Integrative Restoration Institute. Corinne also received training in Trauma-Sensitive Yoga through the Trauma Center at the Justice Research Institute founded by Bessel van der Kolk. She holds a masters degree in public health in the area of health education and promotion, and has been a nationally certified massage therapist since 1997.* * *
*Unless otherwise noted, all classes are held at our center, 4700 N Ravenswood Ave, Suite C.
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