iRest® Yoga Nidra at The Yoga Tree

About ​iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation

Developed over 30 years by Richard Miller PhD, iRest®Yoga Nidra meditation supports psychological, physical and spiritual health, healing and awakening.

HOW IT WORKS
iRest is an accessible meditation protocol that is integrative, as it heals unresolved issues and traumas, and restorative, as it aids practitioners in recognizing the underlying peace of mind that is always present amidst all changing circumstances in life.

Due to its effectiveness and ease of use, iRest has proven to effectively support the healing process across a broad range of populations, including those with PTSD, chronic pain, sleep issues, high stress, depression, and anxiety.
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Ongoing iRest Classes at The Yoga Tree

iRest Yoga Nidra with Jennifer Cabanero
Tuesdays, 10-11:15 am via Zoom
Wednesdays, 6:00-7:15 pm via Zoom
Use your class pass or drop-in for $10

Friday Night Yoga Nidra with Jennifer Cabanero
Monthly, 6:30-8:30 pm via Zoom, $25
July 17, August 14, September 11

Silent Sangha with Jennifer Cabanero
coming soon!
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Morning Meditation (mini-iRest) with Susanne Hutchinson
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9:00-9:30 am via Zoom
​Free

iRest Fundamentals with Susanne Hutchinson
8 week ongoing series
Mondays, 6:00-7:15 pm via Zoom
$75 for the series, or drop-in to a single session for $10
​Begins June 29

Special Series, Trainings, Immersions and Retreats

Special Topic iRest Series with Jennifer Cabanero
Thursdays, 6:00-7:15 pm via Zoom
See schedule for more information

iRest Yoga Nidra Level 1 Training with Jennifer Cabanero
Check back for 2021 dates
Read more below

iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation Immersion with Jennifer Cabanero
Winter 2021
More info coming soon!

iRest Yoga Nidra Silent Meditation Retreat with Jennifer Cabanero
June 25-27, 2021 on Whidbey Island
Read more below
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About our iRest Teachers

Read more about Jennifer Cabanero          Read more about Susanne Hutchinson

Bodysensing:
4 week Series (ONLINE)
with Jennifer Cabanero
Thursdays, June 25-July 16, 6:00-7:15 pm
$60 for the Series, Must preregister

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BodySensing is a moving meditation using the body as a portal for coming home to who we are at the deepest level of our Essential Nature. The distinct edges of our periphery may begin to soften; we are no longer parts of a body attempting to fit ourselves into a form. We can experience a vibratory aliveness, a fully connected wholeness. We find a sense of Home, or Peace.

We can also use BodySensing to help us embody the different practices within iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation. We might experiment with feeling an Inner Resource while moving, deeply attune to the sensations in the body or to notice visiting emotions. These practices grow our ability to focus our attention and develop a relationship with the body, emotions, and mind.

Each class will start with a seated meditation followed by the BodySensing movement practice.
No experience necessary
If you would like to read more, here's an article by Anne Douglas: BodySensing Article

iRest® Fundamentals: 8 week series
with Susanne Hutchinson
Mondays, 6:00-7:15 pm, beginning June 29
 online via ZOOM!
​$75 for the series, or drop-in for $10

Register

Mondays, 6:00-7:15 pm, via Zoom, beginning June 29 
$75 for the series, or drop in to any single session for $10. You can also use your class pass for any single session. 
Preregistration required.

Whether you are brand new to iRest Yoga Nidra, or have been taking classes but are wanting to spend a bit more time exploring the fundamental aspects of the protocol, this Fundamentals Series is for you. 

Each week, Susanne will guide you through an in-depth exploration of a different step of the iRest protocol. Class will consist of some lecture, discussion, and a guided practice. 

This series can serve as a great place to begin before taking one of Jennifer’s Thursday advanced series, or as a supplement to the weekly drop-in classes. 

Week 1 - Inner Resource - Discovering our felt sense of security and well-being
Week 2 - Intention and Heartfelt Desire - Laying the foundation of Sankalpa: making commitments that support our heart’s longing
Week 3 - Body sensation - Sensing and welcoming the body as sensation
Week 4 - Breath sensing - Experiencing the breath as a flow of energy that moves through the body
Week 5 - Feelings and emotions - Understanding the difference between feelings and emotions, and experiencing them as messengers
Week 6 - Cognitions - Experiencing thoughts, beliefs, images and memories
Week 7 - Joy and Well-being - Welcoming joy independent of objects or circumstance
Week 8 - Sahaj and integration - Realizing our Essential Nature, and Everything Just as it is

This series will run continuously, every 8 weeks. So if you miss one week, no worries! You can catch it the next time around, or drop in to any single session that you want to spend more time exploring.

​iRest® Yoga Nidra L 1 Training 

with Senior iRest Trainer Jennifer Cabanero
check back for 2021 dates

In this Level 1 training, you will learn:

• The core principles and practice of iRest® meditation.
• How to use iRest for your personal practice.
• How to teach and deliver iRest simply yet effectively in group and individual settings.

Following the Level 1 Training, you will:

• Join a global community of teachers teaching iRest in yoga studios, sleep clinics, rehabilitation and healthcare facilities, hospice, prisons, universities, schools, as well as in private practice.
• Be able to list yourself on the IRI website as a Level 1 Teacher.
• Be able to access our “Teacher Resources” and our “Teachers Community Network” for further personal and professional support.
• Be recommended by IRI to people seeking iRest teachers in their local area. ​

iRest® Yoga Nidra Silent Retreat
with Jennifer Cabanero
June 25-27, 2021 
 Aldermarsh Retreat Center on Whidbey Island
​$600 by June 4/$625 after June 4

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PLANNING AHEAD FOR SUMMER 2021!!!!!!
With Jennifer Cabanero 
June 25-27, 2021
$600 by June 4/$625 after June 4*
  
Aldermarsh Retreat Center on Whidbey Island
6436 Maxwelton Rd.
Clinton, WA 98236
 
*Price includes shared lodging and delicious, vegetarian meals. No refunds after June 11. Refunds prior to June 11 are subject to a $50 administrative fee.
  
Silent retreat is a chance to connect with ourselves at a deeper level. With fewer distractions we become tuned in to our inner life, our hopes, and our dreams. We also become aware of the beliefs that we have about ourselves and the world around us.
With time, as the stream of thoughts begin to slow down, we experience mini-moments of true calm and peace. In this way, silent retreat can yield fresh perspective, and bring clarity to our state of mind. Coming out of silence, there is often a renewed sense of gratitude for ourselves and for life just as it is.

The ancient non-dual teachings behind iRest Yoga Nidra help us to reconnect with our essential nature; the part of ourselves that is grounded, whole and unchanging no matter what occurs in our lives. Retreat is a precious time that we can set aside to dedicate our selves to nourishing our inherent wholeness.

This retreat offers the perfect combination of guided iRest meditation, body-sensing movement, breath-sensing, sitting, walking, and co-meditation. It is through practicing meditation in movement, stillness, and with others that we experience first hand how these teachings come alive for us as a practice of life.

This retreat is open to students of all levels who wish to sample the fullness iRest offers for health, healing, and wholeness of being. Come prepared to explore stillness, movement, laughter, and delight.