Rediscover Your Wholeness Through Integrative Restoration

Overview

Based on the traditional, non-dual teachings of meditation, iRest® (Integrative Restoration) is an evidence-based, transformative practice that leads to psychological, physical, and spiritual healing and well-being.

Its practice is integrative as it helps heal the various unresolved issues and traumas that are present in the body and mind and restorative as it enables you to recognize your innate peace of mind that is always present amidst all changing circumstances of life.

In this interactive and experiential session, you be will be invited to rediscover your wholeness and nourish noble qualities such as joy, peacefulness, empathy, forgiveness, patience, and loving-kindness toward yourself and others.

The session will include the practice of:

• Interoceptive body sensing and breath expansion
• Partnered, non-dual meditation
• iRest Yoga Nidra

Learning Objectives

1. To develop an understanding of specific yoga practices and systems
2. To learn current evidence and research in the iRest® (Integrative Restoration) system
3. To experience the authentic ground of 'being'
4. To better understand through experiential experiences interoception and how it can underpin proprioception and movement in general
5. To add some new skills the the teaching 'toolbox' and gain insight into the energetic body
6. To gain new perspectives on the practice of asana, kaya mudra and dhyana

Audience

This course is open to all yoga instructors and health care professionals – physiotherapists, physiotherapy students, physiotherapy assistants, occupational therapists, chiropractors, naturopathic doctors, massage therapists, registered kinesiologists, medical doctors, nurses and midwives.

This session was recorded at the Montreal International Symposium on Therapeutic Yoga (MISTY) in March of 2017