5.5 hours CE (Yoga
Alliance)
Yoga Nidra is a powerful tool
for healing, especially in our world where trauma is more
commonplace. This training is designed to enhance the
skills of health and wellness professionals and
educators: nurse practitioners, nurses, counselors,
yoga instructors, life and fitness coaches, acupuncturists,
etc.
Introduced is a style of leading
a Yoga Nidra 75-min class that includes gentle movement and breath
work to prepare the mind and body for a deep healing rest. The
traditional 8-stage approach to Yoga Nidra will be taught, as well
as discussion of the more modern approach of iRest, Integrated
Restoration, founded by Dr. Richard Miller.
Participants are asked
to practice Yoga Nidra several times before attending the
training (recordings can be found online or on my
favorite app Insight Timer). Books about
Yoga Nidra: A most comprehensive book and my favorite
thus far is Yoga Nidra—The Art of Transformational
Sleep by Kamini Desai, PhD (2017). Another good more
recent book is Radiant Rest—Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation
& Awakened Clarity (2021). Others: Yoga Nidra
for Complete Relaxation & Stress Relief by Julie Lusk,
Med, E-RYT (2015); The iRest Program for Healing PTSD: A
Proven-Effective Approach to Using Yoga Nidra Meditation and Deep
Relaxation Techniques to Overcome Trauma by Richard Miller,
PhD (2015)