Yoga Yoga is proud to host Dr. Richard Miller for a 6 night, 5 day iRest Yoga Nidra training at the beautiful Balcones Springs Retreat Center in Marble Falls, TX. Participants will not only receive 42 hours of some of the most valuable Yoga training available, but also enjoy a 6 night life transforming personal retreat on 250 acres of lakeside Texas Hill Country.

Integrative Restoration, or iRest, is a profoundly transformative practice derived from the ancient meditation approach of Yoga Nidra (yoga = embodying what is timeless + nidra = across all states of consciousness) that leads to lasting psychological, physical and spiritual healing. iRest enables you to experience unshakeable peace, during even your most difficult times.

iRest is a non-dogmatic, non-religious, secular practice consisting of 30 to 40 minute sessions, where participants are guided through sequences that cover:

• Body sensitivity training

• Breath and energy awareness

• Systematic desensitization to neutralize:

• Negative body sensations and stress

• Negative feelings and emotions, and

• Negative beliefs, images and memories

• The experience of joy and well-being

• Freedom from the feeling of separation and suffering

• The ability to experience equanimity amidst the realization that everything in life is constantly changing

• The embodiment of pure awareness during every life circumstance

iRest teaches you to embody a skill that you can use throughout your life so that you may experience a sense of mastery and ease of being when encountering difficult situations, a sense of joy that pervades your everyday life, and the heartfelt experience of oneness that underlies all of life.

This training is suitable for both beginners and advanced practitioners, and reveals Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra as both a personal practice for transformation, health, healing and awakening, and as a tool for use with individuals and groups in yoga, psychotherapy, across various clinical, hospital, class and individual settings. Anticipate a dynamic learning environment that includes in-depth interactive dialogue and experiential sessions.

Training Schedule:

Sunday,     7:00pm – 9:30pm (dinner included before program)
Monday,     7:00am – 9:30pm (breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Tuesday,     7:00am – 9:30pm (breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Wednesday,     7:00am – 4:30pm (breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Thursday,     7:00am – 9:30pm (breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Friday,     7:00am – 12:00pm (breakfast and lunch included)

CE Available: CE are available for yoga teachers, psychologists, LCSW, MFT and RN. Please check with the Integrative Restoration Institute for further details. The Spiritual Competency Resource Center (SCRC) is approved to sponsor continuing education by 1) the American Psychological Association for psychologists, 2) the California Board of Behavioral Sciences for LCSWs and MFTs, and 3) the Board of Registered Nursing for licensed nurses. SCRC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For questions contact SCRC: www.spiritualcompetency.com; (707) 763-3576.

Evidence-Based Research Supporting iRest
Integrative Restoration as a tool for healing post-traumatic stress in war veterans is being studied at Walter Reed Army Hospital, among other sites around the US. These and other studies are assessing the efficacy of iRest for the treatment of various issues including PTSD, depression, anxiety, selfesteem, pain control, insomnia, and non-medically responsive illnesses. Richard Miller developed the iRest protocol, which is an adaptation of the ancient practice of Yoga Nidra. iRest is described in Richard’s book, Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga (Sounds True).

COSTS:
Tuition:             $1,295
includes training, manual and full DVD recording of training.  
(Proceeds after staff and training expenses help IRI (non-profit foundation) maintain and develop programs, research, web support, scholarships, and outreach projects)

Accommodations:
Quad:               $900  
Double:            $1,200 
Single:             $1,600 
Accommodations price includes a single or shared cabin with bathroom and shower, use of the facilities and grounds, gourmet meals, hotel taxes (11%), sales tax (6.25%) and retreat center coordination fees (13%).

Total costs:
Training + Quad accommodations = $2,195
Training + Double accommodations = $2,495
Training + Single accommodations = $2,895

Early bird registration:
Register before August  1, 2012 and receive $200 off

Training + Quad accommodations = $1,995
Training + Double accommodations = $2,295
Training + Single accommodations = $2,695

Registration: To register call 512-707-9642 to register over the phone. Email inquiries can be directed to events@yogayoga.com. Payment plans are available!

Refunds and Cancellations: Refund less deposit ($295) before August 1, 2012. No refunds after August 1, 2012. In case of cancellation, you may transfer your deposit or your reservation to another person as long as you notify Yoga Yoga in advance. Or, if we are able to fill your space from a waitlist, your fees (less your deposit) will be refunded to you. In case of cancellation by Yoga Yoga, you will receive a full refund of all funds received by Yoga Yoga.