iRest® series: Discover inner harmony
Learn to handle stressful times better, feel more present and connect with loved ones.
Learn how to better manage situations that are not under your control.
iRest® can provide the tools you need to live a more peaceful, empowered and satisfied life. This simple yet profound technique can help you decrease anxiety and improve your sleep without the use of medications.
Lasting benefits of iRest® are experienced over time, but can be felt immediately in just one session.
These six 90-minute sessions will include a check-in, 30-40 minute iRest® practice, reflections and Q&A. Each session will build on the next and focus on different components (breath/energy, emotions, beliefs, etc). Your benefits will greatly increase by doing home practices to augment these sessions. A home practice CD and informational packet are included in your tuition.
iRest Series
Saturdays: June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7
9:00AM – 10:30 PM
Please dress comfortably and bring your yoga mat. Mats are also available for rent at the studio. You are welcome to bring an eye pillow and a favorite blanket to keep your warm during deep relaxation. Blankets, blocks, straps and cushions are also available at the studio.
Tuition: $108 for all six sessions.
Included is a workbook and a practice CD to use at home with two different length practices to use in-between sessions.
Nonrefundable preregistration is required due to the limited available space.
Wait list policy:
This course will fill quickly. If you are not able to register due to the class being full, you may join the wait list by sending an email with the subject line “iRest wait list” to info@yoga-hawaii.com or by calling the studio at (808) 739-YOGA. Please include your first and last name and a phone number. If any spaces open you will be given a call by April 13 to offer you the spot. Spots on the list with be saved in the order requests are received.
Please give 24 hour notice for cancellation of your reservation if you cannot attend so that we may give you spot to someone on the waitlist. Mahalo.
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Have you already taken the iRest course?
We know how hard it is to keep up a consistent home practice. Drop in to our new class to continue and deepen your practice under guidance of Dr. Peterson. Regular class fees and credits apply.
iRest Advanced Practice
Saturdays, 10:30-11:30
Beginning June 2!
Your instructor
Dr. Jill C. Peterson is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Honolulu who specializes in empowering adults who want to improve their relationships, enhance personal and spiritual growth and develop life skills to meet their goals. In working with clients, she utilizes mindfulness practices, yogic breathing, and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to address issues such as depression, anxiety, improving relationship skills and identifying and attaining personal and professional goals. She has trained with Amy Weintraub from LifeForce Yoga for Depression, completed advanced trainings in Energy Medicine with Donna Eden and is a Certified iRest® Teacher.
iRest®…is it for you?
Integrative Restoration (iRest) is a transformative practice derived from the ancient teachings of meditation that leads to psychological, physical and spiritual healing. iRest® teaches skills that you can use throughout your life, that assist you in experiencing a sense of mastery when encountering difficult situations and a sense of ease that pervades your everyday life.
The purpose of iRest® is to help you live a contented life free of conflict, anxiety, fear and dissatisfaction.
The protocol is:
(1) integrative in that it heals the various unresolved issues, traumas and wounds that are present in the body, mind and senses; and
(2) restorative in that it aids its practitioners in recognizing their underlying peace of mind that is always present amidst all changing circumstances of life.
iRest® accomplishes its goal through two basic steps:
- The recognition of an intrinsic sense of peace during all circumstances, and
- The release of negative body sensations, emotions, beliefs and stress that give rise to self-destructive patterns.
iRest® is composed of ten components:
- Development of Intention
- Body sensitivity training
- Breath and energy awareness
- Systematic neutralization of:
- Negative body sensations and stress
- Negative feelings and emotions,
- Negative beliefs, images, and memories
- The experience of joy and well-being
- Freedom from the sense of separation generated by the senses and mind
- The ability to experience peace amidst the changing circumstances of life
In 2006, the Department of Defense conducted research on the iRest protocol at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) with active duty soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who were experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Following the study the Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC) at WRAMC integrated iRest as a 3-week intensive treatment program for service members. iRest classes have subsequently been set up at VA facilities in Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Washington, DC, North Carolina, California, and Colorado, among others. Successful studies have also been conducted at the COTS homeless shelter in California, the University of Missouri with college students, and with chemical dependency relapse prevention in New York.
Further research is under discussion to study iRest with PTSD at the North Chicago VA, with chronic pain, PTSD or chemical dependency in Washington, DC, and with resiliency and sleep issues in San Antonio, TX.
Participants who are using the iRest® protocol report:
- Decreased insomnia
- Reduced depression, anxiety and fear
- Decreased perception of chronic and acute pain
- Improved interpersonal relations
- Increased comfort with situations they could not control, and paradoxically an
- Increased sense of control in their lives
iRest®, which has been developed over the past twenty-six years by Richard Miller, PhD, a clinical psychologist, is uniquely suitable for Westerners. The iRest protocol has been taught to thousand individuals in classes, retreats and individual sessions throughout North America. Current research projects and programs in development or currently in place utilizing iRest include:
- Treatment with Active Duty Service Members Experiencing PTSD
- Resiliency Programs for Service Members and their Families
- Treatment of Veterans
- The Homeless, Including Adults, Families and Children
- Chemical Dependency and Relapse Prevention
- Sleep Disorders
- Chronic Pain
- Multiple Sclerosis
- The Well-Being of College Students and Children
- Adolescents at Risk
- Incarcerated Individuals Including Men and Women
- Infertility Issues
- Emotional and Cognitive Health and Well-being of Children
