Faculty - Kirsten Guest

We all encounter pain at some point in our lives. Some pain is short lived and other pain persists. Our yoga practice can often be helpful, but there is often more going on. iRest yoga nidra gives us tools that are in-line with current research on pain. You will explore and experience many tools to use for yourself and to share with your students.

At times, we are all caught in the grip of an emotional response that can cloud our judgment, and cause us to speak or act in a way that we later regret. We all hold beliefs about ourselves and others that can get in the way of authentic relationship. During this workshop, we will use the principles of iRest meditation to learn to overcome these challenges.

This workshop will give you practical cues and skills to incorporate throughout any yoga class—even during final relaxation—to support students (and yourself!) getting out of their heads and into their bodies and hearts, and to unveil a unique way of being. Accessing a felt sense of being is something you and your students are familiar with, yet many of us rarely take time to do so. Yoga class is a perfect venue for this. By offering this exquisite practice, you will providing your students the whole yoga experience, truly incorporating body, mind and spirit even as it leads to ultimate freedom from the body, mind and senses. Offer a whole new level of yoga and meditation experience.

Come bathe in the practices of iRest yoga nidra meditation for a deep dive into discovering your True Nature. You will be guided in yoga nidra in stillness, as well as explore BodySensing movement meditation, sitting and walking meditation and inquiry to open more and more into the stillness that you already are.