But the success of Miller’s methods points to a way forward.
In the past, clinicians have relied heavily on drugs and psychologically draining “exposure therapy,” in which patients are re-exposed to whatever traumatized them in a controlled environment. This holistic approach to “healing all of the self” has proven to work especially well for populations with PTSD, a type of anxiety disorder that is notoriously difficult to treat. So I began to utilize that not just as a relaxation technique or approach but really for healing all of our self as a human being.”
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Along the way, as we’re working in meditation, we see that it has a healing effect because we have to learn how to deal with all the aspects of our being human-our body, our emotions, our mental thoughts and, as you said, this inner deep healing of well-being. He explains: “I began looking at the protocol of Yoga Nidra as a complete path of meditation. What’s behind Miller’s success? First, it’s worth noting that Yoga Nidra is different than what many people imagine when they think of yoga-it’s as informed by the philosophy of mindfulness and Miller’s experience as a clinician as it is traditional poses and breathing techniques. Both active duty military personnel and veterans have access to the services. To date, there are iRest Yoga Nidra programs in 35 V.A. It inspired similar research studies in Miami Brooke Army Medical Center as well as many other Veteran Affairs and Department of Defense sites. But, regardless of what anyone was calling it, the Walter Read program was a huge success. And then ‘Restorative’ because I feel that the program…helps restore us to our essential well-being and wholeness and our interconnectedness, both with ourselves and the universe around us.”Įventually, the army agreed to change the name back and Miller began calling it Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra. ‘Integrative’ because I feel that it helps integrate us as a human being and helps us to become fully functional with our emotions and thoughts and body sensation. “But very soon, the military came back to me and said that they didn’t understand this word, ‘Yoga Nidra’…They said, “Look, we’re Marines and we don’t do Yoga’… So I thought long and hard and, with their support, changed the name to Integrative Restoration. “When we began study, it was ‘Yoga Nidra,’” Miller explains. It was so successful that the program immediately became a permanent part of their Deployment Health Clinical Center, giving every wounded warrior the opportunity to undertake to a three-week program of what Miller had begun calling “Integrative Restoration” or “iRest.” Miller agreed, and began to organize a study at Walter Reed hospital for a small group of wounded veterans with PTSD. But, in 2004, the military approached clinical psychologist and yoga expert Richard Miller to ask if he would consider adapting the meditative yoga practice he had developed for a very vulnerable population: veterans with PTSD. If someone asked you to guess which institutions are green lighting programs to explore the healing power of yoga and yoga therapy, the United States military probably wouldn’t be high on your list. He spoke to us about his work with military, the power of holistic healing, and the science behind meditation. Another good more recent book is Radiant Rest-Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation & Awakened Clarity (2021).Richard Miller, clinical psychologist, is best known for developing Integrative Restoration (iRest), a method of yoga therapy developed for veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 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). 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). 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. 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. 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. Yoga Nidra is a powerful tool for healing, especially in our world where trauma is more commonplace. Includes a Yoga Nidra model class (public workshop) from 12:00 noon -1:15 pm.
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