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iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation

Life can be hard, but iRest helps. We offer free meditations that meet you in this moment.

Research has shown that iRest Yoga Nidra effectively reduces:

* PTSD
* Depression
* Anxiety
* Insomnia
* Chronic pain
* Chemical dependency

iRest Yoga Nidra is an evidence-based transformative practice of deep relaxation and meditative inquiry that:

* releases negative emotions and thought patterns
* calms the nervous system
* develops a deep capacity to meet any and all circumstances you may encounter in life

02/02/2026

Sensing the Interconnectedness of All Things with iRest Supervisor & Mentor Kathleen Knipp.

Join iRest Supervisor and Mentor Kathleen Knipp as she guides you in a quiet and leisurely-paced, 40-minute practice of meeting everything as a unique manifestation of the same source, expressing itself in an infinite variety of forms.

https://vimeo.com/561341672

01/28/2026

In meditation, we learn to discern between what is changing and what is unchanging.

This discernment helps us recognize our essential nature, which has always been here. Sensations, emotions, thoughts, and beliefs move and shift, and these changing experiences help reveal what does not change.

This discernment is at the heart of iRest practice.

01/20/2026

The journey begins before we arrive.

This quiet flight from San José to Quepos marks a crossing.
Leaving the pace of daily life behind, moving toward the stillness of the jungle.

This is the first step of our Costa Rica iRest retreat with Richard Miller, held July 1–8, 2026.

https://shop.irest.org/products/2026-july-irest-retreat-with-richard-miller-in-person

01/13/2026

What is iRest?

iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation is a practice of rest, resilience, and self-inquiry—supporting us in meeting life as it is, both pleasant and challenging.

Rather than trying to fix or change our experience, iRest invites us to gently notice what’s already here, and to discover a sense of wholeness beneath it all.

Whether you’re new to iRest or have been practicing and teaching for years, this inquiry remains alive—moment by moment.

01/05/2026

It is a potent time of year to let go, to rest, and to connect with inspiration for the new year ahead. This meditation, led by Senior iRest Trainer Ford Peck, supports letting go into your deepest nature as Presence and Love, so you can be truly receptive to fresh inspiration.

https://vimeo.com/663475301

12/30/2025

This year we gathered —
to pause, to listen, to remember what is already here.

Across places and cultures,
we practiced together,
meeting life just as it is,
and recognizing ourselves in one another.

What matters is not who teaches or who learns,
but the shared field of presence
that holds us all.

Together, just as we are.

12/23/2025

Step into a space of stillness where the noise of the world falls away.

Explore the nondual heart of meditation, a flowering of freedom and awakening that invites you to remember your essential nature, the unshakable wholeness that underlies all of existence.

Flowering of Freedom is the 2026 theme of our annual ten-day silent iRest retreat, held in California at San Damiano Retreat Center.

For more info see the link in our bio.

https://shop.irest.org/products/2026-july-irest-retreat-with-stephanie-lopez-and-richard-miller-in-person

Photo: Matthew Davis, Looking Towards Mount Diablo (Unsplash)

12/16/2025

A teaching from Jean Klein, from The Ease of Being. One of the recommended texts in our Certification program.

12/13/2025

.institute in the Costa Rican jungle, our meditation practice unfolds in the simplest of ways— body at ease, breath mingling with the sounds of the jungle, heart remembering what’s always been here.

A space that welcomes you just as you are. A week of meditation, gentle movement, and self-inquiry to come home to what’s already true within you. 🌿

Meditation retreat with Richard Miller
July 1–8, 2026 · Imiloa Institute, Costa Rica

https://shop.irest.org/products/2026-july-irest-retreat-with-richard-miller-in-person

12/01/2025

Feeling disconnected, low, or tender? You’re not alone.

We’re sharing a new 25-minute meditation with Senior iRest Trainer, Stephanie Lopez — a gentle practice created to meet feelings of depression and melancholy with compassion.

This session invites you to be with difficult emotions, sense their shifting nature, and rest into a foundation of okayness and quiet stillness.

This meditation is meant as support and not as a replacement for mental health counseling or medical treatment. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of su***de, please go to an emergency room or, if you are in the U.S., call or text 988, the national Su***de & Crisis Lifeline.

https://vimeo.com/779707418

11/25/2025

Take a moment to feel your hands from the inside.

This simple micropractice is a foundational element of iRest Bodysensing—an invitation to pause, soften, and reconnect with your inner ground.

If you’d like to experience the full 5-minute meditation from Stephanie Lopez, our senior iRest Trainer and iRest Institute President, you’ll find it here.

https://vimeo.com/473941640?fl=ls&fe=ec

Stephanie will also be guiding a deeper exploration of practices like this in her December immersion, Nourishing Deep Rest & the Ground of Being.

https://shop.irest.org/products/2025-december-irest-immersion-with-stephanie-lopez-online

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San Rafael, CA
94913

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What is iRest?

iRest is a simple form of meditation designed for modern day living. Everyone needs a way to feel at ease when life gets challenging. iRest helps you tap into a place that is calm - even when life is not. It is easy to learn, easy to do, and it can be done by anyone. Some people use iRest to relax when life gets busy. Others use it to help heal from: serious trauma, stress, insomnia, depression, PTSD, chronic pain and chemical dependency.

Research shows iRest works. iRest meditation helps:

Increase happiness

Decrease stress, anxiety, and depression