iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation

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

“Having been to a number of retreats with Richard and Stephanie, this one was extra special. Believe it or not, being as...
09/01/2026

“Having been to a number of retreats with Richard and Stephanie, this one was extra special. Believe it or not, being asked to cover as retreat manager halfway through allowed me to keep both feet in, so to speak.

I could rest deeply in the unchanging while being asked to deal with the ever-changing.

What is special about retreats with Richard and Stephanie is they are both so lovingly accessible.”

— Tim Derry

A glimpse of San Damiano, where Stephanie Lopez and Richard Miller recently shared their 10-day silent retreat, Flowering of Freedom. 🌸

📷 Photo courtesy Tim Derry

08/28/2026

Kathleen is an iRest® Certified Senior Teacher, and Supervisor. She's reading from Our Way to Here by Joan Ravinsky. For more than two decades, Joan Ruvinsky was closely connected with Richard Miller and the iRest community. She taught at retreats with Richard for many years, co-led retreats with him, and also offered retreats and teachings of her own.

What might it be like to listen without needing to interpret, anticipate, or respond?Simply listening. Simply receiving....
08/25/2026

What might it be like to listen without needing to interpret, anticipate, or respond?

Simply listening. Simply receiving.

Perhaps there is a kind of rest available when nothing needs to be done.

A little of what retreat looked like at Imiloa. 🌿Time together. Time by the ocean. Beautiful spaces to gather and practi...
08/18/2026

A little of what retreat looked like at Imiloa. 🌿

Time together. Time by the ocean. Beautiful spaces to gather and practice. Walks through the lush Costa Rican landscape. Art underfoot. And, of course, very good food.

A few glimpses from our week of meditation, community, and retreat with Richard Miller at Imiloa in Costa Rica.

We’re grateful to everyone who came and made the week what it was. 💛

These moments were captured and shared with us by retreat participant . Thank you for letting us see the week through your eyes.

08/11/2026

Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981) was an spiritual teacher whose teachings explored the nature of awareness, identity, and our essential being.

As quoted in the iRest Level 1 Yoga Nidra Meditation Training Manual.

How do you describe the indescribable?At last year's 10-day silent meditation retreat at San Damiano, participants were ...
08/04/2026

How do you describe the indescribable?

At last year's 10-day silent meditation retreat at San Damiano, participants were invited to describe their Essential Nature in a single word or phrase.
What emerged wasn't a single answer, but dozens of them.

Home. Joy. Freedom. Stillness. Wonder. Devotion. Peace. Curiosity. Grace.

Each person found different words, yet together they pointed toward something deeply familiar.

This week, another group gathered with Richard Miller and Stephanie Lopez for our annual retreat. As we await photos from this year's retreat, we wanted to revisit this beautiful moment from last year.

You speak as if you are here,and the Self is elsewhere.The Self is here, now.You are always it.— Ramana Maharshi
07/28/2026

You speak as if you are here,
and the Self is elsewhere.
The Self is here, now.
You are always it.
— Ramana Maharshi

07/21/2026

Truth is always here.
It is already the case.
—Richard Miller

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