

The VA HSR&Ds Evidence-Based Synthesis Program created an evidence map of mindfulness to offer a quick overview of the state of the research up through early 2014. iRest is a simple and accessible form of meditation designed for modern day living. I mprove ments in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, stress, and quality of life have been reported in people living with cancer following meditation (D’cunha et al., 2021 Galantino et al., 2019). This 90-minute program may be enjoyed by those new to, and those familiar with, Integrative Restoration (iRest) yoga nidra. When practiced regularly - little and often - iRest enables you to meet each moment of your life with unshakable peace and wellbeing, no matter how challenging or difficult your situation. During my sessions, I engage in a person-centred approach, so you choose how you’d like to proceed while I offer suggestions, guidance and a safe, non-judgmental space where healing can take place and where you can come to access that place within that is already healthy and whole. The number of studies of meditation has been increasing rapidly in recent years. Research has demonstrated that meditation (including iRest meditation) can have important health-related benefits for those with cancer. iRest is a meditation practice based on the ancient tradition of Yoga Nidra and adapted to suit the conditions of modern life. Some of the practices I work with to restore balance and harmony to the nervous system and mind are inner child work, mindfulness, yoga and meditation, breath-work, dream work, energy work, inner critic work, sub-personality dialoguing, chakra psychotherapy, guided imagery, art therapy, transpersonal psychotherapy and body psychotherapy, among others. Fortunately there are practices, techniques and therapeutic modalities that enable us to re-connect to our essential nature while coming to understand our emotional makeup, reactive states, and self-sabotaging behaviours. iRest is a contemporary adaptation of yoga nidra (guided relaxation meditation) that shares many basic principles and. Our challenging life experiences and childhood trauma as well as familial, cultural and societal conditioning often cover up our true nature and we come to identify with our programming while forgetting who we really are. It is already whole, healthy, and peaceful just as it is. I believe at our core, there is a place in each one of us that doesn’t need healing.
