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

Inspired by Stephanie Lopez’s description of being during her end-of-year immersion last year.
02/24/2026

Inspired by Stephanie Lopez’s description of being during her end-of-year immersion last year.

iRest reveals our innate intelligence and intrinsic clarity.Through practice, we uncover and access an inherent wisdom —...
02/17/2026

iRest reveals our innate intelligence and intrinsic clarity.

Through practice, we uncover and access an inherent wisdom — an intelligence that knows the precise responses needed to meet the challenges and questions of daily life.

This intelligence is not something we create. It is already present, waiting to be recognized.

02/10/2026

A moment from an iRest Level 1 Training

Jennifer Cabanero opens the day.

We settle in.
Listening without effort.
Let the body arrive before the mind tries to do anything.

If you are curious about iRest, this offers a glimpse into the space and tone of a Level 1 Training.

Learn more in our bio.

In iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation, we often speak about shaping the nervous system through repeated moments of relaxation a...
02/10/2026

In iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation, we often speak about shaping the nervous system through repeated moments of relaxation and re-engagement.

Over time, this supports resiliency, the capacity to engage and disengage, to energize and calm, and to experience sympathetic activation without moving into fight or flight.

Practices such as expanding attention to opposites of sensation, emotion, and belief, along with cultivating the safety of an inner resource, can act like a “vagal brake” and help us meet activation and then return to ease.

Gradually, these experiences widen our capacity for connection and safety.

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

In meditation, we learn to discern between what is changing and what is unchanging.This discernment helps us recognize o...
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.

What is iRest?iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation is a practice of rest, resilience, and self-inquiry—supporting us in meeting ...
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.

It is a potent time of year to let go, to rest, and to connect with inspiration for the new year ahead. This meditation,...
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

This year we gathered —to pause, to listen, to remember what is already here.Across places and cultures,we practiced tog...
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.

Step into a space of stillness where the noise of the world falls away.Explore the nondual heart of meditation, a flower...
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)

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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