Author: jillelkin

I will be offering a six week iRest series at Work It Out Wellness (wiowellness.com) starting March 13. There will also be a donation class as an intro to this series on February 27th at 7pm. Advanced registration is required. Please visit wiowellness.com/events to register.

If you are looking for a new way to add stress management to your workplace or community, you may want to consider adding iRest as an integral part of your wellness offerings.

iRest meditation, also known as Integrative Restoration, is a form of guided meditation that aims to promote deep relaxation, stress reduction, and self-inquiry. It is used in populations from VA Hospitals to Fortune 500 companies, college campuses to hospice facilities, even homeless shelters and prisons.

Here are just a few of the ways iRest may make a huge improvement to your life, and the lives of your community:

1. Stress Reduction: iRest meditation helps you reduce stress levels. With regular practice, you can even learn to respond differently to stressful situations, improving interpersonal relationships and the productivity of the whole community. Chronic stress is a epidemic: decreasing the functioning of your immune system; linked to cardiac conditions and digestive issues; even shortening your lifespan.

2. Better Sleep: We all know that lots of people struggle with sleep disturbances due to stress and anxiety- you may be one of those people. iRest can help calm your nervous system, improving your overall sleep quality- we all know that sleep quality has profound impact on how we function in our daily life.

3. Increased Mindfulness and Self-Awareness: iRest meditation helps people become more aware of themselves. When one begins to notice how their thoughts and feelings are changing how they respond to situations in life, they can live with greater clarity of mind and improved decision-making… and when a whole community of people become more mindful, the group begins to improve how they work together and communicate with each other, creating a happier and healthier environment.

If any of the above is striking a chord with you, message me to start a conversation about different ways to bring iRest into your wellness offerings.

You Can’t Pour From An Empty Pitcher

How often in your life do you think you don’t have enough time? When you don’t have enough time, what do you go without?….Taking care of yourself? Believe it or not, a big part of taking care of yourself has to do with your Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). When we are stressed, our ANS determines that less energy should be spent on some of our systems like digestion and immune function. Not only hose systems- our whole body and mind are affected when we are stressed!

A really tricky part about stress is that it is normalized! Many people who are living with chronic stress have no idea- they believe it is “just how life is”. We can still be highly effective people and not feel like we are in a rat race and have “no time”….. Do you remember what it feels like to be at ease?

Are you ready to refill your empty pitcher? The guided practice of iRest is an easy way to relieve stress and return to your own full expression of essential nature. Gathering together for these practices also fulfills our innate social nature– (even if you are an introvert!) So, I am bringing iRest to YOU, from the comfort of your home! Wanting to have a midweek recharge (Wednesdays at 12pm EST)? Or how about a deeply restful practice to begin your week from a feeling of peaceful ease (Sundays at 8pm EST)?

How it works: Join the email list at http://eepurl.com/dEc3e1 if you are interested in joining a live, online practice of iRest… From My Home To Yours. The first session is on me, future sessions will be only $10. Want to invite a friend? The more the merrier- please share the link with anyone that would benefit from a little peace and ease!