Now to my more subjective part of the review. One goes from finding a suitable setting for the meditation, where one feels comfortable, into setting an intention and a heartfelt desire, and on to explore oneself step by step from the outer layer (the body, the breath) to the inner layers (feelings, emotions, beliefs), trying eventually to find a state of peace that is separate and non-changing and unaffected by the rest. I can understand the help to find one at the beginning, but it became annoying after a while, especially when examples were given that I do not associate with a place of calm and comfort at all. The only thing I did not like during the practice sessions was that she kept giving examples for an Inner Resource, even in later practices. While I have heard guided meditations with voices that I have found more soothing and liked better than hers, I still think that her voice is well suited and pleasant. Molly Birkholm is obviously very experienced in the matter and that shows in a presentation very well done with hardly any slip of tongue. It is well structured and each lesson has the right length. The course has 24 lectures, which is the right amount for an introduction (2 lessons), to cover the ten steps of the Yoga Nidra process in a theoretical lesson and then a practice (16 lessons), focusing on the use of iRest for particular situations (4 lessons), and to wrap up the course (2 lessons). Hence I will separate the review in two parts.įirst, I want to consider the fairly objective facts. There is no doubt, that meditation is a very good and useful tool to improve one’s life. Very helpful in life I purchased this course almost a year ago, and have been working on it since. This is truly one of my favorite courses on The Great Courses. I have recommended it to my friends and to students in my artist's way clusters. I'm still learning a lot from the course even today, more than 18 months later. It wasn't until I started practicing iRest Yoga Nidra that I've been able to truly relax and sleep better.
It wasn't until she related that story that I realized I'd been using my meditation practice to try and "be" relaxed, rather than "be with myself as I am " as a consequence, I *wasn't* relaxed. One shouted at her, "I'm not relaxed!' In that, she relates how she realizes that the objective is to come to the practice as we are, and not to force it.
One anecdote from the class I greatly appreciated is Professor Birkholm's description of teaching a class to a group of veterans. This has enhanced my personal journey and helped me in my treatment of PTS due to child abuse. I've meditated most of my life, but what I found in iRest Yoga Nidra is a deeper understanding of trauma and recovery, and finding a place of safety and peace within myself. I started the course in January 2019, and have used the practice sessions pretty much daily ever since.
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