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Teachings - Richard Miller - nondual.comWelcome to the center of timeless being, to your true nature that is always present; the ground in which all experiences arise. How beautiful that we need no special circumstance, situation or technique to realize what we truly are. Yet, practically, we need community, teachings and teacher to reveal what otherwise seems eternally elusive.

This website is a portal to what is already yours, already here in your heart, ready to be claimed the moment you fall into your absolute stillness. I look forward to our meeting where there is neither self nor other, only this moment of timeless being.
Teachings - Richard Miller - nondual.com

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The Center of Timeless Being is dedicated to the path of self-inquiry and to all who aspire to awaken to their true nature as the formless sacred mystery of Being that underlies all of life. Find out more about who we are.

Nondualism sings the song of Oneness and emphasizes direct experience rather than mere intellectual understanding. We find these teachings at the root of all the world’s spiritual paths including Gnostic Christianity, East Indian Advaita, Japanese Zen, Chinese Chan, and Tibetan Dzogchen. To learn more, and to read and listen to articles and interviews, visit our teachings page.

Sangha, or community is vital to our realization and embodiment of true nature in daily life. Through community we are able to recognize and heal the myriad ways in which we’ve split ourself into separate parts. When we are finally able to see ourself in everyone, and everything, we are truly living the nondual teachings. To learn more about the community and how you can become involved visit our sangha page.

The Center of Timeless Being offers events, including satsangs, intensives, retreats, and special trainings. To view the calendar and listing of upcoming events, visit the events page.

On our publications page you will find a comprehensive listing/catalogue of available books, audio and other resources written by Richard Miller and other teachers in the nondual tradition.

Upcoming Events
Fall 2008 TeleClasses with Richard Miller
What is Yoga Nidra?
Free Open Line Tele-class
Thursday, July 24; 9:00pm EDT
Info: YogaSpirit.ca

Yoga Nidra: The Interwoven Thread that Empowers Your Practice of Yoga
Thursday, September 25; 9:00pm EDT
Cost:             $ 24.95 CAD
Info: YogaSpirit.ca

What is Meditation?
Free Open Line Tele-class
Wednesday, November 19; 9:00pm EST
Info: YogaSpirit.ca

Meditation: The Doorway to Who You Are
Thursday, December 11; 9:00pm EST
Cost:             $ 24.95 CAD
Info: YogaSpirit.ca

What is Yoga Nidra?
A Free Open Line Tele-class
Date:             Thursday, July 24
Time:             9:00pm EDT / 6:00pm PDT (Jul. 25 10:00am JST/1:00pm NZ)
Cost:             $ 0
Info: YogaSpirit.ca

Teachings - Richard Miller - nondual.comJoin Richard Miller in this lively discussion of the ancient transformative tantric meditative practice of Yoga Nidra (yoga = embodying what is timeless + nidra = across all states of consciousness) that leads to psychological, physical and spiritual healing. The ultimate design of Yoga Nidra is to help us live awakened and contented lives, free of conflict, anxiety, fear and suffering. The protocol is integrative, as it heals unresolved traumas that are present in the body, mind and senses; and restorative, as it reveals our inherent ground of unchanging pure Being that is always whole and healthy even in the midst of the changing events or traumas of daily life.

Yoga Nidra, and Richard’s modern adaptation of it for the western world, which he calls Integrative Restoration - iRest is a secular practice consisting of 20-35 minute sequences, which emphasize:

  • Awareness of the physical body and breath
  • Systematic desensitization to neutralize and resolve negative sensation, stress, emotion, belief, image and memory
  • An experience of joy and well-being
  • The embodiment of equanimity amidst the changing circumstances of life

iRest enables participants to:

  • Embody skills that they can use throughout their lifetime
  • Heal through trauma
  • Experience a sense of mastery when encountering difficult situations
  • Awaken to and embody the unchanging state of wholeness that pervades every moment of daily life and ultimately

Yoga Nidra: The Interwoven Thread that Empowers Your Practice of Yoga
Date:             Thursday, September 25
Time:             9:00pm EDT/6:00pm PDT (Sept. 26 10:00am JST/1:00pm NZ)
Cost:             $ 24.95 CAD
Info: YogaSpirit.ca
 
Yoga Nidra is a comprehensive view of spiritual awakening drawn from the unqualified teachings of Kashmir nondual Tantra Yoga. It is a wisdom path of the heart that will inform all aspects of your yoga practice, including Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara and the path of meditation (Dharana, Dhyana and Samâdhi). Yoga Nidra provides you with a comprehensive map, an exquisite orientation and a straightforward path of understanding that will help you maintain a clear perspective of all the yogic teachings you will ever receive over the coming years. Its comprehensive map makes everything clear, simple and understandable in what otherwise can feel like a sea of yoga confusion. Richard’s comprehensive understanding and easy style of delivery makes the complex field of yoga teachings clear and easy to understand.

What is Meditation?
A Free Open Line Tele-class
Date:             Wednesday, November 19
Time:             9:00pm EST/6:00pm PST (Nov. 20 11:00am JST/3:00pm NZ)
Cost:             $ 0
Info: YogaSpirit.ca
 
Join Richard for this illuminating presentation of the simple yogic teaching that underlies all approaches to meditation. Meditation grows naturally when we recognize the heartfelt essence of pure Being as our inherent ground of joy and equanimity. Meditation takes root when we realize that every experience is born, unfolds, decays and dissolves in pure Being. Meditation blossoms when we experience pure being as always present, in every moment, even in the midst of ordinary and difficult circumstances. Meditation flowers when we awaken to the ‘one taste that is the entire universe and ourselves, our most intimate feeling of pure Being that is always prior to, and accompanies every experience.

The natural tendency of the mind is to identify with whatever thought or emotion is present and forget its essential nature as pure Being. Co-arising with forgetting is the feeling of separation: the feeling that something is amiss. The good news is that the feeling of separation is a messenger. Separation reveals that our mind is moving away from its homeground of pure Being and is becoming lost in the world of experience. This understanding orients us to meditation where we become devoted to releasing attention into our heart feeling of pure Being. As pure Being moves foreground, it outshines the feeling of separation. Meditation is the simple act of abiding in and as the radiant heart feeling of pure Being in the midst of all circumstances. When all of life is recognized to arise, unfold, decay and dissolve in and as pure Being, everything is realized to be unqualified pure Being.

Meditation: The Doorway to Who You Are
Date:             Thursday, December 11
Time:             9:00pm EST/6:00pm PST (Dec. 12 11:00am JST/3:00pm NZ)
Cost:             $ 24.95 CAD
Info: YogaSpirit.ca
 
Join Richard for a captivating presentation where he presents time-honored yet easy to follow instruction for bringing meditation into our daily life.

From the yogic perspective, meditation is a way of life, rather than a particular technique. When we are oriented in this simple understanding, meditation becomes something we keep with us all day long, rather than leaving it on the mat in our practice room. Every moment becomes a doorway, or portal through which meditative understanding, as a heartfelt realization, enters into and informs every aspect of our life.

If you are new to meditation, or a long-standing practitioner, this discussion will enliven and deepen your understanding and practice of meditation. Richard draws upon his experiential understanding of Samkhya, Patanjali, Advaita, Kashmir Nondualism, Tantra, Buddhism and Judeo-Christian traditions as he weaves his presentation on the timeless teachings that underlie meditation

Maria Stein, OH
Oct. 3-5 — Introduction to Integrative Restoration iRest Yoga Nidra
Oct. 5-10 — Level I Integrative Restoration iRest Yoga Nidra Training
Spiritual Center of Maria Stein www.spiritualcenter.net
For Information Contact: Sharon Shultz (937) 843-6638 shultzlake@woh.rr.com
or Janice George (614) 262-6634 or Katy Knowles (513) 272-6122
Download the Registration PDF

books, articles, tapes and CDs - Richard Miller - nondual.com
Integrative Restoration
6 CD companion set to Richard’s book Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga (Sounds True).6 CD companion set to Richard’s book Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga (Sounds True).
To order, see our Publications page
Comprehensive introduction and five-in-depth practice sessions, which introduce you to the complete practice of Integrative Restoration (iRest) Yoga Nidra.

Integrative Restoration, or iRest, is a modern adaptation of Yoga Nidra, the ancient form of yogic meditation. iRest helps you break free of self-limiting patterns, emotions and beliefs so that you may live a contented life, free of conflict, anxiety and suffering. In its ultimate form, iRest reveals the secret of enlightenment and introduces you to your True Nature as joyful and radiant Presence.

iRest induces deep relaxation throughout your entire body and mind and enables you to eliminate stress and resolve personal problems and trauma. It neutralizes anxiety, fear, anger, depression and insomnia. It teaches you how to enter deep meditation, and in its ultimate form, iRest helps you unravel the mystery of life and answer the questions, “Who am I?” and “What is enlightenment?”

Yoga Nidra Book
Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga
books, articles, tapes and CDs - Richard Miller - nondual.comRichard Miller's most recent publication is Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga. A powerful integration of book and CD audio learning. Yoga Nidra is the ancient Tantric Yoga path that leads to inner freedom.

Through accessible language appropriate for every level of practice, Richard guides you through the traditional techniques of inquiry and meditation to help you realize your true and natural state of nondual, unqualified Presence.

Suitable for both beginners and advanced practitioners, Yoga Nidra provides an unmatched way to experience the culmination of the art of yoga, and the deeper physical, emotional, and spiritual rewards that are its promise.

For more on this book, including testimonials and excerpts, see our Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga page.

iRest in the News
Therapeutic Yoga: Healing Mind, Body and Spirit
Therese M. Pope
April 29, 2008
Therese Pope writes about the benefits of iRest for healing and awakening.

A Breath of Hope - Walter Reed Tries Yoga to Counter PTSD
By Eileen Rivers - Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Eileen Rivers writes about the use of iRest Yoga Nidra at Walter Reed Army Hospital with soldiers returning from the Iraq warfront suffering PTSD.

Yoga Nidra Training
yoga nidra training - Richard Miller - nondual.comIn this 42-hour, Level I training, Richard Miller teaches Yoga Nidra as a transformative personal practice as well as an adjunctive tool for use with individuals and groups in Yoga practice, psychotherapy, and clinical, hospital, and class settings.

Richard's dynamic teaching style, which creates an in-depth learning environment, includes talks, interactive dialogue and experiential sessions. It is designed, ultimately, to challenge and inspire you to approach yourself, your students and your clients through the direct experience and healing nature of ever-present Awareness.

For more details visit our events page, or download the 2008/2009 training and retreat PDF listing. Download the iRest Brochure - PDF.

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RevolutionHealth.com
Read what Sheila Walsh has to say at the Revolution Health site about how Yoga Nidra helps us find a place of deep refuge and rest within ourselves.

Institute of Noetic Sciences
You’re invited to attend a live teleseminar that Richard Miller be doing with the Institute of Noetic Sciences! Here's the information for the upcoming June 10th call... June 10th, 11am pst
A live interview with Richard Milller by Cassie Vietens of IONS
For more information visit the website.

Next iRest Level I Training & Workshop: Maria Stein, OH

Level I Training & Professional Workshop: iRest ChicagoOct. 3-5 - Introduction to iRest
Oct. 5-10 - Level I iRest Training
Download the PDF

News Alert for: iRest
Resources For Our Wounded Soldiers - iRest is currently being used at the Walter Reed Army Hospital Center. But that's not the end of the story. This grass roots movement has inflamed other sites...
read full story at Auburn Journal.

Yoga Nidra In The News
Read about iRest as experienced and written about by Jeanne Huff in the Idaho Statesman
Yoga Nidra: Pretzel Free Relaxation” (PDF)
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Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra is an ancient Tantric yoga path of meditative inquiry that leads to inner freedom. Read an excerpt from Richard Miller's recently published book Yoga Nidra - The Meditative Heart of Yoga.

For information about upcoming iRest - Yoga Nidra seminars and teacher training programs with Richard Miller in the United States and Canada, visit our events page.
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