Hello, today I’d like to welcome a very special guest to the podcast and the Naropa community, Richard Miller. Joining the best of Eastern and Western educational traditions – Naropa is the birth place of the modern mindfulness movement. A podcast presented by Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Mindful U host David DeVine with Richard Miller, PhD. Richard leads retreats and trainings internationally, emphasizing enlightened living in daily life. Developer of the research-based Integrative Restoration iRest Meditation program, Richard is founding president of the Integrative Restoration Institute, co-founder of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, past founding president of the Institute for Spirituality and Psychology, and author of iRest Meditation, The iRest Program for Healing PTSD, and Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga. Richard Miller, PhD, spiritual teacher, yogic scholar, and clinical psychologist, has devoted 46 years to integrating Western psychology and neuroscience with the Eastern nondual wisdom teachings of yoga, Taoism, Buddhism, and the Judeo-Christian traditions. So, you have to think, ‘What am I trying to get rid of? What am I trying to change?'” Every thought, every emotion, every body sensation, every person, every tree, every rock is that mystery incarnate. Everything, everything is part of that mystery. We can learn how to welcome the fact that all that we are is an expression that comes out of this deep mystery that has given birth to the entire cosmos. We can see every western psychological approach and every eastern approach reflect one another, but we can also see the singularity within them that they all share in common, and so East and West fall away into one singularity of understanding. Yoga nidra offers many branches to hang Eastern teachings off of, and one can also hang many Western teachings off of it too. Yoga nidra is like a tree with many branches that many spiritual teachings can hang off of, and the main trunk is the singularity. “What is the singular thread that runs through every spiritual tradition? Yoga nidra (nidra means “sleep” in Yoga) gives us a framework off of which to hang so many teachings. Be sure to explore our Bachelor’s of Yoga Studies if you’re feeling inspired by this episode! Richard Miller: Integrative Restoration, Yoga Nidra The newest episode of our podcast, Mindful U at Naropa University, is out on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Fireside now! We are happy to announce this week’s episode features special guest Richard Miller, PhD, spiritual teacher, yogic scholar, and clinical psychologist.
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