PTSD

USPHS

Author
John Golden, Captain, US Public Health Service (USPHS) Military Treatment Facility

I am currently the Clinical Director for an Intensive Outpatient Program that treats Wounded Warriors with the invisible wounds of traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder after multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan over the last decade and more. The Warriors are able to regain their grounding and move forward in their recovery and reintegration into continued active duty service or return to the community.

Vietnam Veteran

Author
Tom Rusneck, Vietnam Veteran

I have been doing this Yoga Nidra now for about 3 years and I have gotten to a point that I don’t have to take any medication for my blood pressure. And I don’t take anything for sleeping, so it has made a big improvement.

Iraq War Veteran

Author
Gilbert M, Iraq War Veteran

Instead of feeling like there is something wrong with us, iRest makes us feel like there is something right with us.

Marine

Author
U.S. Marine, Iraq War Veteran

I truly believe that iRest helps to save my life every day. It has given me the hope and strength I needed to reconnect myself to the world again.

The Effects of Integrative Restoration (iRest®) on Sleep and Perceived Stress in Military Medical Center Healthcare Providers: A Pilot Study for Developing Staff Resilience.

As a result of the increased demand for acute care for Service Members who have sustained injuries in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, the level of perceived stress and other associated variables among military healthcare providers is even more pronounced.

Transforming Trauma: A Qualitative Feasibility Study of Integrative Restoration (iRest) Yoga Nidra on Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

This eight-week study examined the feasibility of offering weekly classes in Integrative Restoration (iRest), a form of mindfulness meditation, to military combat veterans at a community mental health agency in the San Francisco Bay Area. Participants were 16 male combat veterans (15 Vietnam War and 1 Iraq War) of mixed ethnicity, aged 41 to 66 years, suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

iRest Integrative Restoration, A Meditative Approach to Healing: Bringing Calm and Ease to Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and/or Stalking.

METHOD © This research single-subject design tested the feasibility of iRest – Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra an evidence based form of meditation—as an intervention for trauma recovery for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) and/or stalking.