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and heal the deepest nooks and crannies within your body and mind. The iRest toolkit has been designed to do just that. The 10 tools include:
1. Affirming Your Heartfelt Mission. Being in touch with what it is that you truly want in life, so that you feel in harmony with yourself, and with life.
2. Affirming Your Intention. Establishing why you want to practice iRest today, and tomorrow. Intentions support you living your Heartfelt Mission.
3. Affirming Your Inner Resource. Finding an inner felt-sense where you feel secure, to which you can return at any time during iRest, or whenever you feel the need to feel grounded and at ease.
4. Practicing Bodysensing. Welcoming and being present with what you are experiencing in your body. Learning to feel, welcome, observe, and respond to sensation.
5. Practicing Breathsensing. Tuning into, observing, and actively engaging in the natural rhythm of your breath.
6. Welcoming Opposites of Feeling and Emotion. Observing and proactively engaging and responding to feelings and emotions that are present.
7. Welcoming Opposites of Thought. Observing, proactively engaging, and responding to thoughts, beliefs, images, and memories that are present.
8. Welcoming Joy and Well-Being. Experiencing, engaging, and responding to feelings of joy, love, well-being, pleasure, happiness, and bliss.
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