Wonder what it’s like to train to become a facilitator with Daring to Rest?
In this 3-part "Teaching Rest is My Radical Next Step" series, I speak with a few women who recently completed the Daring to Rest Facilitator Certification Training, and the teacher trainers who led their small mentorship circles.
Learn:
Why they said yes to the Daring to Rest Facilitator Certification Training
What they loved about the training...and what surprised them
Their perspectives on rest and the practice of yoga nidra
With a big radical rest revolutionary hug,
xo
Karen
Resources mentioned
Daring to Rest Facilitator Leadership Training - our professional training program for women who want to teach rest and embody being a well-rested woman.
Guests in Episode 74:
Dr. Aicha Serghini Idrissi
Dr. Aicha Serghini Idrissi is an assistant professor at Neoma Business School. Her research focuses on gender status quo mechanisms in the workplace as well as fostering resilience at work.
She teaches leadership, work psychology and equity in the workplace.
She has a personal interest in neurodiversity and enjoys delving into the research on better brain health and smart productivity.
She uses what she learns from neuroscience to develop practical evidence-based tools and strategies to support her own life and gently guide others to move beyond overwhelm and burnout. Deep Rest and yoga nidra are now foundational tenets of that work.
She believes that combining science and ancestral practices of rest such as yoga nidra can lead to powerful personal transformation.
Sara Bianchi
In my corporate career, I gained two decades of international experience in luxury hospitality (and a short stint in financial services), coming through the ranks in operations at first and later specialising in culture, transformation, business excellence, customer experience, brand standards, and lots of facilitation.
I loved it, all of it, and I wanted more. I craved freedom and desired to follow my purpose, feel alive, and create something real and meaningful, uniquely and authentically mine. And off I went to gain a few professional certifications (listed below), create a brand I proudly launched in 2021, and, finally, stop being a well-kept secret.
CPCC - Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (2018)
ORSC - Organization and Relationship Systems Coach (2019)
CNTC - Certified NeuroTransformational Coach (2019)
FEBI - Certified FEBI Assessment Coach (2020)
CDRF - Certified Daring to Rest Facilitator (ongoing, 2022)
FECC - Certified Feminine Embodiment Coach (ongoing, 2023)
ALIVE. REAL. FREE. — This is the driving force behind who I am and why I do what I do — in business and life. I’m here to spark life and keep it real so we can live full-on and free.
I’m passionate, intense, loyal, fierce, resilient, strong, committed. I strive to create a life-changing experience my clients will never forget, where things get messy and uncomfortable as that’s where real growth and change begin to happen.
I live in Italy, ride a Harley and love adventures, dancing and the outdoors.
My contact details:
Web: https://www.driftwoodfires.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/driftwoodfires/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/driftwoodfires
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-bianchi-86721324
LinkedIn Business: https://www.linkedin.com/company/driftwoodfires
Silke Maria Schaffer
Fascia ( Deep tissue therapist) . Shiatsu Therapist for 22 years now.
Herbs and aromatherapist lover, Yoga Nidra addict :), Buddhist, wife of a wonderful husband, living in Vienna / Austria.
I was called to be an holistic therapist when my mom died 27 years ago. During her suffering I noticed a lack of a holistic approach to the human body.
I recently observe so much stress and tension in the nervous system of my clients.
My heart goes to all women who suffers from menopause. There is so little acknowledgement about this precious transformation in every woman in our society.
Since completing the Daring to Rest facilitator training, I am creating a 6 week program for menopausal women, right now entitled: EMBRACE YOUR 2ND SPRING - MENOPAUSE IS NOT THE END - IT´S JUST THE BEGINNING. Sounds good tp me, right now. What about you?
To contact Sike:
Shelagh Lenon
Teacher Trainer, Daring to Rest Facilitator Certification Training
Shelagh Lenon thrives in supporting women to come home to themselves through rest, seasonal living, and aromatic rituals of self-care. She is a certified Daring to Rest™ yoga nidra facilitator, Veriditas-trained labyrinth facilitator, professional aromatherapist, and ritual artisan. Her professional background includes over twenty years of experience in the field of adult education as a teacher, facilitator, curriculum developer, and online learning specialist. Shelagh has an Honours BA in Sociology and Women’s Studies and a degree in Journalism.
Her online Rest Garden offers retreats, rest circles, and self-care experiences that connect women to the beauty & rhythms of the natural world, to the cadence of their inner gardens, and to the sweet nectar of being.
Shelagh is the mother of two young adult children. She lives in Calgary, Canada with her husband in a 110-year-old heritage home and loves to watch the moon from her bedroom window.
To contact Shelagh, visit her website:
Guests in Episode 76:
AYANA JACKSON
Ayana is a trauma-informed certified yoga & meditation teacher, Brainspotting practitioner, and Reiki master. She holds a Master's in Counseling from Webster University and a Bachelor's in Deaf Education from Fontbonne University. She taught for several years in the St. Louis Public School District & spent several years working in a traditional talk therapy setting. Her primary focus now is to use brain and body-based practices that allow for deeper attunement and alignment with the body's innate ability to "heal" itself. It is from this space of connectedness that she hope's to create a nurturing space that allows for ultimate growth and fulfillment.
When not engaged with others through her work or personal practices, you can find her sharing experiences with family, reading, hiking, strength training, or running. Speaking of running, she is also an ambassador for Still I Run, a non-profit organization focused on decreasing the stigma associated with mental illness, creating a community of support for those living with mental illness, and encouraging people to take up running for their mental health.
Contact Ayana: Ayana’s website
KRISTIN DESOUZA
Trained as a landscape architect, Kristin McCullin realized quickly she wasn’t cut out for the office life. Kristin fell in love with horticulture and public gardens while working at Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum and has spent the past 20 years in the non-profit public gardens world in the Northeast and the UK. She currently maintains the Trustees of Reservations Haskell Public Gardens in New Bedford, MA. She lives in Acushnet, Massachusetts with her horticulturist husband Nate and their daughter Kalmia.
Contact Kristin: Haskell Gardens Instagram
SHERYL KURLAND-PLATT
SherylKurland-Platt, Ed.M is a mindfulness/yoga teacher. and Social Emotional Learning Coach . She has a private practice dedicated to holistically supporting the health and well being of individuals and family systems. She teaches Yoga, Yoga Nidra(Deep Rest) and Mindfulness to prenatal women, youth, adults, children and their parents, She is a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Instructor/200 hours, a graduate of the Risk and Prevention Program of Harvards Ed School, the Mindfulness in Education Institute and currently completing her Cerifiction in Daring to Rest, Yoga Nidra. Sheryl resides with her family in the beautiful mountains of Warren, Vermont.
Contact Sheryl: 802 793 8044
JO BLACKMAN
2022 Teacher Trainer, Daring to Rest Facilitator Certification Training
Jo is a Mama, Certified Daring to Rest™ Yoga Nidra Teacher, Certified Qoya movement teacher, Veriditas trained Labyrinth Facilitator, and holder of sacred rituals aligned with the feminine rhythms of the earth and the moon. Jo is the Creatrix of her own studio- Heartspace in Titirangi, Auckland New Zealand, where she shares retreats, circles, and 1:1 sessions in person, and online with women around the world.
Jo’s personal journey with yoga nidra spans over a decade. In addition to Daring to Rest Facilitator Training, she has completed several yoga nidra teacher trainings and has been teaching yoga nidra since 2017.
Jo is deeply passionate about supporting and inspiring a deep re-membering within women to journey home to the beauty, rhythm and power of their own heart spaces through the ritual of rest in yoga nidra.
Contact Jo: Jo’s website