![]() ![]() "The Therapeutic Application of Yoga on Sciatica: A Case Study", Journal of IAYT, Vol."Longing For Liberation", Journal of IAYT, Vol."The Breath of Life", Yoga Journal, May/June 1994."Beginner’s Yoga Column", Yoga Journal, 1995."The Power of Mudra", Yoga Journal, Sept/Oct 1996.The Book of Internal Exercises, with Stephan Chang, Strawberry Hill Press, San Francisco, 1978.Langhana and Brhmana, The Institute of Yoga Teacher Education, San Francisco, 1980.The Theory and Practice of Yoga Nidra, Anahata Press, Mill Valley, 1985.Opening To Empathy, UMI, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1990.Welcoming All That Is: Yoga Nidra and the Play of Opposites in Psychotherapy, in The Sacred Mirror: NondualWisdom & Psychotherapy, Paragon, 2003.The Search for Oneness, in Will Yoga and Meditation Really Change My Life? Storey Publishing, 2004.Gomukasana, in American Yoga, Barnes & Noble, 2003.Yoga Nidra: A Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing, Sounds True, 20.The iRest Program for Healing PTSD: A Proven-Effective Approach to Using Yoga Nidra Meditation and Deep Relaxation Techniques to Overcome Trauma, New Harbinger, 2015. Miller and his organization have iRest programs in the military (active duty and veterans), homeless shelters, prisons, hospices, senior facilities, universities, chemical dependency clinics, multiple sclerosis and cancer outpatient clinics, as well as yoga and meditation studios. Continuing studies are being conducted with the use of the iRest Yoga Nidra protocol as a treatment for PTSD and related symptoms. Based on this work, the Surgeon General of the United States Army endorsed Yoga Nidra as a complementary alternative medicine (CAM) for chronic pain in 2010. The iRest protocol was used with soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Miller worked with Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the United States Department of Defense studying the efficacy of iRest Yoga Nidra. In addition to his research and writing projects, Miller lectures and leads trainings and retreats internationally. Professional background įor over 40 years, Miller's primary interests have included integrating nondual wisdom teachings of Yoga, Tantra, Advaita, Taoism, and Buddhism with Western psychology. He is known for his work on the use of Yoga nidra for rehabilitating soldiers in pain using the iRest methodology. He is also a founding member and past president of the Institute for Spirituality and Psychology, Senior Advisor to the Baumann Institute, and was the founding president of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Marin School of Yoga. He is the founding president of the Integrative Restoration Institute (IRI), co-founder of The International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and founding editor of the professional Journal of IAYT. Miller (born 1948) is a clinical psychologist, author, yoga scholar and advocate of yoga as therapy. Institute for Spirituality and Psychology He is developing two new courses for Spring 2021: Music, Race, and Class (an undergraduate special-topic course) and Music and Colonialism (for graduate students).International Association of Yoga Therapists ![]() special-topic courses (Music of the Black Atlantic, Global Asian Popular Culture, Music and Text), and graduate courses (Music of China, The Study of Musical Instruments, Music of East and Southeast Asia, 20th Century Experimental Music). A seasoned teacher, he has taught Ethnomusicology and Music History courses, East Asian Studies courses, and Teacher Education courses in multiple universities in the United States and China. Among the topics he teaches at UNLV are undergraduate surveys (Classical through Romantic, 20th Century). He has published in numerous journals including Asian Music, Ethnomusicology, NewBooks Asia, Educational Review, Journal of Formative Design in Education, and the Review of Research in Education.Īlthough he sometimes describes himself as a “lapsed percussionist,” Richard is an accomplished performer, teacher, and leader of the gamelan music of Central Java, having studied with American, European, and Indonesian experts for more than 25 years. His current projects include the study of global popular music, the rise of Western-style music and music studies in East Asia, and issues of diversity in K-12 and higher education. Experienced in both historical and anthropological approaches, Richard has conducted fieldwork and archival research in the United States, Indonesia, China, and Japan with work that emphasizes the intersection of history, social science, political economy, music, and education. degrees focusing on 15th century Korean music and late 19th century Japanese music and music education. He came to UNLV from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned his M.M. Richard Miller is Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology. ![]()
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