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Yoga Nidra and Brain ScienceOn February 4, 2021, I presented a lecture on Yoga Nidra and Brain Science with the Theosophical Society in America. I love geeking out about the relationship between brain waves, the AUM symbol, and their relationship to yoga nidra, or conscious relaxation. Watch the lecture and let me know what you think!
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Complimentary Yoga Nidra Practices
"When you welcome stress, you welcome virus." Matt Richtel
Hi, I hope that you're well. In response to the rising stress levels, I led daily, complimentary, yoga sleep/deep relaxation practices for 30 days. These recordings are indefinitely on my Facebook page. I hope these practices benefit you. It's a crazy ride we're on and, yes, we really are in this, together.
"When you welcome stress, you welcome virus." Matt Richtel
Hi, I hope that you're well. In response to the rising stress levels, I led daily, complimentary, yoga sleep/deep relaxation practices for 30 days. These recordings are indefinitely on my Facebook page. I hope these practices benefit you. It's a crazy ride we're on and, yes, we really are in this, together.
My recordings have over 30,000 listens on Insight Timer.
Also, listen on Spotify.
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Free DownloadEnjoy this complimentary five minute yoga nidra practice audio track. Even five minutes of deep relaxation can be an effective healing and energizing tool. If you'd like to purchase ten and twenty minute yoga nidra practices, you can purchase them here for only $3.99 and $5.99 or you can buy the complete yoga nidra set that includes a five minute, a ten minute and a twenty minute practice for only $9.99.
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Yoga Nidra Practice: 17 Minutes
Yoga InternationalPractice yoga sleep with me in savasana or relaxation pose in this free video on the YogaInternational.com website.
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Yoga Nidra Teacher Training
Announcing my online yoga nidra guided relaxation teacher training course!
The next offering in 2021 is TBA.
Below is an image for a course that ran in 2020.
The next offering in 2021 is TBA.
Below is an image for a course that ran in 2020.
What is Yoga Nidra?
Yoga nidra is referred to as "yogic sleep", "dynamic sleep" or "psychic sleep" where you learn to relax consciously. In yoga nidra, the body, mind and intellect are completely relaxed and one appears to be sleeping. In the state of yoga nidra, however, the consciousness functions at a deeper level and the subconscious and unconscious realms of the mind are more open. Yoga nidra is a very deep form of relaxation and has been found to reduce tension, anxiety and headaches and is used to help soldiers with PTSD.
The process of yoga nidra is truly accesible for anyone who can lie comfortably on the floor. To practice yoga nidra, you will lie on the floor and are welcome to use supportive props to make the body as relaxed and comfortable as possible. A cushion under the head, a bolster under the knees to release the lower back, or a blanket over the body can greatly enhance the yoga nidra experience by facilitating effortlessly relaxation.
In yoga nidra, practitioners are safely guided through relaxing breath work and visualization by spoken word. Then, they are safely brought back to the conscious state. In this yoga nidra class, we will also work on setting a sankalpa, or focused resolution.
The deeply relaxed state yoga nidra cultivates is an excellent place to seed an intention, a sankalpa. The sankalpa is a short mental statement which is impressed on the subconscious mind when it is receptive and sensitive to autosuggestion during yoga nidra. Your sankalpa is a goal you want to fulfill in the next six to eighteen months and should be a goal to help you fulfill your dharma, your purpose in life. The most effective sankalpa is made when you are not intellectually active, but when your mind is calm and quiet.
The process of yoga nidra is truly accesible for anyone who can lie comfortably on the floor. To practice yoga nidra, you will lie on the floor and are welcome to use supportive props to make the body as relaxed and comfortable as possible. A cushion under the head, a bolster under the knees to release the lower back, or a blanket over the body can greatly enhance the yoga nidra experience by facilitating effortlessly relaxation.
In yoga nidra, practitioners are safely guided through relaxing breath work and visualization by spoken word. Then, they are safely brought back to the conscious state. In this yoga nidra class, we will also work on setting a sankalpa, or focused resolution.
The deeply relaxed state yoga nidra cultivates is an excellent place to seed an intention, a sankalpa. The sankalpa is a short mental statement which is impressed on the subconscious mind when it is receptive and sensitive to autosuggestion during yoga nidra. Your sankalpa is a goal you want to fulfill in the next six to eighteen months and should be a goal to help you fulfill your dharma, your purpose in life. The most effective sankalpa is made when you are not intellectually active, but when your mind is calm and quiet.