7/6/2023 0 Comments Try irest now![]() ![]() Perhaps they are experiences or emotions that you’ve not had the chance to deal with, or perhaps you’ve found them too overwhelming and therefore chosen, on whatever level, to repress. It is now in this state that various hits of emotions, thoughts and beliefs – often unexpected – start to emerge. This practice leads the body and mind into a deep state of relaxation. ![]() In effect, you use your senses as a microscope, exploring, listening and welcoming every aspect of the body and breath. Once the foundations of this have been laid, and we have a basic sense of ‘ok-ness’, we can begin to gather concentration and sensory awareness by exploring the body and breath. By connecting with a multi-sensory reflection bought about through memory, imagery and a felt sense, we are given back our birthright of well-being, belonging, security and ease. Then, specific to iRest, we spend time forming the foundations of an ‘inner resource’ – a playlist of feelings and associations that make you feel safe and well. We start by setting an intention (why are we doing this) and enquiring into our deeper intentions for life (where are we going and are we on track?). In short, you lie down and have a rest! The teacher will guide you, usually for around 35 minutes. This is both the heart of yoga and the embodiment of enlightened living – to be with things as they are, and feel this deep surrender to ourselves and toward life. ![]() I delight in teaching this paradox that what we can truly be with, we ultimately transcend. Instead, through deep heartfelt listening and welcoming, so many problems of the body and mind find harmony and resolution. Yoga Nidra has become the missing piece for me in my yoga therapy tool bag paradoxically, because it doesn’t try to fix anything. You can check out some of the research here: In my private clinic I see countless people who are often surprised at the power and efficacy of this practice. The form of Yoga Nidra that I practice and teach is called iRest, and it has a body of research behind it that proves its efficacy at easing the symptoms of the conditions mentioned above, and is proven to be an effective boost to well-being. It’s also perfect for those who have always been curious about the deep states of meditation they have perhaps read about or stumbled across themselves but have never been able to recreate. It also has immense value for those suffering from sleep deprivation, trauma, anxiety or depression (to any degree). Who is it for?Ībsolutely anyone can practice Yoga Nidra, but it has immense appeal for those who struggle to let go (I think many of us have ‘battled’ through meditation at times!). It’s a sublime practice, gaining popularity the world over, and ongoing research continues to prove its effectiveness. ![]() From here, we can be healed, restored and awakened to our deepest, all-knowing, all-welcoming self. Yoga Nidra takes us effortlessly into a state of harmonious, restful being. We start to experience the ‘deeper’ features of yogic teachings that previously we perhaps considered intangible, such as feeling our interconnected wholeness and becoming aware of our true, unified nature – expansive, inclusive, and deeply restful. It’s usually practiced lying down with a teacher guiding the session. The practice draws our attention inwards, and we learn to surf between the states of wakefulness and sleep, where our body finds its natural state of equilibrium (homeostasis) – the breath balances and becomes quiet, unconscious and conscious aspects of the mind reveal themselves, and we fall into an innate state of deep, blissful awareness.Īs we rest here, we can turn our attention easily and effortlessly to the very nature of awareness and consciousness. Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation also known as “yogic sleep” or “effortless relaxation”. ![]()
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