Deep Sleep Technique (Yoga Nidra)

Sleep Therapy (Deep Sleep)

Various research studies recommend that most healthy adults would need seven to nine hours of nightly sleep to function at their best. It is a known fact that active people tend to sleep better.

Good quality sleep helps improve overall wellness and reduce stress levels. Washing your face, taking a cold/hot shower, reading a book, or even listening to your favorite audio music will soothe your brain and relax your nerves and the entire body and will help in inducing sleep.

Yoga Nidra (Lucid Dreaming/ Psychic Sleep)

“Sleep that Awakens the Soul; when Shavasana/ Savasana (Corpse Pose) ends, Yoga Nidra begins”….

“Yoga Nidra” is among the deepest possible states of relaxation while still maintaining full consciousness. It is a step-by- step process to relax the body and awaken the conscious and sub-conscious mind. It also removes fatigue and invigorates the body. This is a deep relaxation, healing technique to relieve stress and anxiety. Practicing Yoga Nidra may help people with insomnia, depression, chronic pain, etc. It removes all sorts of tensions and restores the elasticity of your mind.

Here is a step-by- step guide to do yoga nidra.

• During the practice, one appears to be asleep, but the consciousness is functioning at a deeper level of awareness. Note— This should not be practiced immediately after the meals.
• Choose a comfortable place and lie down straight on your back. Close your eyes and relax.
• Release excess tension throughout your body and feel a sense of relaxation spreading throughout your entire body and mind.
• Take a few deep breaths in and out.
• Gradually move your awareness through your body. Start by gently taking your attention to your right foot. Keep your attention there for a few seconds, while relaxing your foot, followed by the left foot.
• Then gently move your attention up to the right and left leg, knee, thigh, and hip.Become completely aware of your whole right and the left leg.
• Similarly, take your attention to all parts of the body: genital area, stomach, navel region, chest, right shoulder and right arm, followed by the left shoulder and left arm, and then both arms and hands simultaneously.
• Then gently move your attention to your throat, face, forehead, and the top of the head. Sense your jaw, mouth, ears, nose, and eyes. Sense your entire body as a field of radiant sensation.
• Take a deep breath in, observe the sensations in your body, and relax in this still state for a few minutes. Become completely aware of your breath. Carefully, observe the natural flow of air in the nostrils, throat, and rib cage as well as the rise and fall of the abdomen with each breath.
• Then welcome all your inner sensations such as heaviness, warmth, tensions; and emotions such as sadness, happiness, anger, etc. Sense each feeling and its opposite within your body.
• Come back slowly, and pause for a moment to feel grateful for taking this time for self. Taking your own time, you may then slowly sit up, and whenever you feel comfortable,slowly and gradually open your eyes.

Yoga Nidra, thus brings inner joy and happiness, it is an effortless way to end the Yoga poses and attain self-esteem and self-healing.

Peace, Serenity, and Ease!! Effortlessly disengage from your anxious mind with Yoga Nidra