Yoga Nidra (Sanskrit: योग निद्रा, yoga nidrā) or "Yogic Sleep" is a state between Awake and asleep.
Do you know that feeling - when your on the edge of being awake and falling into blissful sleep - THAT is the state of Yoga Nidra! Yoga Nidra allows for you to be in a restorative state but fully awake - Kinda of like having a 20 minute nap but not slipping into a sleeping state! This allows for the body to get into that beautiful Parasympathetic state - Giving your body the chance to rest, balance, heal and restore! BLISS is the only way to describe this Modality!
BENEFITS:
State of Awakened Awareness
Assists you into slipping into the Parasympathetic state
Brings your brain into a Alpha State from Beta wave - decreasing Cortisol levels
Rest, relaxation and restores
Increased Energy levels
Relieves Muscles, Emotions and mental Tension
Helps with insomnia
Cultivates Body Awareness
Reduces Stress
Enhances your Concentration
Profound Insights
Clears out negativity in thoughts and beliefs
Increases Creativity
Helps balance the Mind, Body and Soul
Calms the nervous system
Mood regulator
AND SOOOO Much more....
" Yoga Nidra is the Yoga of Aware Sleep. In this lies the secret of self-healing. Yoga Nidra is a Pratyahara Technique which the distraction of the mind are Contained and the mind is relaxed."