What Is Yoga Nidra?
“To save our planet and ourselves, we must change our fundamental state of consciousness.”
Yoga Nidra is by far and away one of the most effective and most relaxing ways of changing your state of consciousness, one that helps you uplevel your stage of consciousness and then… yes— change the world.
Nidra is a Sanskrit word meaning sleep, and Yoga Nidra is often called “the yoga of sleep” because it is a form of guided meditation that uses relaxation and a system of organized and layered awareness to take you through a journey into a liminal state between waking and dreaming consciousness.
It is here, in this liminal state, that you discover that your mind, body, and spirit together contain a pathway that leads to the gates of perfect presence, wholeness, and Oneness.
Yoga Nidra is a potent catalyst for massive personal growth, giving you the direct tools and direction to become the person you are destined to become…the greater You who is destined to change the world.
Yoga Nidra is an ancient practice that has helped people for thousands of years (including Gandhi) experience their True Nature. This practice is about connecting you to your Source. When you have such a connection, you can do anything. Through practicing Yoga Nidra, you will:
Recognize and SOURCE YOUR POWER to accomplish anything you desire.
Recognize and eliminate self-limiting beliefs
Experience profound relaxation
Heal from physical, emotional, or mental trauma
Grow spiritually as you understand yourself and your place in the Universe
Understand your innate gifts for this world and how to share them with the world
Connect with and become conscious of your deep inner-wisdom
Reduce anxiety
Become mentally sharper and more focused
Become more tolerant and compassionate for those around you
Become more tolerated by those around you!
Become a better family member, better at your job, and better community member.
and much more . . .
Ways to Experience Yoga Nidra
“I had started experiencing anxiety for the first time in my life four months ago, and it was intense to say the least. I stumbled into Scott’s Yoga Nidra course and immediately I felt nurtured. The kind of nurturing a disoriented anxious person craves. I am so happy I signed up for this course, I cannot tell you how significantly my life has changed from this newfound practice. I felt change even after the first time I gave this new practice a go, I felt inspired and supported. Since, I have used this meditation anytime I start to fall into a funk because it reminds me that I am strong and capable. This practice has also helped me slow down and feel grounded in the everyday bustle that once felt impossible to face. I trust myself more than ever. I am addicted!”
In a beautiful paradox, the yoga of sleep is actually about waking up to the powerful being that you are. Some of the most powerful forces in the world can also be the most gentle, just like a whispering wind and the soft laps of a river which carve massive and formidable stones from canyon walls.
Yoga Nidra opens your eyes and wakes you up to the very nature of your being, that of limitless power and beauty and opens your ears to hear the ancient wisdom of sages whispering to you that your true identity is that of Awareness itself.
The gentle practice of Yoga Nidra leads you down a pathway to feel your truest essence, one of boundless equanimity, pure love, and absolute clarity. This practice helps you feel yourself existing as a resounding and Universal YES!
“As above, so below,” so as Yoga Nidra helps you heal yourself and come alive, the world heals and comes alive.
One of the things I love so much about Yoga Nidra is that anyone can do it. You don’t need any prior experience. You don’t need to prove yourself by meditating in a cave in Tibet for 40 years to gain any benefit or insight. This is a practice that is as pleasant as it is illuminating.
It’s as easy as lying down, closing your eyes, and getting obscenely relaxed while I guide you through an exquisite, layered exploration of Awareness.
You will likely enter a state of deeply relaxed clarity and alertness. Even if you fall asleep that’s ok, you might need it. And hey, if after Yoga Nidra, the world gets a more-rested version of you, it will be better for it. Regardless, if you get so relaxed that you fall asleep, the part of yourself that you source in Yoga Nidra is always paying attention.
“Listening to Scott’s voice in the yoga nidra course is like laying on the beach and hearing the waves ebb and flow. In the buzz of today’s busy life, yoga nidra is like an island of calm. I feel so relaxed and centered afterwards. Of course, my rational mind also wants everything explained, and Scott does that too. He truly has a way with words that makes each concept clear and understandable. . . Scott’s yoga nidra course is a good way to de-stress and get energized for what lies ahead. I highly recommend it.”
Yoga Nidra is a two-fold path. While opening a profound doorway to the Universal You, it also addresses the immediate needs of the not-so-universal you. It has become an essential resource for millions across the globe because it’s such a powerful, natural, and effective agent to counter stress, sleep like a champ, and conquer your inner asshole (aka helps you be the version of yourself that can respond compassionately to life’s challenges rather than reacting to them)— all absolute musts for the year we’ve had.
Perhaps best of all, Yoga Nidra
Facilitates clarion insight about your life’s purpose and problems.
Evokes your deep inner-wisdom and gives you the clarity necessary to make practical and actionable changes in your life, not only for how you act in the world, but also how you relate to it.
Is the practice of experiencing yourself as Awareness itself.
A deep form of self-discovery, like meditation, where you experience your utmost nature of being.
A very relaxing way of attuning your awareness to all things.
Wakes you up to the truth that the solutions to personal and world problems exist inside of you, not outside, helping you to heal body, mind, and spirit.
As you heal yourself, you heal the world and just like the gentle forces of wind and water, this relaxing but powerful practice is quietly helping to shape a new world … one nap at a time.
In truth, you can practice Yoga Nidra anywhere, while doing anything.
In our practice together, we will be lying down and listening to me guide you through the experience, either in a live session, private one on one or Zoom session, or via audio recording that you can stream or download onto your computer or phone.
Yoga Nidra is a highly effective method sourcing the untold power within you. Yoga Nidra is experiencing the TRUEST form of YOURSELF. Most poignantly, Yoga Nidra is about connecting to Source and therefore your ultimate power.
FAQs
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No worries! Yoga Nidra can be done by ANYBODY. Plus, the movement style of yoga (asana) that we do before the guided Yoga Nidra will be gentle enough to accommodate for all kinds of ability levels, strengths, limitations, etc. Also, you can always skip the movement portion of the module. That's the benefit of this kind of learning environment! Literally anybody can do this!
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If you fall asleep, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Seriously, the part of you that is listening to Yoga Nidra is deeper than your conscious mind so the practice still works, even if you're asleep. It's nice to try to stay awake so that you can remember what we did but if you don't it still works! Plus, you have the recordings archived so you can re-listen to them whenever you want.
