Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra is for mental relaxation and for preparing the mind for yogic discipline. Yoga Nidra, a yogic state, is different from relaxation, it is the deepest state of relaxation where one still maintains full consciousness. It is a ‘sleep’ where relaxation leads one to attain a more blissful state of awareness, a relaxation much more intense than ordinary sleep. This state occurs and those who practice become increasingly aware of their inner world by following verbal instructions.

Yoga Nidra aims to focus the mind to achieve relaxation and increase wellness. Research tells us Yoga Nidra can be used as a therapeutic technique to cure psychological disorders like anxiety, hostility, insomnia etc, and psychosomatic diseases like asthma, coronary heart disease, cancer, hypertension and more. Yoga Nidra results in conscious awareness of the deep sleep state, which is called the “hypnagogic state” in hypnosis. This is the time between sleep/wake and wake/sleep.

It is said Yoga Nidra is where the body and mind enter a place where the dream state and reality can communicate with each other. One of the primary goals of practicing Yoga Nidra is to understand your purpose for life and gain a higher calling in life. Many using this practice experienced a meditation that’s like dreaming, sleeping and wakefulness combined.