The Art of Conscious Napping

This first session prepares you to begin your yoga nidra journey. You will learn what yoga nidra is and go through some of the important things to consider before you begin, including how to practice safely and some of the common things that you may experience. You will then be guided into the state of yoga nidra in your first practical session.

This session focuses on the importance of creating a sacred and intentional space for your practice. We will look at some important things to consider when creating and choosing your space, and understand the benefits of keeping to a consistent practice space and time. We will explore the various ways to make your space special and sacred for you, with suggestions for the creation of permanent and temporary spaces to suit your circumstances.

We will then look at the physical position of your body as you practice and explore some different ways to create maximum comfort as you rest, including using blankets, pillows, or other props. The practical session includes and exploration of the spaces inside and outside of your body.

In this session, we'll explore and understand your motivations and intentions for practicing and see how our intentions can guide the experience and the effects of the practice. We'll also explore the concept of Sankalpa - the sacred vow, or heart's prayer, and how the practice can assist the unfolding of our deepest spiritual desires.

The practical session guides you to make a clear intention for your practice and opens a space for you to explore your Sankalpa and listen to your heart.

This session explores the physical benefits we receive when we practice yoga nidra, looking at what happens in the body when we are in a state of deep rest. We will acknoweldge the importance of moving out of 'fight or flight'mode and into 'rest and repair' mode, and how spending tme in this deeply restful state can help improve our overall state of health, reduce stress and bring deep rejuvenation.

The practical session guides you through a long rotation of consciousness around your body to welcome a state of deep rest and stillness.

In this session, we explore the energetic effects of practicing yoga nidra. We look at and understand the concept of prana, or life-force energy, and how our practice helps to encourage a healthy and uninhibited flow of prana. We'll also explore the potential for working with difficult emotions and how the practice can help us to explore, accept and become comfortable with our feelings. We will be utilising the creation of a safe inner space to bring us stability and security as we practice.

In the practical session, you will be guided to explore some commonly challenging emotions: dissatisfaction and agitation, learning to hold them in a place of comfort, acceptance and stillness.

In session six, we'll look at the mental benefits of the practice and how quietening and calming the mind can improve our daily lives, and some of the techniques that can guide your mind towards balance and stillness.

During the practical session, you'll be guided to relax your physical, energetic and mental bodies, allowing your mind to rest in deep stillness and for mental rejuvenation to occur.

Ths session explores the state of yoga nidra as an experience of pure consciousness, the true self, of the mystical state of Turiya. We'll examine the potential of yoga nidra as a meditation practice and look at why this can be such a beneficial method of meditation for many people.

The practical session guides you into stillness, giving you plenty of time to rest in the state of yoga nidra.

Yoga nidra brings many healing benefits, from the physical restoration that happens in the body to the potential for emotional balance and mental rejuvenation, to the use of intention to guide us towards any deeper healing we need or desire.

In this session, we'll explore the various ways we can encourage healing during our practice. We will use intention and visualisation in the practical session to promote healing where needed and begin to open ourselves to a world of vision and symbolism as an aid to the practice.

In this session, we'll take a look at how practicing yoga nidra can help to inspire us creatively and open us up to new ideas and perspectives. We will also continue to explore the use of visualisation and the various ways of experiencing insight and receiving inspriation.

The more visual practical session uses imagery to help awaken creativity and gives you plenty of time to listen for and receive inspiration.

The final session brings together everything we've covered during the course and explores some ways you might like to continue with and evolve your practice into the future.

We conclude with a longer practical session that utilises many of the aspects that have been convered over the course and integrates everything you've learned.