Transform Your Brain! The Benefits of Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra. The Yogic Sleep. While it’s important to move the body and stay strong for all of life’s ups and downs, rest and recovery are equally necessary. However, sitting still in what most of us traditionally know as meditation can be difficult! It takes a lot of practice to be able to sit with yourself, in silence, and not get caught up in reeling thoughts. While the practice of seated meditation is certainly worth it, I highly recommend easing your way into the world of meditation with Yoga Nidra! Or supplementing your meditation practice with it. Yoga Nidra, is both exponentially more restful but also incredibly accessible to the general population! The scripted, guided meditation practice brings the mind to surrender towards restfulness. And you’ll be set up in a comfortable, supported Savasana for extra coziness!
When I think of Yoga Nidra, I almost think of it as “leveling up” your practice of rest. Yoga Nidra feels like pressing a reset button in a way that a full night’s sleep doesn’t always accomplish. From Savasana, the guided meditation of Yoga Nidra lands the brain between alpha and theta waves. From this state, deep healing of all kinds can happen. Some of the most common benefits are stress relief, decreased anxiety, improved mood, and an easier time sleeping at night. However, this practice is expansive and has been proven to assist with resetting negative thought patterns. We all carry around samskaras (scars of the mind), simply from the trauma of everyday life. Consider deepening your restful, meditative practices next time you feel something’s getting in your way. I promise you won’t regret it.
For more information about Yoga Nidra, check out the links below!
https://www.yogajournal.com/meditation/your-brain-on-yoga-nidra
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-yoga-nidra-works_us_58efcea5e4b048372700d692
https://www.yogameditation.com/reading-room/pictures-of-the-brains-activity-during-yoga-nidra/
https://yogainternational.com/article/view/5-benefits-of-yoga-nidra
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/what-is-yoga-nidra
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