Yoga Nidra is a guided yogic sleep. Unlike normal sleep where your dreams happen in an uncontrolled manner, Yoga Nidra allows you to control your dreaming state. 

This will be a journey with ten stages. We’ll start with some deep relaxation, bringing you out of the world and into yourself. Then, you’ll state your sankalpa - a statement of resolve, your intent for today’s meditation. Personally, I’ll be using, “I am peace.” Settling in deeper, you’ll move your awareness throughout the body, taking in each and every part. You’ll become familiar with how the earth is supporting your body, and where your body sits in the room. Then, a return to the breath, the foundation of a strong practice. With the body calm and the mind quiet, you’ll move through pure sensations - heat, cold, weight. With your senses quiet, it’ll be time to step into the realm of pure emotion, and of visualizing the thoughts and feelings that might still be sparking up inside you. When the body, breath, mind, and heart are calm, you’ll step into your subconscious. You’ll have the opportunity to remind yourself, through your sankalpa, of who you really are.

Then it’s time to return to the world as a calm, centered being.

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