YOGA NIDRA

The modern day Yoga Nidra, originally a Nyasa meditation practice from Tantra Yoga (a practice that involves connecting deeper with your consciousness whilst at the same time letting go of outside distractions, an almost undisturbed awareness comes along). 

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Nyasa means ‘to place’ and in this meditation we place our attention on the chakras, moving slowly through each chakra from the tip of the tail bone (the Muladhara or Root Chakra) to the crown of the head.  This is classic Chakra Nyasa meditation.

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The modern form of Yoga Nidra technique, was pioneered by Dennis Boyes in 1973, made widely known by Swami Satyananda Saraswati in 1976, and then by Swami Rama, Richard Miller, and others has spread worldwide.  It is applied by the U.S. Army to assist soldier recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Swami Satyananda Saraswati was a Hindu spiritual teacher and founder of India’s Bihar School of Yoga.  He is known for his teachings on Yoga Nidra and for emphasising the connection between physical and mental well-being.

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Swami Satyananda Saraswati has made this Yoga Nidra technique accessible to modern day practitioners and it can be practised by anybody in the world. 

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It is a form pratyahara (one of the limbs of Yoga) and provides tremendous benefits for the body, brain and mind.

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Yoga Nidra is typically practised at the end of a physical Yoga asana class. 

With consistency.

1.⁠ ⁠Yoga Nidra counteracts stress and is prescribed by GPs in many countries

2.⁠ ⁠Provides effective relief for depression and long standing anxiety.

3.⁠ ⁠It is an efficient way to obtain sleep.

4.⁠ ⁠Clears the mind for learning and absorbing new material.

5.⁠ ⁠Releases tension for body and mind

6.⁠ ⁠Relaxes the mind

7.⁠ ⁠Helps with creativity

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