Yoga Nidra

What to expect:

The practice of Yoga Nidra induces a state of awareness in between sleep and wakefullness.  In essence the body believes it is asleep and enters into a healing mode, while the mind retains consciousness.  It is a state rather similiar to that which is induced during clinical hypnotherapy, though it is not hypnosis.

Your 1-2-1 session will start with a consultation to assertain your aims and objectives for the practice and helped to develop a "resolve" which is known as a Sankalpa.  You then lie down and relax  on a yoga mat or treatment coach and usually covered with a blanket.  After that it is simply a matter of following the instructions as you are guided through the practice.  Different elements can be included depending on the desired outcomes and requirements but the general system of Yoga Nidra always remains the same.

• Lie down in Savasana and relax
• Repeat your resolve 3 times
• Guided rotation of consciousness around the body (always in the same order)
• Awareness of breath
• Visualisation of Rapid Images which are usually things that you would be familiar with such as a sunset or  a rose
• Other visualisation modules depending on desired outcome, for example stress release, healing light, successful completion of a task/challenge/race, something that you need to learn etc
• Visualisation of successful realisation of resolve
• Repeat resolve 3 times
• End Practice