Welcome,
I'm Jocelyn.
This is a exploration of the rotation of consciousness in the yoga nidra practice.
The rotation of consciousness is a beautiful way to begin to balance out the autonomic nervous system.
And it's something really to experience.
It's a beautiful and effortless falling into your own relaxation.
So taking a moment to just get comfortable,
Whether that be laying on the ground or on a yoga mat or in your bed,
Maybe even sitting on a couch in a very supported position.
You want to find yourself in a state of being supported.
So that might mean you need some pillows or blankets or towels rolled up under your knees or your lower back.
But finding a place where you can feel that your body is supported.
And once you find that place for yourself,
Just allow your body to give over the weight to that support.
In yoga nidra this is effortless.
The focus of attention and awareness is the invitation to let go.
Just feeling where the support meets your body.
The jaw,
Just bringing your attention there and inviting it to relax.
The shoulders,
The invitation with your awareness to just let go back and down.
The invitation for your hips to let go and be supported by the ground beneath them.
Taking a moment to bring your awareness to your ears and your inner ears.
Opening up your inner ears by bringing your awareness to them and inviting them to open to the vibrations of sound around you.
To the vibrations of sound on this recording.
What do you hear?
And taking a few deeper breaths.
Inhaling and exhaling through the mouth.
Inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth.
If you can make that exhalation a little bit longer than your inhalation.
Bringing your body back to that state of gentle relaxation.
And a few more times inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth.
Inhaling and exhaling.
And we'll do that two more times.
And placing your awareness and your attention right in the heart space in the center of the chest.
Allowing it to soften at the edges.
Inviting the heart space to soften effortlessly.
And imagine that your heart space had its own set of inner ears.
Could you open them to hear what your heart is calling for?
Maybe you're not hearing words.
Maybe you're feeling something.
Maybe you're seeing colors or images.
Or maybe your heart is playing a movie for you.
In yoga nidra we work with a sankalpa.
A sankalpa is a heart's true calling.
A heart's true north.
A heart's intention.
And it's usually stated with an I am statement in a positive way.
You might be hearing your own sankalpa calling out to you.
Or you might want to use I am at peace with my body.
Or I am listening to my body.
Or I am honoring my body.
Whichever sankalpa calls to you we're going to inhale and exhale.
Repeating the sankalpa silently to yourself on the arc of a breath.
Three times.
Inhaling and exhaling.
Silently repeating your sankalpa.
And you can let that go as it seethes in your heart space for this journey.
I am going to guide you on a rotation of consciousness.
This is effortless.
As I guide your attention to different parts and places in the body Could you imagine a bit of warmth in that place?
And that warmth expanding outward?
Almost like a ripple.
We'll start in the heart space.
Can you imagine a touch of warmth right in the heart space?
And allowing that heat to radiate outward?
And the center of the throat.
Can you imagine the touch of warmth at the center of the throat?
And that warmth radiating gently out?
And the center of the forehead.
The mind's eye.
Can you imagine a gentle touch of warmth?
And it radiating out.
The top of the head.
Gentle touch of warmth.
It radiating out all around.
The back of the head.
The right ear.
Right temple.
Right eye.
A gentle touch of warmth.
And radiating out from that center.
The globe of the eye.
All the little muscles behind the right eye.
The right eyebrow.
The space between the eyebrows.
A gentle touch of warmth.
That radiates all around.
The left eyebrow.
All the muscles behind the left eye.
The globe of the eye.
The left eye.
The temple.
The left ear.
The space between the ears.
A gentle touch of warmth.
And radiating out from that point.
The tip of the nose.
The inside of the right cheek.
The roof of the mouth.
The inside of the left cheek.
A gentle touch of warmth like sunlight.
Radiating out from the inside of the left cheek.
The tip of the tongue.
The back of the tongue.
The center of the throat.
The right shoulder.
The right armpit.
A gentle touch of warmth.
Radiating out.
The inside of the elbow.
Inside of the right wrist.
The palm of the hand.
The tip of the right thumb.
A gentle touch of warmth like sunlight.
Radiating out from that point.
The tip of the first finger.
The second finger.
The third finger.
The tip of the fourth finger.
The tip of the fifth finger.
All five fingers of the right hand.
Warmth radiating out.
Back of the wrist.
Outside of the elbow.
The right shoulder.
The shoulder blade.
Right ribs.
A touch of warmth like sunlight.
Radiating out from the ribs.
The waist.
The pelvic bowl.
The right hip.
A touch of warmth on the right hip like sunlight.
Radiating outward.
The inside of the right knee.
Inside of the right ankle.
Bottom of the foot.
The tip of the right big toe.
The tip of the second toe.
The tip of the third toe.
The tip of the fourth toe.
The tip of the fifth toe.
All five toes of the right foot.
Bathed in the warmth of sunlight.
Radiating out.
Top of the right foot.
Outside of the ankle.
Top of the knee.
Right hip.
Can you imagine the whole right leg touched by warmth?
The warmth radiating out from the center of that right leg.
And can you imagine the whole right side of your body?
The left hemisphere of the brain.
This gentle touch of warmth like gold.
And can you imagine the whole right side of the body and the left hemisphere of the brain?
This gentle touch of warmth like golden sunlight radiating out.
And the right side of the body and the left hemisphere of the brain.
The heart space.
The left shoulder.
A touch of warmth radiating outward.
The left armpit.
Bathed in the warmth of the sun.
Radiating out from the left armpit.
Inside of the left elbow.
Inside of the left wrist.
The palm of the left hand.
A touch of warmth like golden sunlight at the center of the palm of your hand.
Radiating outward.
The tip of the left thumb.
First finger.
Second finger.
Third finger.
Fourth finger.
All five fingers of the left hand touched gently by the warmth of a golden sun.
Radiating outward.
Back of the wrist.
Outside of the elbow.
Left shoulder.
The shoulder blade.
A gentle touch of warmth.
Radiating outward.
The left ribs.
Waist.
The pelvic bowl.
Left hip.
A touch of warmth.
Radiating outward.
Inside of the knee.
Inside of the left ankle.
The bottom of the foot.
Tip of the big toe.
A gentle touch of warmth like the sun's rays.
Radiating out from the tip of the big toe.
Second toe.
Third toe.
Fourth toe.
Fifth toe.
All five toes of the left foot.
Touched gently by a warmth that radiates out.
Top of the left foot.
Outside of the left ankle.
Top of the knee.
Left hip.
Pelvic bowl.
Heart space.
Can you imagine the whole left leg?
A gentle touch of warmth that radiates out.
The whole left side of the body.
Touched by this gentle warmth bathed in the sunlight that radiates out.
The whole left side of the body and the right hemisphere of the brain.
A gentle touch of warmth like sunlight gently radiating out.
The whole body bathed in this gentle warmth.
Radiating outward.
The whole body.
And beginning to slowly become aware of your breathing.
You don't have to change it or shift it,
Just becoming aware of your inhale and your exhale.
Allowing your body to breathe you.
Allowing your breath to have its own rhythm.
There is no need to alter it,
Deepen it,
Just witness your body being breathed.
And just beginning now to deepen your inhale and exhale in your own time.
And when your body decides to exhale,
Just deepen that inhale.
And when your body decides to exhale,
Simply deepen that exhale.
And allowing yourself to deepen your inhale and exhale a few more times.
And you may want to begin to wiggle your fingers or your toes.
You may want to simply wiggle or rock your body a little to the left or right.
Or you can take a nice body stretch.
You might want to flutter your eyes open.
Allow your head to gently rock from side to side.
And in your own time and space,
Bring yourself to a seated position.
Your hands to your heart to simply thank your body for receiving the invitations today.
This was a an exploration of the rotation of consciousness as part of a yoga nidra.
The rotation of consciousness allows our body to deeply relax and allows our nervous system to begin to reset and balance.
I hope you enjoyed it.
I always enjoy your comments and I hope that you honored your body today.
Thank you for joining me today.
Namaste.
