Hello,
Hello,
And welcome to your yoga nidra practice.
My name is Kumari Skye.
I'm the relaxationist,
And that's exactly what I'm here to offer you today.
Take your time to get cozy and comfortable and well supported.
This way your body can fully relax and receive the benefits of this beautiful practice.
In case you're new,
Yoga nidra could be called a deep rest practice.
I will be guiding you through a set of systematic techniques that are meant to help every layer of your being,
Body,
Mind,
Spirit.
Relax and let go.
You might feel like you're floating or that you're not connected to the body or the mind,
That you're just resting in this nourishing state.
There's nothing you need to do.
This is effortless,
There's no experience necessary,
And it can really help you release tension.
It can help soothe anxiety.
It can bring more clarity and focus.
It's just an all around amazing practice.
First things first,
Just double check that you're nice and comfortable.
I know a fair amount of you on here have done this a lot of times,
But in case you're new,
We want to be as comfortable as possible.
Feathering your nest a little bit more.
Maybe you could become even 2% more comfortable.
Starting to tune in to the state of your body here.
Noticing whatever you're feeling without any judgment.
Just be here now.
Every exhale.
Think of it as a subtle release.
With each mindful breath.
Energy is coming back into balance.
Noticing your arms and hands.
Your legs and feet.
The way your head is resting.
The way the backside of your body feels meeting.
Whatever is underneath.
Feeling that connection.
Feeling a sense of grounding.
And might you tune in to the shape,
The weight,
The density of your body here.
Let's take a deep breath in together.
And release.
This time let's do a big ah on the exhale.
Inhaling deeply.
Sigh.
Good.
Start to really tune in to the feeling of your breath moving in through the nostrils.
And out through the mouth.
Like it's just falling out into the nostrils.
Falling out.
Now we're holding at the top this time,
Inhaling.
And hold.
3,
2,
1.
Let it go.
Again.
Hold,
4,
3,
2,
1,
Let it go.
Again.
Hold 5,
4,
3,
2,
1.
Here again,
Simply noticing.
Noticing the body,
The breath.
Already feeling so much calmer.
Peaceful.
This is where you can call in your sankalpa.
Or choose an intention for this practice.
Something like,
I am calm and steady.
As you're ready,
Repeating your Sankalpa.
Or this intention you've created three times.
Wonderful.
Know that repeating this desired outcome in a space of softness and ease.
Is so powerful.
And we'll come back to it later in the practice.
But for now,
We'll move around the body in the rotation of consciousness.
You can place your attention on each area that I mentioned.
And in this way,
Our intention again is working powerfully to help let go in the physical body,
Places we might not even know.
Or holding energy or tension.
Awareness resting at the right hand thumb.
The index finger.
Middle finger.
Ring finger and pinky.
The palm,
Top of the hand.
Rest.
Forearm.
Elbow,
Upper arm.
Shoulder.
Right collarbone.
Left collarbone.
Shoulder,
Upper arm,
Elbow,
Forearm,
Wrist,
Top of hand.
Palm.
Pinkie.
Ring finger.
Middle finger.
Index finger.
Thumb.
Sense now both hands and all the fingers.
Both hands and all the fingers.
Both arms.
The arms and hands together.
Center of the chest solar plexus.
Navel.
Right hip.
Left hip.
Both hips.
Both sides.
Right knee.
Left knee.
Both knees.
Lower leg right ankle left ankle.
Both ankle.
Souls of feet.
Soles of the feet.
And all the toe.
Soles of feet and all the toes.
Ball feet.
Sensing both feet.
And now the leg.
The legs and feet together.
Legs and feet together.
Can you sense the sacrum?
The base of the spine and the whole spine all the way.
To the base of the skull.
Back of the head.
Top of the head.
Center of the forehead.
The right eyebrow.
Left eyebrow.
Sense both I.
Both eyes.
The right temple.
Left temple.
The right cheek.
Left cheek right ear.
Left ear.
Both ears listening.
Both ears,
Listening.
To the bridge of the now.
Nostril.
Upper lip.
Lower lip.
Tip of the tongue.
Roof of the mouth.
Surface of the tongue.
Space beneath the tongue.
Gums and teeth.
The whole faith.
The whole head.
Face and head together.
The front of the body.
Back of the body.
Whole body.
Sensing the whole body as one.
Whole body radiant with energy.
Body shimmering.
Trillions of cells radiating light.
Awareness of the breath inside this body.
The ebb and flow of the breath.
Begin to feel a sense of energy in the right palm and fingers.
The right palm and fingers.
Energy in the right palm and fingers.
And now a sense of this same energy,
But in the left palm and fingers.
Left palm and fingers radiating energy.
Can you feel both palms and fingers now?
All of palms and fingers.
Now the breath as energy.
Could you imagine breathing from the right hand up the arm to the heart center and then exhaling down the left arm back to that palm?
Inhaling up the left arm to the center.
Exhaling down the right arm.
Imagine the breath as a streak of energy moving up and down the arms.
However you're experiencing this is perfect.
Simply moving the breath in the mind.
And the next time you come through the heart center,
Rest here.
Awareness resting at the heart center.
In this time of practice of breathing in and out.
Energetically.
At the heart center.
Might you imagine a pillar of light moving in and out at the heart center?
Breathing.
Some saying.
And now expanding awareness to rest in the whole body.
Could you sense this energy throughout the whole body?
Whole body subtly vibrating.
Each breath filling this body all the way to the edges.
Each exhale.
Body coming back to its natural shape.
Sense the whole body breathing.
Whole body breathing.
Filling and emptying.
Breathing in.
Breathing out.
Allowing the awareness that's focused on the breath to dissolve.
The body floating.
Shimmering vessel of life force energy.
Body floating as light.
And energy.
Whole body deeply.
Resting Natural.
A lie.
Perhaps.
Your peace.
This is the space.
Of your divine true nature.
Rest here now.
Let's hear in this sweetest space of stillness.
That will plant that sankopa again,
Your intention.
Repeating it three more times in the mind.
Resting here in the deepest knowing that what you are wanting.
Is now in motion.
And nourish.
Welcoming back the awareness of the breath now deepening the breath.
Signaling to you the body and mind.
You'll be returning to waking awareness.
Or perhaps this is where you.
.
.
Click off the recording and fall into a peaceful sleep.
If you haven't already,
Moving the body,
Perhaps choosing another position.
Taking all the time that you want or need.
To come back to waking awareness.
If you'd like to join me in taking a deep breath now.
Inhaling.
.
.
Again.
One more.
Thank you so much for choosing to rest with me today.
It's my honor and my pleasure to share Yoga Nidra with you.
Wishing you all the very best.
Namaste.
