Return To Balance With Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra is a gentle, deeply restorative practice designed to help you come back into harmony within body, mind, and nervous system.
You will be guided step by step into a state of profound rest, where the body can soften, the breath can slow, and the mind is invited to settle. There is nothing to do and nowhere to go, only the simple experience of being supported into stillness.

This practice is especially helpful for reducing stress, calming anxiety, supporting better sleep, and regulating the nervous system. As you rest, you are invited to release tension and reconnect with a felt sense of inner balance and ease.

Suitable for all levels, including complete beginners, this Yoga Nidra offers a spacious pause from the demands of daily life and a return to your natural state of steadiness and calm.

Find a comfortable place to lie down, allow yourself to be fully supported, and receive this time of deep rest.

Transcript

Hello, My name is Kumari Skye. I am the relaxationist and I will be your guide. And if you're new to Yoga Nidra, I would love to know if it was your first time doing it, If you feel comfortable sharing that. It is just the most beneficial practice. It's great for everyone. Someone that has never meditated in their life to someone who's a seasoned practitioner of meditation. It's an effortless guided meditation. There is absolutely nothing you need to do except get comfortable and listen to the guidance as long as you are able. Don't worry if you happen to fall asleep. It happens, It's no big deal. Just come back to my voice when you realize it. And the beauty is your subconscious is always listening. And that's why we want to say nice things to ourselves. Making any more little adjustments to your setup. Truly just settling in here. Open and receptive and eager to this deep rest practice. Feeling your arms, Your hands, Your legs, Your feet, The whole backside of your body. Sense the whole front side of your body. Feel the skin on your face. Feel the tongue inside your mouth. Feel your breath flowing rhythmically inside your chest. Feel the breath rise and fall at the navel. A sense of your whole body already so relaxed, So still. Your body innately knows how to rest. You are resting deeply. There's nothing left for you to do except simply be. Using the fingers and the mantra to guide us even deeper. We'll touch each thumb or each finger with the thumb tip and so starting with the thumb and index finger. Ram, Ma, Da, Sa. Okay, So each thumb touches the finger with every syllable. Ram, Ma, Da, Sa. Say it in your mind. Ram, Ma, Da, Sa. Good, Let that go now. Feeling the rise and fall of your effortless breath. The rise and fall of your effortless breath. Attention resting at the center of your heart chakra. The center of your heart. Could you imagine a shimmering light here? A pulsating and shimmering glow emanating from your heart, The seat of your truth, Your innate divine knowing. And it's here that the sankalpa resides. If you're not currently working with a sankalpa, Take time now to create a positive present tense intention. I am allowing my body to rest deeply is an example. Whenever you feel ready, Repeat your sankalpa three times in your mind. Know that the planting of this intention authentically arising from the space of your heart rests in the subconscious where it can flourish and grow. Now we'll move around the body in the rotation of consciousness. Sense and feel each area, Just noticing. And this simple act of noticing is powerful. We're putting intention and attention into all these spaces in our bodies, Allowing whatever no longer serves us to be released and to energetically call in any support we might need. We'll begin at the very top of the head, Becoming aware of your scalp, All the hair follicles, The skull, The right ear, The left ear, And now a sense of both ears listening, Both ears listening. Attention moves to the third eye center and then into the expanse of the forehead. The temples, The jaw, The lower row of gums and teeth, The tongue, Upper row of gums and teeth. Sense the lips, The nostrils, Deep into the sinuses, The orbs of the eyes, Deep inside the skull. The center of the brain, Sensing the pineal gland, The whole brain, The whole brain. The brain softening, Letting go of cognition, Letting go of the body, Letting go of the mind. Now, Can you sense the center of your throat, Your collarbones, Fronts of the shoulders, Sides of your shoulders, And now the back, The shoulder blades. Become aware of the expanse of the whole chest, The vastness of the whole chest, The upper arms, The crease of the right elbow, The crease of the left elbow, The bones of the elbow, The bones, The insides of the wrist and forearms, The palms, And all 10 fingers. Sensing the palms and all 10 fingers shimmering with sensation, And now a sense of the tops of the hands, Both hands and both arms together, The solar plexus, The upper abdomen, The lower back, The navel, The lower abdomen, Right hip, Left hip, Right thigh, Left thigh. Both knees, Both knees, The right calf, Left calf, The shins, Ankles, Heel, The arches of the feet, The balls of the feet, All 10 toes, Could you sense all 10 toes? Oh, The tops of the feet, Both feet together, Sensing both feet, Both legs, The backside of the body, Front side of the body, Your whole body as one, Whole body as one. Yes, The whole body as one radiant field of energy, The whole body radiance, Trillions of cells, Trillions of cells shimmering. Start to isolate attention on your breath, The observer of your natural effortless breath, Watching the breath, Feeling the breath at the nostrils, Feeling the breath at the chest, Feeling the breath inside the ribcage, Feeling the breath at the lower abdomen, Feeling the breath in all four places together. Imagine the body, The energy field of the body lifting with each inhale and then sinking through the backside of the body to the earth with each exhale, Imagining the breath as energy emanating from the whole body and expanding with your inhale and then the energy sinking back down to the body, Through the body to the earth, Breathing up from the earth, Through the body, Up to the sky, Welcoming any visual sensations or individuals like shimmer, Twinkling, Colors. Maybe this energy looks like a glow, Prana, Life force energy flowing, Flowing. Whole body energized, Breathing from the earth to the sky and from the sky to the earth, Knowing however you've experienced this is perfect, Letting this all go, Sensing opposites. Start to become aware of just the right half of the body, The right half of the body, The right half filling with sand, The right half of the body getting heavier. Sense the right side as darker, Heavier, Separate. And now transfer all of that attention to the left side, The left side of the body filling with sand, Getting heavier, See the left side of the body as darker, Heavier, Sinking. And now take time for awareness to move to the right side of the body, The right side of the body, Very heavy, Sinking down towards the earth, A little darker, Separate. Draw awareness back to the left half of the body, The left half of the body now, Melting into the earth, Sinking down, The left side of the body sinking, Heavy, Darker. And now melding both sides together, Both sides of the body equally heavy, Equally dark, Equally dark, Whole body heavy, Whole body weighted down now. And now a cultivating of light in this body, Light as air, Light as air. This body floating, Buoyant with ease, Gently bringing your awareness inward, Beyond the body, Beyond the breath, Beyond the thinking mind, Resting in a subtle and spacious awareness, In the space of inner knowing, Listening. Imagine a sacred space within you, And this space lies at the heart center, The cave of your heart. Sense, Feel, Or imagine how you could stand at the entrance, Simply noticing this threshold into the space of the heart, Quiet, Sensing a subtle pull inward. And this cave is not dark, It's alive, Shimmering, Welcoming. This is a place of truth. Moving in deeper to this cave, A sense of this cave holding you, You have arrived. Resting back as pure presence in the space of the heart. Just imagining being curled up inside of your heart space, Resting as pure presence, Held, Whole body, Held and at ease, Receptive to messages in this space of the heart. Holding. Floating in a state of openness, A space of the infinite, All, Pure truth arising, Pure truth, Resting back even deeper, Simply floating at one with all that you are. Floating in a state of bliss, Might you welcome back your sankalpa now. Perhaps it's just a feeling. Welcome it back. Perhaps repeating it several more times. Perhaps floating in this sweet, Sweet space of stillness for a little longer. Returning from the state of yoga nidra, Might you tune back into the breath, Feeling the rise and fall of your rhythmic breath, Beginning to cultivate a little change in the breathing, Taking a deeper breath in through the nose and softly letting it go. Awareness returning to the sensation of breath in the body, The sensation of breath happening in the body, Could you imagine breathing your breath all the way down to the toes, Giving it a little wiggle in the toes, Breathing the breath all the way to the hands and fingers, Wiggling, How about turning the head from side to side? Returning from this practice at your own pace, Take as long as you can. Invite deep breaths and notice your state of mind. You might find that you're craving a little stretching or maybe some time with your journal or just in silence. Maybe you have some reflections from this journey. Rest here in the knowing that your journey is special and unique to you. There's never anything to achieve or accomplish in yoga nidra. It's solely for the purpose of finding union with your divine true nature. And with that comes a cascade of benefits to the physical and energetic bodies. You might like to take a few sips of breath in if you're planning on moving on with your day or your evening. Again, Taking all the time that you want or need to re-enter the waking state or turning off this recording and going back to sleep. Falling into a blissful night of sleep. I want you to know I'm wishing you all the very, Very best. Namaste.