Hello and welcome.
This is a yoga nidra for awakening.
Awakening is what happens when you remember who you truly are.
Underneath the thoughts.
Underneath the doing.
Underneath the story of you.
And the doorway to that remembering is stillness.
That is why yoga nidra is one of the most powerful practices on the spiritual path.
Because all you need to do is let everything that isn't true to you fall away.
And in that letting go,
What remains is who you truly are.
Begin by lying down and making yourself as comfortable as possible.
Lying down on your back and letting your arms rest gently by your sides.
Allow your eyes to close and feel the support beneath you.
Take a slight,
Deep inhale and exhale completely,
Letting everything go.
And another deep inhale.
And deep exhale.
Softening everything.
Let the forehead soften.
Eyes.
The jaw.
The shoulders.
Let them drop.
The arms.
The legs.
The hills.
Now let's choose our sankalpa for this practice,
A heartfelt intention.
If you've been working with a specific suncarper,
Feel free to use this.
Or you can choose one of these.
I am pure awareness.
My natural state is love and joy.
I am.
Choose the one that resonates most deeply right now.
Repeat your intention silently in your mind three times.
Now softly let this go as we begin rotating awareness through the body.
Bring awareness to the crown of the head.
The forehead.
The space between the eyebrows.
The eyes.
Muscles around the eyes.
The cheeks.
Mouth.
The jaw.
Let the whole face soften.
The threads.
Now moving your awareness to the right shoulder.
The right upper arm.
Might elbow.
Right forearm.
Right wrist.
The right palm.
The right thumb.
Right index finger.
Right middle finger.
Right ring finger.
The right little finger.
Back of the right hand.
Whole right hand.
Now bring Atlantis to the chest.
Upper back.
Lullabies.
Now moving your awareness to the right tip.
The right dye.
Right knee.
Right lower leg.
Right ankle.
Right foot.
All the toes on the right foot.
Now bring your awareness to the left shoulder.
The left upper arm.
Left elbow.
Left forearm.
The left wrist.
Best palms.
Now bring awareness to the left thumb.
Left index finger.
The left middle finger.
Left ring finger.
Left little finger.
Back of the left hand.
Whole left hand.
Now bring your awareness to the left hip.
The left eye.
Left knee.
The left lower leg.
Left ankle.
Left foot.
All the toes on the left foot.
Now sense the front of the body,
The entire front of the body.
Now sense the back of the body,
The entire back of the body.
Whole right side of the body.
The whole left side of the body.
Now sense the whole body at once.
Front and back.
Right and left.
From head to toe.
Feeling the whole body.
Sensing the whole body.
Feeling more and more relaxed.
More restored.
Resting in the stillness.
Now notice.
You've been aware of all of this.
You are the awareness,
Watching every thought,
Every feeling.
Every sensation.
Always present.
Always at peace.
Rest in the stillness as awareness itself.
Not the body,
Not the thoughts,
Not the sensations,
Just pure awareness knowing itself.
Now repeat the following words in your mind.
I am pure awareness.
I am the witness.
I am home.
I am awakening.
I am.
I am pure awareness.
I am the witness.
I am home.
I am awakening.
I am.
Stay in this space,
Resting as awareness.
Notice the breath.
Notice the body.
Notice the surface beneath you.
Take final,
Deep inhale.
And slow,
Deep exhale.
Take a moment.
Let feel gratitude.
For yourself,
For this time to practice together.
If you'd like take a long,
Easeful stretch.
And whenever you feel ready.
Softly open your eyes.
Thank you for being in this space.
Have a lovely rest of your day,
Evening or night.
