Welcome everybody to your session with Yogi Phoenix.
Today's session,
A nidra session,
Is going to be regarding the sixth limb of yoga,
Which is dharana,
In our meditative journey through the eight limbs.
This limb is very important,
As are all of them,
But most people understand this,
Regardless of whether they're yogis or not,
Because it really is just single-minded focus,
And it's designed to set us up for quality meditation as we move into the higher realms.
But in your everyday life,
You know that if you focus intently on one task at a hand,
Then you will get that task done well,
And that's it.
Single-minded.
There is an acronym for focus,
Which is follow one course until successful,
And basically that's dharana in a nutshell.
So as we go through our nidra session today,
I will be instructing and helping you to hold that single-mindedness.
With it will come a deep sense of calm.
So without further ado,
We are just going to lie ourselves down on the mat,
If you already haven't done so,
Or on your bed,
Or wherever you practice.
And then gently become aware of your body and your breath,
The room.
Start to journey inward.
Let go of your external influences,
Which is what we practiced in the previous pratyahana.
As you can see,
They are all connected,
The eight limbs.
And just gently settle into this.
As you all know,
The first thing that we do when we are practicing a yoga nidra is set what's called a sankalpa.
And the sankalpa is something that you want to manifest within your life.
So it could be anything,
But generally what I've found is the things that help you grow in a very positive manner,
That help you help others,
Are the ones that come easily.
And really,
The true happiness lies there,
Helping others,
Devoid of the ego,
Working for the sake of it,
With a single-minded focus dharana.
So I want you to settle in.
If you're currently using a sankalpa,
Then bring it to mind.
If not,
Cultivate a deep sense of gratitude and then ask what it is that you require.
Bring it to mind.
I focus easily on the task at hand,
For instance.
This is single-minded,
Single-pointed,
In the present tense.
Then just simply let go of that and allow yourself to become acutely aware of the sensations within the body.
The body,
Of course,
Is the grossest of the five levels of our being and it's acutely aware.
It's always talking to you and it's always in the present.
Allow yourself to settle in.
Feel your body against the mat.
Feel the heels on the mat,
Your calves,
Or if you've got a bolster under your knees,
Behind your knees,
Your hamstrings and your buttocks,
Your whole spine.
Feel it all the way up,
Vertebrae by vertebrae,
By vertebrae,
By vertebrae.
All the way up to the back of your head,
The shoulder blades on the ground,
The back of the arms,
The palm of the hands.
Let's see if you can feel an energy within your palms,
The front of your arm and your face.
Simply focusing on that one aspect,
The sensations in your face,
The eyes against the eyelids,
The slippery wetness in the mouth,
The throat and the chest,
The hips,
The top of the legs,
The Ds,
The legs together,
The arm,
The whole of the body.
Be aware of your body lying in yoga nidra.
Now focus on the breath,
Just the breath.
Focused on that.
Today we're going to count down.
On each number,
Focus on the number.
You may like to visualize it as well.
And we're going to start with 27,
Which is a subdivision of the sacred number 108.
So breathe in 27,
Breathe out 27.
Breathe in 26,
Breathe out 26.
Breathe in 25,
Breathe out 25.
Keep the count going in that manner all the way down,
All the way down to zero.
In your own time,
Allow yourself to get deep with the count,
Deeper and deeper and deeper.
I'm still here,
Counting down.
If you lose the count,
Simply come back to 27 and start again.
Deeper now.
Let go of the count.
Deeper now.
Pure awareness.
Very deep now.
Focus your mind on your imagination.
Focus your mind on feeling light,
Very light,
So light that you're drifting towards the ceiling,
Drifting upward toward the ceiling.
And now focus on the opposite.
Feeling heavy.
Feeling very heavy.
Melting into the mat,
Melting into the mat.
Use your memory to find a situation where you were rattled.
You had so many things to do,
All of them important,
All of them important,
All of them needing to be done.
Not enough time.
Drop the situation and just the feeling,
What that brings to mind.
That feeling overwhelmed.
Too many things going on.
And now take your mind to a place where you're immersed.
Maybe paint,
Write books,
Or just being with your children,
Where you're completely immersed,
Single-minded.
Getting the task done and see the feeling that that brings up for you.
One of contentment,
Achievement,
Feeling good about yourself,
Feeling good about yourself.
Take your eyes,
Your physical eyes,
And gently stare at your third eye.
And from here,
We're going to take a journey.
Just visualize the words that I say.
Reading a really good book.
Reading a really good book.
Focused on the task at hand.
Focused on the task at hand.
Completion of the task.
Completion of the task.
A successful feeling.
A successful feeling.
Climbing a high mountain.
The summit.
The summit.
A beautiful vista.
Rolling hills.
Green fields.
White clouds.
Blue skies.
Helping somebody understand something.
Helping somebody understand something.
They get it.
They get it.
High fives all around.
High fives all around.
Walking down a path.
Walking down a path.
A fire in a forest.
A fire in a forest.
Finding a green field.
Beautiful grass.
Beautiful smell.
Lying down in tall grass.
Lying down in tall grass.
A blissful feeling.
A blissful feeling.
A blissful feeling.
A blissful feeling.
A blissful feeling.
A blissful feeling.
A blissful feeling.
A blissful feeling.
A blissful feeling.
Gently starting to come back.
Gently starting to come back.
Coming all the way back.
Being aware of the room.
Being aware.
Coming back now.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
So taking this forward,
This practice of dharana can be used for anything.
May we have love in the heart,
Truth in the speech,
Gratitude in the mind.
May we have love in the heart,
Truth in the speech,
Gratitude in the mind.
May we have love in the heart,
Truth in the speech,
Gratitude in the mind.
May we have love in the heart,
Truth in the speech,
Gratitude in the mind.
