Find a comfortable lying down position on your mat or on the bed using any props you need to to get comfortable.
And allowing yourself to tune in to your flow of breath.
And seeing if with each inhale you can make the breath a little bit deeper.
With each exhale see if you can make the breath a little bit longer.
In this yoga nidra practice we're going to work on building our inner resource.
And that's a place that we can go to in our minds that can be real or imaginary or a combination of both.
And we're going to work on building our inner resource.
And that's a place that we can go to in our minds that can be real or imaginary or a combination of both.
And it's a place that makes us feel comfortable and safe and contented.
And a place that we can return to in our minds anytime that we need to,
Anytime that we are feeling stressed or anxious.
So let's begin by imagining our place,
Our inner resource.
And this can be a real place,
Perhaps your bedroom or your childhood bedroom or your favourite spot in nature.
Or it can be an imagined place,
Perhaps the soft leafy or grassy bed of a forest,
Perhaps it's on the beach,
Perhaps it's floating in a warm body of water.
Allowing an image of a place to come to your mind.
And try not to think too hard about this,
Just allowing whatever image pops in first of a place that makes you feel safe and happy,
Allow that to be your resource.
Now that we're in this place,
Let's take a look around.
What's in this place that makes you feel so good and safe?
Is there furniture there?
Is it in a forest or by a beach or on a mountain?
Are there other people there?
Are there people who make you feel good and safe for a pet or a child?
Or are you there in quiet,
Peaceful solitude?
Notice what kinds of colours and shapes and objects you're seeing in this place.
And noticing how you're feeling in your body,
In your chest,
In your shoulders,
In your hips,
While being in this place.
Now let's begin to notice what you're feeling in this place.
Perhaps it is the soft touch of a blanket or a carpet.
Perhaps it's the feeling of grass between your toes or sand.
Perhaps it's the feeling of lapping water.
Are you feeling the warm glow of the sun?
Are you feeling perhaps a light breeze?
Or is the air still?
Noticing any bodily sensations,
Any touch sensations that you're feeling in this place.
Now begin to notice what you're hearing in this place.
Perhaps it's the sound of your favourite song or the voice of someone you love.
Perhaps it's the sound of wind rustling through leaves.
Perhaps it's the sound of waves crashing into the shore.
Or the sound of birds singing.
Taking a moment to notice everything that you can hear in this place.
Now let's begin to think about what you can smell.
Perhaps it's the smell of fresh baking or of your favourite scent.
Perhaps it's the smell of plants or leaves falling from the trees.
Perhaps it's the salty smell of the sea air.
Or perhaps it's a breath full of fresh mountain air.
Noticing anything that you're smelling in this place.
Now related to smell,
Notice anything that you are tasting in this place.
So perhaps if you were smelling food,
Perhaps you can almost taste that food.
Perhaps you're tasting a little bit salty in your mouth if you're by the sea.
Perhaps a bit of pollen if you're in the forest.
Or perhaps you're not really tasting anything.
Just allowing yourself to notice more about everything that you are feeling and everything that you are sensing in this place that we've created.
And now again noticing how your whole body feels.
Perhaps doing a quick body scan starting at your toes and checking in with each part of your body all the way to the top of your head.
Noticing if there are parts of your body that feel heavy or parts that feel light.
Parts that feel tense or parts that feel loose.
Really tapping into your emotional state as well.
Feeling fully what it's like to be in this happy place where you can feel safe and secure and content.
And now slowly allowing yourself to come back.
To this place to wherever you are now lying down in a comfortable position.
Noticing how it feels to be back here maybe wiggling your fingers and your toes.
See if we can keep with us some of that memory of how we felt in our place that we've created.
Perhaps thinking if we could bring those positive feelings with us for just the next 20 minutes after this practice.
This concludes our yoga nidra practice for today.
Slowly begin to open your eyes.
Roll onto one side.
Slowly make your way up to seated.
Thank you for joining me for this yoga nidra practice.
Have a lovely rest of your day and evening.
Thank you.
