My name is Elliot,
I will guide you through this yoga nidra practice.
This is a traditional form of yogic rest,
A method where the body enters deep relaxation.
There is nothing to achieve here,
Nothing to improve.
We are not correcting the body,
We are simply observing.
Yoga nidra means yogic sleep.
It is a state between waking and sleeping,
Where awareness remains present.
This recording is part of the Held Through The Night series.
After the guided portion concludes,
The sound will continue steadily to support uninterrupted rest.
For now,
Remain here.
If you are ready,
We begin.
Look where you intend to rest.
Arms slightly away from the body,
Palms turned upward.
Allow the body to be supported completely.
There is nothing to do,
Nothing to achieve.
Breathe.
Remain aware.
If sleep comes later,
That is fine,
But for now,
Remain aware.
Bring attention to the natural breath.
No control,
No effort.
Simply observe.
The breath moving in.
Now in this quiet and receptive state,
Bring awareness inward.
This is the time for sankalpa.
Sankalpa is a resolve,
A clear inner statement.
Not a desire,
Not a wish.
A simple truth you are choosing to establish.
It is short.
It is precise.
It is stated in the present tense as if it is already so.
Do not search for something complicated.
Choose something direct.
For example,
I remain steady.
I live with awareness.
I make empowering choices.
I am ready for sleep.
Only one sentence.
Pick one.
Find one.
And begin to make it your singular focus right now.
Keeping your sankalpa in mind,
Repeat it internally three times with steadiness,
With feeling,
As if planting a powerful seed in still,
Fertile soil.
Do not analyze it.
Do not question it.
Simply repeat three times.
Sushanti meditation,
61-point body scan.
Lying in savasana,
Corpse pose.
Ensure you are lying flat on your sleeping surface with your arms by your sides,
Hands open,
Facing upward.
As attention rests on each point,
One might visualize a point of light or simply feel the sensation,
Bringing gentle awareness to any areas of tension.
One,
Point between the eyebrows.
Five,
Middle of the right wrist.
Six,
Tip of the right thumb.
Seven,
Tip of the index finger.
Ten,
Tip of the small finger.
Eleven,
Right wrist joint.
Right elbow joint.
Thirteen,
Right shoulder joint.
Sixteen,
Left elbow joint.
Seventeen,
Left wrist middle.
Nineteen,
Index fingertip.
Twenty-two,
Little finger.
Twenty-three,
Left wrist.
Twenty-four,
Left elbow.
Twenty-seven,
Heart.
Twenty-nine,
Heart center,
Anahata.
Thirty,
Left middle.
Thirty-three,
Navel center,
Two inches below the physical navel.
Thirty-four,
Right hip joint.
Thirty-five,
Right knee joint.
Thirty-seven,
Right big toe.
Tip of the fourth toe.
Tip of the small toe.
Forty-two,
Right ankle joint.
Forty-three,
Right knee.
Forty-five,
Navel center,
Two inches below the physical navel.
Forty-six,
Left hip joint.
Forty-seven,
Left knee joint.
Fifty-five,
Right knee.
Fifty-seven,
Navel center,
Two inches below the physical navel.
Fifty-eight,
Solar plexus.
Fifty-nine,
Heart center,
Anahata.
Sixty,
Hollow of the throat.
Sixty-one,
Center between the eyebrows.
Bring awareness to the breath at the navel.
Feel the abdomen rising.
Begin counting backward from twenty-seven to one with each exhalation.
If you lose the count,
Begin again at twenty-seven.
No strain.
Remain aware.
Breathe out.
Experience heaviness in the body as if the body is made of stone.
The body heavy.
Experience heaviness in the body as if the body is made of stone.
Experience heaviness in the body as if the body is made of stone.
Solid as if made of stone.
Bliss as if floating.
Cold as if exposed to winter air.
Warmth as if lying in sunlight.
And as if being squeezed into a ball.
Expansive.
Spreading in every direction as if a part of everything.
Bring awareness to the following images.
Allow each to appear and pass.
Bring awareness to the following images.
Allow ear and pass.
Move through these images without analysis.
A clear night sky.
A clear night sky.
An empty cave.
An empty cave.
The sound of distant bells.
The sound of distant bells.
A vast open space.
A vast open space.
Nothingness.
Nothingness.
Nothingness.
Nothingness.
Nothingness.
Nothingness.
Let images arise and pass.
Let images arise and pass.
Once again,
Bring your sankalpa to mind.
Once again,
Bring your sankalpa to mind.
Repeat it three times.
Clearly.
As long as you are able.
As long as you are able.
If sleep comes,
Allow it.
If sleep comes,
Allow it.
There is nothing to manage.
Nothing to adjust.
Rest.
Rest here.
Rest here.
Rest here.
The sound will continue.
No interruption.
Rest in this field of sound.