Yoga Nidra For Trusting Your Body

This free guided 35-Minute Yoga Nidra practice is for cultivating more trust and intuition within your body, deepening the positive connection with yourself. As Yoga Nidra is a non-sleep deep rest, the brainwave states during this practice create an optimal environment for neural rewiring. This particular practice is created specifically to support the neural rewiring of unhelpful beliefs about your body and its potential.

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Transcript

Welcome to this intuitive yoga nidra practice for cultivating more trust and intuition with your body,

Deepening your positive connection between your mind and the body.

As yoga nidra is a non-sleep deep rest,

The brainwave states during this practice create an optimal environment for neural rewiring.

This particular practice has been created specifically to support the neural rewiring of unhelpful beliefs about your body and its potential.

I am simply your guide,

So if anything feels uncomfortable or doesn't resonate,

Simply rest in stillness until the next part.

So make yourself comfortable and take a few moments to move into a position that feels restful and cosy.

You can use blankets,

Supports for your joints or an eye pillow to get as comfortable as you can be.

Now close down your eyes and start to gather a sense of your body resting softly on the earth supporting you below.

Can you sense into a part of your body that is drawing your attention?

Identify the part and imagine that you can soften it with your mind.

You might want to whisper in your mind speaking to that part,

You can soften now,

Or you are safe to rest.

If you feel any more tension or tight spots in any part of your body,

Take your awareness to that body part now and consciously relax that body part.

You can soften now.

Rest your attention on your third eye centre between your eyebrows and feel into the vast space that exists within your third eye centre.

Feel your attention dropping from the thinking,

Busy mind into the sense of being at one with your body,

Without the need to do anything for the duration of this practice.

Remembering to mind that you are outside holding a paper lantern,

The sun is setting with a warm orange glow,

Matching the glow within your paper lantern.

As you hold the lantern,

Imagine giving it all your expectations for this practice,

In whatever way feels right for you,

It may not be words,

It may be a felt sense of handing over your expectations.

In whichever way feels right for you,

Place your expectations on this lantern that you are holding.

As you give the lantern your expectations,

Feel it as if it was changing,

It might become heavier,

Larger,

It could be changing colour,

It might be getting lighter,

Wanting to move out of your hands,

Or it might not change at all and that is okay,

Just trust whatever your intuition is guiding you to.

Still imagining the lantern,

Place some of your attention onto your breath and with your next exhale,

Imagine releasing your lantern into the sky,

Watching it drift upwards.

Feel into the sense of release and freedom as you watch your lantern drift along the horizon.

Next we're going to set a sankalpa or intention for this practice,

This is your heart's desire,

If you're not currently working with a sankalpa,

Invite your heart's desire to reveal itself to you now.

You might want to put your attention onto your heart's face or put your hands on your heart to feel the intention coming to you.

If nothing appears,

That is okay,

It may be a feeling rather than a statement of words or it may feel as if nothing is appearing but just trust your intuition that something will arise at the point it should arise,

There is no need to effort anything here,

Just trust your intuition and see if you can lean into a feeling of intent.

Just trust that your being is gently guiding you towards your heart's desire in one way or another,

Even if you're not consciously receiving the intelligence now,

Your subconscious is,

And if this feels right for you,

You can use this sankalpa.

I trust my body's innate wisdom to guide me towards optimal wellbeing.

Take another minute to mentally repeat the sankalpa or physically feel your sankalpa forming in your heart's space.

Now imagine that your whole body is absorbing the wisdom of your sankalpa.

Feel into your body becoming fully supportive of the intention,

Holding it in each cell with unconditional support as it absorbs into your body just as water absorbs into the earth.

Feel your body supporting your sankalpa.

Now release that,

And as I name each body part,

Visualise placing a small point of supportive protective light in the middle of each part I name,

And feel into the radiant sensations as you place that point of light on each body part.

Allow the sensations to be exactly how they are without changing anything.

So place the point of supportive protective light on the top of your head,

And can you feel into the sensations radiating from that point of light on the top of your head.

Now place the light on your forehead,

Your right eyebrow,

Left eyebrow,

Your third eye in between each eyebrow,

Your right eyelid,

Left eyelid,

The right eye,

And all the sensations radiating from the point on your right eye,

Your left eye and all the muscles and sensations,

Your right ear,

Your left ear,

The space between your ears,

Your right cheek,

Left cheek,

Tip of the nose,

Your right nostril,

Your left nostril,

And the whole nose,

Your upper lip,

Lower lip,

Your chin,

The left of your jawline,

The right of your jawline.

Now move the point of supportive light to the tip of your tongue,

Feel the inside of your mouth vibrant with sensation,

Middle of the throat,

Base of the throat,

Your left collarbone,

The left side of your chest,

Your left shoulder,

Left armpit,

Left upper arm,

Elbow,

Your lower left arm,

Your wrist,

Palm of your hand,

Thumb,

Second finger,

Third finger,

Fourth finger,

Fifth finger.

Now move your attention and the point of light to your navel centre,

The left waist,

Left of your hip bone,

Left of your pelvis,

Your calf,

Your ankle,

Heel,

Sole of the foot,

Top of your left foot,

Your left big toe,

Second toe,

Third toe,

Fourth toe,

Fifth toe.

Move the point of light up to your heart centre and feel all the sensations radiating around the point of light in your heart centre.

Now drift your attention to the right side of your chest,

Your right collarbone,

Shoulder,

Your right armpit,

Your right upper arm,

Your elbow,

Lower arm,

Wrist,

Palm of your right hand,

Thumb,

Second finger,

Third finger,

Fourth finger,

Fifth finger.

Now drift your light back to your navel centre and feel the sensation here.

The right of your waist,

The right of your hip bone,

Right side of your pelvis,

Your calf muscle,

Your ankle,

Heel,

Sole of your right foot,

Top of the foot,

Your right big toe,

Second toe,

Third toe,

Fourth toe,

Fifth toe.

Now feel into your body as a whole,

Saturated with sensation,

Vibrations and energy.

Continue sensing into your body as a whole,

Basking in the energy that your body contains.

Now allow your attention to intuitively guide you to the root chakra at the base of your spine and feel into the sensations at the base of your spine.

With some of your attention still resting in your root chakra,

Sense into your natural breath without changing anything.

So split your attention between your root chakra and your natural breath.

Intuitively send your breath now to your root chakra as you naturally breathe in and out.

Visualise the area at the base of your spine becoming grounded and strong as you breathe in and out with your natural breath.

Let your intuition guide you on how to visualise the area becoming strong and grounded.

Send the breath up the back of your spine with each inhale and out through your heart centre with each exhale.

With each breath imagine the breath rising up through your spine and out the front of your heart centre on the exhale.

Inhale up through your spine and exhale out the front of your heart centre.

As you imagine rising your breath up through the spine and out the front of your heart centre,

Feel the sensations as you are doing this.

You may feel most sensation in your spine or a release in your heart centre as you exhale.

Now release that and without changing anything spend a moment noticing your body and the sensations shimmering around your body like moonlight glimmering on a lake.

Your body is shimmering with sensation.

Without changing anything simply focus on the shimmering sensations.

Notice if any sensations are particularly drawing your attention and just notice,

Allowing them to be exactly how they are.

Now with your attention still on your body,

Visualise a feeling of lightness within your body.

Feel into the sense that you could be effortlessly propped up by a bath of bubbles,

Imagining the body is soft and soothed by this freedom of lightness.

You may feel drawn to bring a sense of lightness to a specific body part or area such as the legs.

Let your intuition guide you of how to bring the lightness and freedom to your body.

Feel the body being soothed by the lightness.

Now begin to gather a sense of being grounded.

Feel as if your body has supportive roots reaching right down to the earth,

Allowing the earth to keep your body supported and stable.

There may be a body part that you feel drawn to and sense into that part,

Inviting in a sense of groundedness and support from the earth.

The support of the earth is always there when you need it,

The earth is always beneath you.

If you're not drawn to a particular body part that is okay too,

Just feel the sense of being grounded and the supportive roots reaching right down to the earth.

You are supported and stable here.

As you maintain the feeling of support and groundedness,

See if you can invite back in the feeling of lightness and simultaneously hold the feelings of lightness along with the feeling of groundedness.

Let your intuition guide you on how to hold the feelings of lightness and groundedness at once.

Now release that and drift your attention up to your third eye centre between your eyebrows for just a moment.

Bask in the vastness of the space that integration occurs and let it rest here.

Release that and as I name objects and symbols,

Bring to mind a picture or a sense of each symbol that I name.

There's no need to refine the image that comes up,

Simply let the first thing that comes to your mind be there and then move on to the next.

A pair of dolphins diving through the ocean.

A growing tree.

The sun.

A bunch of fragrant lavender.

A glowing circle symbol.

A phoenix in flight.

A clear quartz crystal.

A beautiful door opening.

A unique pebble.

A lotus flower.

A beautiful anchor.

And a butterfly.

Now rest your attention back to your heart centre and feel the sensations shimmering around your heart centre.

As you breathe in,

Imagine your breath moving in through the heart centre and back out again.

Feel each breath in through your heart centre and exhaling out your heart centre.

Breathe in through your heart centre.

Exhale your heart centre.

Try this for a few more moments.

Keeping your attention on your heart centre but moving your breath back to normal.

Bring back your sankalpa and whisper it in your mind whilst feeling it integrate with your heart space.

I trust my body's innate wisdom to guide me towards optimal wellbeing.

Feel this heart's desire in your heart space.

In whatever way feels right to you,

Feel your sankalpa integrating and absorbing into your heart centre.

And feel this integration as acceptance of your sankalpa.

Your body is accepting your intention and your heart's desire and trust that it will be with you beyond this practice.

Repeat your sankalpa once more,

Feeling this integration deeply within your body and heart space.

I trust my body's innate wisdom to guide me towards optimal wellbeing.

Continue to rest your attention in your heart centre for just a moment more,

Basking in the restful state that you've created.

Feel into the bliss of simply resting your body in stillness and in calm.

Feel into your body holding you,

Keeping you safe and soothed,

Almost like a protective shield.

Trust your intuition on how to feel into the sense of your body holding you and keeping you soothed,

Like a container for all your senses.

Rest here for just a moment more,

Taking in the restful,

Blissful state that you have created for yourself.

Sense the gratitude to yourself for taking the time to practice and create this restful,

Calm,

Blissful state.

You might feel it's right to whisper to yourself,

Thank you,

Or I appreciate you.

As you whisper your statement of gratitude to yourself for practicing today,

Feel the statement radiating around your body,

Changing the energy.

Are you drawn to a particular body part where the energy is changing?

If you're not,

That is okay too.

Now,

In your mind,

Whisper,

I am practicing yoga nidra,

And with your eyes still closed,

Feel the sense of the support beneath you,

Grounding you.

And slowly begin to focus in on the surroundings around you.

You may hear sounds or my voice,

But become aware of your surroundings.

Gently move in whatever way feels wakeful to you,

Slowly and lightly,

With your eyes still closed.

You might want to take a slow stretch or circle your wrists and ankles.

Just trust that your body knows how to bring you gently back into a wakeful state.

If you're using an eye pillow,

With your eyes still closed,

You may want to lift it off your eyes onto your forehead to let the light gently touch your closed eyelids.

And whenever you're ready,

And not a moment before,

Start to open your eyes.

You might want to gently place your palms over your eyes before you open them,

Whichever feels right to you.

Your yoga nidra practice is now complete.

Thank you so much for joining me on this journey today,

And if this practice has felt good for you,

Feel free to save it and revisit it regularly,

As regular yoga nidra practice is where you will find the most benefits.

You can find more guided yoga nidra practices like this and meditations on the wellness words.

Thank you.

Reviews

Wonderful voice and pacing. Really helped me relax!

Beautiful session thank you 🙏

A beautiful practice. My whole system relaxed and felt a deeper trust and connection to my body.