Deep Rest (Yoga Nidra)

Rest, recover and rejuvenate with this hour-long yoga Nidra practice to give time back to you - as an act of self-care and love. Find a comfortable position to let go of tension and melt into the earth to rest deeply.

Transcript

Just finding a comfortable Shavasana. Just laying down on your back. Taking any props that you need to become more comfortable. So you may like to place a bolster underneath your knees. Perhaps a cushion under the head. And if you have an eye pillow handy you can place that over your eyes. You may like to take a blanket to keep warm. And once you've found your comfy position just gently close down your eyes so the eyelids are gently touching one another. They're not bringing any tension in around the eyes or the little muscles there. Palms facing up relaxed by your sides. And just allowing your shoulders to melt down into the earth. The weight of your head to rest back. As you sink into your breath. So so With every breath out just sinking a little bit deeper into the earth. Releasing tension from the body. So So So As you deepen your breath you feel yourself deepening into your savasana. And to help deepen a little bit more into this posture I'll guide you through a short yoga nidra to help release tension that may be lingering in the body and the mind. And this practice today is all about giving thanks to our body for everything that it does. And allowing it to rest and rejuvenate here as we sink deeper into the breath into the earth. So we'll just take three deep sighs out of the mouth before we begin our yoga nidra. Taking a deep breath in through your nose. And then we'll just take a deep breath in through your nose. And just sighing it out the mouth. Deep inhale filling the belly. And sighing it out. One more breath in through your nose. One more breath in. And breath out. And keeping your eyes closed. Just following the sound of my voice. Bringing your awareness to your right thumb. First finger. Second finger. Third finger. Fourth finger. The palm of the hand. The back of your hand. The right wrist. Forearm. Elbow. Upper arm. The right shoulder. Right side of your chest. Ribcage. Belly. Your right hip. Your right hip. Your right thigh. Knee. Chin. Ankle. Top of your foot. Your right big toe. The next toe. Next toe. The next toe. Little toe. The sole of your right foot. Your heel. Your calf muscle. The back of your right knee. Back of your thigh. Right glute. Lower back. Mid back. Upper back. Right shoulder. Right side of your chest. Left side of your chest. Left shoulder. Left upper arm. Elbow. Forearm. Left wrist. Palm of your head. Back of your head. Left thumb. First finger. Second finger. Third finger. Fourth finger. Left palm of the hand. Left wrist. Forearm. Elbow. Upper arm. Left shoulder. Chest. Ribcage. Lower belly. Left hip. Left thigh. Knee. Shin. Left ankle. Top of the foot. The left big toe. The next toe. The next toe. The next toe. Little toe. Sole of the foot. Heel. Calf muscle. Back of the left knee. Back of the thigh. Left glute. Lower back. Mid back. Upper back. Both sides of the back of the neck. Back of the head. Top of the head. Forehead. Temples. The right eye. The left eye. Right ear. The left ear. The cheeks. The right side of your nose. Right nostril. Left side of the nose. Left nostril. Both nostrils. Upper lip. Lower lip. Both lips. The chin. The front of the neck. Now feeling the whole right side of the body. The whole right side of the body. Left whole side of the body. The left whole side of the body. The front of the body. The front of the body. The back of the body. Feeling the entire body. The entire body. Bringing your awareness to your breath now. Continuing to focus on your breath. It's your turn to guide you out. You've all been wonderful. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .