Yoga Nidra: Morning Intention Setting

Take just 10 minutes this morning for intention setting in this yoga nidra. Start your day off focusing your attention on breath, body, mind, and from this relaxed state - open into your intention for today. Starting the day off focused with this meditation can help you be more productive and efficient - it's a win-win!

Transcript

Good morning and welcome to this beautiful day.

Let's take the next few moments to get as comfy as you can.

You may choose to lay down in today's Yoganudra or sit up,

Either sitting on a chair or finding a comfortable seated position on the floor,

Whatever works for you today.

Wherever you're at,

Taking the next few moments to get settled,

Arrange and adjust yourself to feel just a little bit more comfy.

Let's take three clearing breaths.

So inhale through the nose,

Exhale through the mouth.

Two more times,

Inhale through the nose,

Exhale through the mouth.

One more time,

Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth.

Allowing all five senses to open wide.

Seeing,

Hearing,

Smell,

Taste,

Touch.

Feeling into the skin boundary with a sense of touch.

Feeling the surface beneath you supporting you as you lean into the surfaces beneath you,

Allowing yourself to be supported.

Now bringing attention to the mouth.

Feeling into all the sensations from the mouth.

Feeling sensation into the inside of the mouth and the sides of the cheeks.

Traveling the sensation all the way up the cheekbones,

Through the temples,

Across the forehead,

To the point between the eyebrows.

Feeling into the sensations from between the eyebrows,

Through the eyes,

Softening,

Relaxing the eyes.

Traveling sensation into the brain,

Within the cavity,

Within the head.

And then traveling the sensation all the way down the back of the neck,

Through the base of the throat.

Traveling sensation all the way across the tops of both shoulders.

Feeling the sensations traveling down both arms at the same time,

Both forearms,

Thumbs,

Left hand finger,

Middle finger,

Fourth finger,

Pinky finger.

Both palms at the same time.

The backs of both hands.

Now both the left and right hands at the same time.

A field of vibrant,

Radiant sensation.

Feeling this radiant sensation all the way up through the arms one more time,

All the way up across the tops of the shoulders to the base of the throat.

Traveling sensation down the chest,

Through the rib cage,

Down into the belly,

Into the hips and pelvis.

Now traveling sensation all the way down both thighs,

Knees,

Shins and calves at the same time.

Traveling this radiant sensation through both ankles,

Both feet,

Big toes,

Second toes,

Middle toes,

Fourth toes,

Baby toes,

Both feet at the same time as radiant sensation.

Now traveling sensation like a wave of radiant sensation all the way up through the legs,

Through the torso,

All the way up through the crown of the head,

The entire body awake and alive as radiant sensation.

Feeling these waves of energy pulsing through you.

And then sensing and feeling into this quiet space inside of you.

For some of us we might like to deepen the breath into the heart space.

Feeling the chest rising on the in-breath,

Releasing on the out-breath.

For some of us we might like to drop the breath deeper into the belly button.

Feeling the belly button rising on the in-breath,

Releasing on the out-breath.

Deepening into these sensations.

Opening into deeper layers of consciousness.

Opening into deeper layers of you.

With a sense of curiosity opening and expanding into your intention for today.

Is there one thing for today that you would like to move towards?

Is there a way you'd like to feel by the end of today?

And what would it feel like by the end of today to have stayed true to this intention?

With a sense of curiosity open into this.

Is there a physical sensation within the body?

Are there any accompanying thoughts with today's intention?

Allowing everything to be exactly as it is.

Just as if there are any accompanying emotions with your intention for today.

Taking your time and continue to open into this intention for today.

Nurturing the physical sensations that might be arising.

And as you stay with this intention for today,

Notice if there is a sense of a deeper joy that is also arising from this intention you've set for today.

Or a deeper sense of love.

Allowing yourself to lean into this.

Feel this pulsating through your entire being.

Now taking the next few moments to resolve to check back in with this intention throughout today.

I hope you continue to nurture this intention.

I hope this intention supports your deepest heartfelt desire for this life.

Now taking this next few moments with a sense of gratitude.

Taking this time for you.

Bringing this intention and this sense of gratitude with you throughout the rest of your day.

Thank you for practicing with me.

I'd love to hear your thoughts or reflections on this practice.

So let me know in the comments below.

I'm Jamie Tan at Enlightened Spoon and on this channel I've got lots of yoga,

Meditation and all the personal rituals to help you stress less yet accomplish more.

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I hope to see you in the next one.

Reviews

Excellent! I do feel energized and empower after this meditation. Thank you. 🌞

What an absolutely phenomenal morning Yoga Nidra practice! I feel so relaxed and grounded — thank you for sharing your gift.

Absolutely wonderful. Her voice is amazing not to ethereal and the music/birdsong are appropriate and lovely.

Thank you, it was lovely I did drift off a bit because it was first thing in the morning. But I feel calm. Thank you!

This was a beautiful morning practice! I often wake up anxious and jump into my day without taking time for myself. So thank you for helping me slow down this morning. Yoga Nidra often helps me do this. As a personal trainer, I am often on the move and forget how important my rest is as well. I was struggling with sleep so if you can point me in the direction of any of your meditations that will help in the middle of the night when I wake Up and all the things are running through my mind, I would be very grateful. Many blessings.

A soothing and motivating practice. I feel ready to face the day now. Thank you

Nice meditation. I liked scanning the body first and then setting my intention. I felt very relaxed and focused. 🙏

Really great, moving from the body to the intention felt so natural and energizing. Just the outro was a bit out of place for me.

A gentle and positive start to my day. Thank you 🙏

Focusing on my body before turning to thoughts and intentions is so helpful, keeps me from fidgeting and getting distracted.

Very nice, soothing yet energizing practice. Will use it again. The commercial message at the end was an unpleasant surprise.

I enjoyed the length, the voice, and the intention setting. I'll do this one again.

Deeply relaxing space to tap into for my morning, thank you! ✨🙏🏼

Beautiful! Uncovered an insight and felt a deeper sense of joy.

Thank You 🙏
what a beautiful practice to start the day with ✨✨✨

A beautifully gentle way to start the day with intention. Thank you 🙏🏼

Loved the way the intension became embodied. Very helpful. Thanks.

This was absolutely a great way to start my morning.

Very relaxing. I loved the bird sounds in the background.

This is lovely! What a great way to start the day before even getting out of bed. I love the idea of intention setting. It’s not always easy to decide but today mine is gratitude 🙏.