Yoga Nidra For Sleep And Self-Worth

I got sick and tired of being sick and tired so started looking at how to show up for myself with more love and compassion because I am worthy. One significant component was making my sleep something that can be wonderful and restful, so I started using Yoga Nidra to help ease and comfort me towards sleep. This is my own Yoga Nidra to share with others as other Yoga Nidras for sleep have done for me.

I hope you like it and please let me know and share the love and have a beautiful and deserved rest. You are worth it.

Transcript

This yoga nidra focuses on helping you to sleep in whatever position that you find yourself in.

Find a comfortable position,

Whether that's lying down or seated.

Make sure you are warm and relaxed.

When you're ready,

Close your eyes.

Take a few breaths in through the nose and out through the nose,

Allowing your body to settle and come in to itself.

This next few minutes will allow you to deeply and effectively start to sleep.

This is all about getting into a place where you can be resting.

Sleep is one of the most important things that we do,

And yoga nidra offers us an ability to really help with bringing us into a place where we can drift off into sleep.

Take another inhale through the nose and out through the mouth,

And find just a normal rhythm,

Allowing your body to settle,

Coming in to more rest.

I want you to set an intention,

In yoga nidra they call that sankalpa,

A positive intention or sankalpa for this yoga nidra practice tonight or today,

Wherever you may be in this moment in your space and time.

This intention could be something you deeply desire,

It could be suggesting what type of dream you'd like to have,

It could be a positive affirmation that you are enough,

That you are worthy,

It could be that you just want to have a good night's sleep,

Want to be able to sleep,

Whatever the sankalpa is,

Repeat it mentally in your mind three times,

With honesty,

Conviction and with feeling,

I will dream this way,

I am good enough,

Whatever your positive intention or sankalpa is,

Allow it to help you towards sleep,

Coming further into a deep state of relaxation,

Settling further and further into your body,

Noticing your head against the surface,

Noticing the rest of your body as it lays against or sits against whatever it comes against,

Whether it be your bed or a couch or a seat or the floor,

Continue breathing into a normal rhythm,

We're gonna start to think about what's going on in the body,

We've started with touch,

Noticing your body against your clothes on the surface supporting you,

Feel the sensation of your skin,

Can you notice your skin against what it is that is supporting you,

Next notice your eyelids,

Just notice and imagine internal vision opening with your eyes closed,

You're free from the need to see however you can maybe see a colour,

Red,

Black,

Green,

Yellow,

Blue,

Whatever comes to your mind,

But you can see looking out of your eye,

That we're moving to smell,

Become aware of the smells around you,

That touch the air against your nostrils,

The hair,

Your nose,

Just notice the air slowly enter in to your nose,

Is it cold,

Does it have a scent,

When you breathe out is it warm,

Tune in to any sound that are around you,

The background,

The rain playing in this yoga nidra,

Really hear,

Can you hear anything else distant on you,

Lastly taste,

Notice is there anything in your mouth,

Any taste,

Toothpaste,

Lunch,

Dinner,

Or just smile,

What's it like to have no taste,

Just notice as we get further and further into relaxation,

Now tune back in to your breathing,

How has it changed,

Is it naturally flowing in and out without any effort,

Effortless,

Feel the rhythm of your breath,

Hear the sound of your breath,

See if you can make it like waves in the ocean,

In through the nose,

And out through the nose,

In flow,

In rhythm,

Would you bring your attention now to your head and your neck,

Your scalp,

Your forehead,

Bring your attention to your eyes,

Are they heavy,

Your cheeks,

Do you feel it in depth,

Your mouth and jaw,

Are they soft or are they tense,

Try bring more relaxation,

Just a little bit,

Moving down now to the upper body,

Softening your shoulders,

Sinking,

Coming down a bit further,

From the tops of your arms,

Down to your hands,

Your fingers,

Back up into your torso,

Into the chest,

To the back,

Into the belly,

To the solar plexus,

The sacral chakras,

Pelvis,

Your hips,

As we go further down to our big trunks,

Half of our body sits down here,

The lower body,

Try and sink again,

Let go any tension that is in your thighs,

Moving down into the knees,

Guiding further into the calves,

The ankles,

Your feet and your toes,

Relaxing all the muscles,

Relaxing,

Continue to soften and come with me into the visualization,

I want you to imagine a very peaceful place,

Where you feel joy and love,

Content and at ease,

This could be a place that is made up,

A place that exists,

That place may feel like home,

And that place may not need to be a physical place,

It could be a person,

An animal,

It could also be a beach,

Or a forest,

Or a sunset,

Whatever it is you feel safe,

You feel calm,

You are here,

Visualize yourself here,

Again activating,

Engaging all the senses,

Soft,

Calm,

Love,

Joy,

And whether this is somebody,

Something,

Or a place,

It is peaceful,

Wherever it may be in your mind,

Feel the ground anchor,

Feel the ground beneath you,

Hear the natural sounds,

The wind,

Fresh air,

The voice,

Birds,

Anything in that surrounding sound,

As well as taking in the beautiful surroundings,

And the crisp taste of the air,

You deserve to be here,

You deserve to have this space,

You can come back to whenever you want,

Whatever you need,

There is a place in your mind,

Where you can create peaceful,

Loving,

And safe experience,

Whatever that may be,

It's yours,

I want you to start moving into counting backwards from 10 in your mind,

With each exhalation,

We start from 10,

As you count,

Breathing in,

Breathing out,

Imagine shedding a layer of tension,

With each number sinking deeper and further into relaxation,

Towards sleep and rest,

10,

Moves to 9,

8,

Layers of tension releasing,

7,

Sinking deeper,

6,

Into the relaxation,

5,

Going further,

4,

Tension is lessening and lessening,

3,

You are tired and you are worthy of rest,

2,

What is left is starting to fall away,

1,

And you are here,

Staying with me,

Or drifting,

Whatever you need,

Wherever you are,

We're gonna go into scanning and noticing the body,

Starting from the crown,

Crown of our head,

All the way to the tips of our toes,

But first let's start with the crown,

Just the top of your head,

Going further,

We can notice the ears,

From the ear to the nose,

And all across that facial structure,

Your cheeks,

The tips of your nose,

Across to the other cheeks,

And back to your nose,

Your nostril,

And to the other side of your cheeks,

Coming up to the eyes,

Eyelids,

Eyelashes,

Tuning in to feel the sensation of your eyelashes,

And move a bit further to the eyebrows,

Just above the arch in your face,

Your forehead,

Again swiping from one side to the other,

From temple to temple,

Going back down through the centre of your face,

Past the tip of your nose,

To the curve before your lips,

Just notice your lips,

Your tongue,

As we move further down to the shoulders and the neck,

Just that arch,

Noticing both sides,

The arch down to the shoulders,

The big round muscle on the outside of your shoulders,

Where it connects your upper arms,

To our biceps,

Triceps,

As we move down into the elbow,

Both elbows by your side,

Wherever they may be,

Coming down to the forearms,

Bringing attention to the wrists,

Relaxing,

Allowing softness,

The palm of your hand,

They warm,

This sensation,

The backs of your hands,

To your thumbs,

And slowly imagine waving up and down in between each,

Finger,

Right to the tip of the finger,

And down to the edge,

Up again,

Into the edge,

Flow through the motion,

Coming back,

Up,

The limbs into the chest,

Softening,

Safe,

The upper back,

And parts of the spine,

Connected to the ribcage,

Going down,

To the sternum,

The abdomen,

The hips,

And the muscles in your bum,

Slowly coming into the lower part of the body,

From the hips,

Down to the trunk of the thighs,

All the way down to the toes,

Past the knees,

The calves,

The ankles,

Into the edges,

Of our feet,

Right to the tip of your toes,

Flowing,

Pure,

This is your body,

Wherever it may be,

Whatever it is,

Just is,

Is okay,

Coming back to the full awareness of the body,

Relaxing,

Sinking,

Softening,

Deepening,

I want you to notice if there's a heaviness,

From the sinking,

Feel it,

Deepen,

And create more tightness,

From here,

Sink so much that it becomes,

Maybe,

A sense of light,

Without weight,

Almost,

Floating,

See if you can wave,

Slow,

To mean heavy,

Soft,

Floating,

And sinking,

Heavy,

And light,

Like a beautiful yin and yang,

And flow,

Whatever your body is feeling right now,

Is okay,

You're safe,

You can be whatever you need to be,

Just check in though,

Is there any subtle energy left,

Within the body,

Go there,

Where is it,

How do we disperse it,

Shift it,

Bring it into the legs,

And down to the toes,

Bring it back up,

Into your heart,

Filling your entire body,

Flowing,

Pulsing,

Flow,

Free,

Beautiful energy,

Radiating,

Maybe you can even notice your heartbeat,

As you do this,

Silently,

And ever so softly,

Effortlessly,

You matter,

I matter,

Reminisce,

Just as I am,

And then watch that wash away,

Let thoughts come and go,

Whatever is left,

In those thoughts,

Whatever is remaining,

Just let it be,

Images,

Senses,

Energy,

Is just with us,

That we do not need to attach to it,

We can keep it if we need,

We can let it go,

If it feels right,

We want to find rest,

In the beautiful being,

Pure,

By force that we are,

We are free from the need to do anything at all right now,

You allow yourself this time,

The most productive thing you can do,

Your time,

Is to utilize rest,

You don't need to achieve anything but pure,

Freeing element of resting your body,

Continue to drift,

To deep and restful sleep,

Continue to soften,

Continue to be,

You're worthy,

You're enough,

You're lovable,

You matter,

Let that flow over you,

As a sense of peace,

Relaxation,

An abundant self-worth within you,

Reviews

Love this one

Truly wonderful thavk you 🙏. Very relaxing .

Loved this, great combination of rain, words and slow pace, the first time I tried I fell asleep after 10 mins...today I got to hear the finish, feeling very free, thank you 🪷🌞🙏

Súper! 💐

I was not able to finish the meditation, I drifted into sleep. Very relaxing, thank you🙏🏻🦋💕

Loved it! Best use of the ocean waves and his voice, pacing and words were wonderful!

My new favourite night time Yoga Nidra. Jackson, your voice is so soothing. Thank you so much.

Will use again, I fell into sleep after ca two minutes 😁😴🙏

Thank you, Jackson🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Pressed the play button about 5 times during the night, only the last time did I hear it fully, and realized how I must have fallen asleep very quickly each time, yay!🙏🏻🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🙏🏻

Wonderful calming voice. The rotation of consciousness (more like a body scan) was near the end so the first two times I listened, I thought there wasn’t one because I fell asleep. Clearly, it’s definitely effective for sleep!

Great nidra with a super relaxing voice. Thank you!