Namaste friend.
My name is Heather Wiest and I am blessed and honored to be guiding this Spark Creativity Yoga Nidra.
Please sit or lie down resting comfortably.
Take a moment to settle and land into your practice,
Noticing body,
Mind,
And spirit.
Bring to mind your desire to be creative.
To rediscover a gift or talent.
Is it a calling,
A purpose,
A deep longing?
Creativity is bringing something new into the world.
It's our chance to make the world more beautiful,
Or efficient,
Or compassionate.
Call to mind your desire,
The impact you wish to have on the world.
Establish your unique creativity intention.
Something along the lines of,
I use my creativity to make the world more beautiful.
Make it specific to you,
Your creative outlet,
And the change you wish to have on the world.
As the eyes are closed,
Begin to let go of any thoughts,
Worries,
Expectations or tension in the mind and the body.
We'll take three deep breaths to relax now.
Take a nice deep breath in.
And let it go through the mouth.
Again,
Breathe in.
And let it go.
Last time,
Inhale.
And let it out.
Releasing tension and dropping inside.
With this next practice,
Imagine that you are a child having a temper tantrum.
Bend the knees and place the feet flat on the floor,
Arms alongside the body.
As you breathe in,
Tighten the face and make fists.
As you exhale through the mouth,
I want you to pound the feet and arms on the floor as if you're having a temper tantrum.
Keep going.
And now stop.
Let go and feel.
Let's do this one more time.
So go ahead and breathe in.
Tighten the face and make fists.
And as you exhale through the mouth,
Go ahead and pound the feet and arms on the floor.
You're having a big temper tantrum.
And now stop.
Relax the legs to the floor.
Bring the arms to your sides and release any effort.
Become aware of the released energy in the body.
Merge into it.
Let it flow into any holdings,
Physical,
Mental,
Emotional.
Bringing you into the deepest state of balance and relaxation.
Let go even more.
As you sit or lie down,
Make yourself very comfortable.
Make any adjustments now to release tension in the body.
As we move into the next phase of guided relaxation,
Resolve to be motionless,
Very still.
If at any point you need to move,
Do so mindfully and then return to stillness as soon as possible.
Resolve to stay awake.
Simply allow your mind and body to respond to directions easily and without force.
Listen to the sound of my voice and stay connected to my voice throughout the session.
And now beginning to shift from thinking and doing to feeling and being.
Let go completely and relax and receive this gift.
Become aware of your natural inhalations and exhalations.
Begin to deepen your breath without struggle or strain.
Just allow the inhalations to become a bit more full,
The exhalations more complete.
Breathing in,
Repeat the word create silently to yourself.
Continue for the next several breaths.
Breathe easily and naturally as you repeat.
Create.
Deeply engaged,
Totally absorbed in the sound of your own breath.
Now breathe normally and be still.
Merge completely into stillness,
Allowing for everything to be as it is.
Do nothing from now on.
Allow yourself to settle and respond easily to my words.
Bring your attention to the space between the eyes.
Allow your attention to rest here at the brow center without effort or struggle.
Shifting attention down to the throat.
Right shoulder joint.
Right elbow.
Right wrist.
Right thumb.
Right index finger.
Right middle finger.
Right ring finger.
Right little finger.
Right wrist.
Right elbow.
Right shoulder.
Throat.
Left shoulder joint.
Left elbow.
Left wrist.
Left thumb.
Left index finger.
Left middle finger.
Left ring finger.
Left little finger.
Left wrist.
Left elbow.
Left shoulder joint.
Throat.
Heart center.
Right chest.
Heart center.
Left chest.
Heart center.
Solar plexus.
Navel point.
Pelvis.
Right hip joint.
Right knee.
Right ankle.
Right big toe.
Right second toe.
Right third toe.
Right fourth toe.
Right fifth toe.
Right ankle.
Right knee.
Right hip joint.
Pelvis.
Left hip joint.
Left knee.
Left ankle.
Left big toe.
Left second toe.
Left third toe.
Left fourth toe.
Left fifth toe.
Left ankle.
Left knee.
Left hip joint.
Pelvis.
Navel point.
Solar plexus.
Heart center.
Throat.
Brow center.
And now relax into the stillness that has been created.
Completely let go and feel.
And now bring the sensation of cold to each body part as I name it.
Both feet,
Icy wet,
Blue with cold.
Both knees biting cold,
Piercing the skin.
Thighs and hips.
Windchill numbing the legs.
Abdomen,
Chest,
And back.
Chilled to the very bone.
Shoulders,
Arms,
And palms frigid,
Shaking from cold.
Face stinging,
Teeth chattering.
Now experience the whole body frigid with cold,
Shaking,
Shivering.
Feel it.
Experience it.
Now shift your awareness and bring a sense of warmth to the whole body as though you are sitting in front of a fire.
Both feet snug,
Warm,
And dry.
Both knees gently glowing from the closeness of the fire.
Thighs and hips warm and toasty.
Abdomen,
Chest and back,
Radiating warmth,
Skin prickling with perspiration.
Shoulders,
Arms and palms,
Pink with heat sweltering.
Face flushed and glowing head throbbing whole body scorching hot sweaty Feel it.
Experience it.
And now.
Imagine that you're standing on a magnificent colored pathway that is different from any other that you've ever seen.
A multitude of colored stones reflecting the light in a thousand prisms.
As you follow this path,
You feel a beautiful sense of opening,
A sense of expansion.
The air vibrates around you and as you move it flows around and through you.
The various shimmering,
Vibrating colors from the pathway penetrating through your feet as you walk.
Your whole body seems to feel the space around it.
Everywhere there is light.
You sense that you are approaching a healing place.
You walk into a magnificent courtyard in which there is a fountain.
The force of this fountain cascades in a rainbow of colors dancing throughout the entire courtyard.
Millions of vibratory rays everywhere.
Colors are constantly changing through the spectrum from red to orange.
To yellow.
To green.
To blue.
Violet.
And the brightest crystal white light.
Imagine your own energy flowing like this fountain.
You walk towards the fountain and hold out your hands to gather a little of this energy and see how it feels.
It is floating and flowing everywhere.
A kind of strange freshness fills the space in and around you.
You feel the energy from the fountain pouring into your being,
Filling you so completely that your whole being is filled with vibrating,
Shimmering,
Pulsing colors surrounding,
Revitalizing every cell of your body.
Your whole body is spacious,
Open,
Filled with bright,
Humming,
Colored light.
Feel the air around you,
Dancing around your skin.
Feel the tingling energy of the light moving deeper and deeper.
Sending a warm vibrating softness into the depths of your body.
Moving with deliberate intelligence to the places where pain and sorrow may be stored,
Weariness and discouragement.
Feeling these spaces loosen and lighten up.
Sensing the glimmers of your own energy awakening.
Old sparks returning.
Feel the stirrings of your own vitality bubbling up.
Simmering and rolling to a boil from deep inside your center.
Radiating strength,
Groundedness,
Healing and balance into every corner of your body.
Your body is beginning to remember its vitality and aliveness.
You are certain,
You know with your whole being that you are healing.
You will continue to heal.
That the heaviness is lightning.
You are releasing the places where old feelings are held,
Allowing the light to carry away struggle and replace it with the aliveness and beauty of the sparkling,
Dancing light.
You release sadness and despair as your heart expands and opens to its own creative energy.
Stay attuned to the humming brightness of your own being.
Feel it.
Experience it.
Relax,
Rest,
And enjoy.
At this time,
Completely let go.
Surrender to the silence within you and around you.
Allow yourself to receive the healing powers of your body.
Let go of thoughts and drift back into vast spaciousness,
Light and calm.
Allow yourself to receive these intentions.
I am uniquely creative.
I am uniquely creative.
I use my creativity to make the world more beautiful.
I use my creativity to make the world more beautiful.
My body is light.
My mind at peace and my heart is unconditionally open.
My body is light,
My mind at peace,
And my heart is unconditionally open.
And now allow yourself to recall your creativity intention.
And silently stating it to yourself two times.
Feel your intention received at all levels of your being without any doubt or hesitation.
Know that your whole being recognizes,
Honors,
And accepts your intention.
Trust that whatever releases,
Shifts,
And changes need to take place and are happening without your needing to do anything about it.
Simply feel your intention being absorbed by all levels of your body and your being.
Recognize now that a new shift has been made in your life,
Both physically and energetically.
This shift will enable you to honor your heart and soul's deepest longings.
Know that each time you reconnect with this shift,
You balance body,
Mind,
And spirit.
And ever so gently beginning to come back into the present moment.
Keeping the body still,
Start to deepen your breath.
Allow your breath to fill the space of your body.
Bringing some gentle movement now to fingers and toes.
Maybe rocking the head gently side to side.
If it feels right,
You can take a full body stretch.
If you're reclining,
We'll begin to transition into a fetal position on either side.
Noticing here the effects of the practice.
How do you feel different than when you first began?
Is there anything you want to remember to take into the rest of your day or evening?
Creativity is something we choose not to take for granted.
We are grateful for our cheerleaders and supporters who allow us to be creative and express our unique purpose.
If arising,
Use the strength of your arms to slowly come into a comfortable seated position,
Keeping the eyes soft and closed,
Palms facing up on the thighs in a receiving gesture.
Quietly reflecting for a few breaths.
Receiving any insights from the practice.
And we'll take two collective breaths together.
Take a nice deep inhale in.
And let it fall out through the mouth.
Another deep inhale in.
Longest exhale yet.
Draw the hands at heart center into Anjuli mudra.
It has been an honor and a pleasure to guide you through this spark.
Creativity.
Yoga Nidra.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful presence with me.
From the light within me,
I honor and respect the light within you.
Walk in grace and peace and shine bright,
My friend.
Much love and namaste.
