Yoga Nidra: Scorpio

This Yoga Nidra practice has been inspired by the astrological sign of Scorpio. Scorpio is the 8th sign of the zodiac and is the sign of death and transformation, power, mystery, intimacy and creativity. The practice includes the opportunity to make an intention for inner transformation and personal power, an exploration of opposites empowered/disempowered and a guided journey into the unknown depths of the ocean. It is suitable for everyone, but those with a significant Scorpio placement in their chart may find it to be especially useful or inspiring.

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This Yoga Nidra practice has been inspired by the astrological sign of Scorpio.

Scorpio is the 8th sign of the zodiac and its symbol is the scorpion.

It's ruled by the planet Pluto in modern astrology and by the planet Mars in traditional astrology.

And it rules the 8th astrological house.

Scorpio is the sign of death and transformation,

Of mystery and power,

Intimacy and sexuality and creativity.

This practice has been inspired by some of the themes of Scorpio.

It's suitable for everyone,

But those with a significant Scorpio placement in their chart may find it to be especially useful or inspiring.

So make sure that you're comfortable to begin the practice.

Yoga Nidra is traditionally practiced in Shavasana,

Corpse pose.

So if Shavasana feels good for you to practice in,

Come to lying on your back with your legs apart and with your feet relaxing out to each side.

Bring your arms a little way out from your body with the arms straight and the palms of the hands facing upwards.

Draw your shoulder blades together behind your back so that the upper chest opens and tuck your chin in slightly to lengthen the back of the neck.

If you would like to support your body here,

You might like to place a rolled up mat or blanket underneath your knees or a block or a pillow under your head.

And if Shavasana doesn't feel comfortable for you or you don't feel like you'll be able to remain in the posture for the whole of the practice,

Then choose another position that feels better.

Perhaps bringing the feet to the mat at hip distance apart and letting the knees fall together or bringing the soles of the feet together,

Allowing the knees to fall outwards,

Supporting the thighs with blocks or pillows if that feels best.

And once you've found your posture,

Make the commitment to yourself that you will stay in this position for the whole of the practice.

Sometimes during Yoga Nidra,

The need to move does arise.

But if you do feel like you want to move at any point during the practice,

First take a moment to acknowledge that feeling.

Watch that desire to move whilst remaining completely still.

Quite often,

The feeling will go away by itself.

But if that need to move does continue to persist,

Then go ahead and move.

But make sure that you move yourself slowly and carefully without causing too much disturbance to your resting body.

We'll just begin our practice here with a few minutes quietly resting in Shavasana,

A posture which falls under the sign of Scorpio.

In the Corpse Pose,

The body becomes completely still and the mind quiet.

And as we enter into blissful relaxation,

We're offered a glimpse of our mortality as we become completely still.

And our bodies also have the opportunity to heal and renew themselves.

So permit yourself now to relax completely as you surrender into the posture.

Feel any tension from the day releasing as your muscles unwind and you slowly melt into deep relaxation.

And now bring your awareness to the breath.

Observe the gentle rising and falling of the chest as you breathe in and out.

And at the end of each exhalation,

Acknowledge that moment of letting go as the breath comes to its end.

Keep the awareness on this space at the very end of the exhalation as the old breath fades away,

Ready for the new breath to begin.

Allow the breath to happen naturally as you remain focused on the space at the end of the exhalation.

Send the awareness deeply into that space.

At the end of every exhalation,

Send the awareness a little further into it.

Take some time to explore that mysterious space at the end of the exhalation.

Now move the awareness up into the ears and become aware of any sounds that you can hear in your environment.

Send the awareness out to the farthest sound that you can hear in the distance.

And now bring the awareness in to sounds that are closer to you.

To the sounds just outside the room.

The sounds inside the room.

And bring the awareness to the sounds that are closest to you.

The sounds of your body.

The sound of your breath.

The sound of your beating heart.

And know that the sounds are not going to disturb you,

But will only help you to relax even more deeply.

And take a moment now to make an intention for your practice today.

The sign of Scorpio is connected to transformation and personal power.

So if there's anything you desire to transform within yourself,

Or if there's an area of your life that you'd like to feel more empowered in,

Bring that into your awareness now.

Allow an impression of whatever that thing is to arise by itself very naturally.

There's no need to think about it too much.

And just take this time to quietly acknowledge it.

And now invite a feeling to arise of complete safety and wellbeing.

Feel yourself to be in a place where you feel 100% safe,

Well and secure.

If it helps,

You could remember a time when you felt safe,

Secure and well.

Or you could imagine a situation which has all of the conditions that you would need to feel safe and secure.

See this safe place arising vividly around you.

Feel the deep feeling of safety inside your body.

This is yours,

That you can return to at any time if you need to during the practice.

Complete safety.

Security.

Wellbeing.

The deep inner knowing that everything is okay.

Now we'll begin the rotation of consciousness around the body.

As you bring the awareness to each part,

Send the awareness deep into that place.

Feel into it and explore the area in as much detail as possible.

Beginning at the tip of the tongue.

Bring the awareness to the tip of the tongue.

And feel into the tip of the tongue.

What do you find inside the tip of the tongue?

And now the whole of the tongue.

Feel into the whole of the tongue.

Explore the whole of the tongue.

And the roof of the mouth.

The bottom of the mouth.

The gums.

The teeth.

The whole of the mouth.

Explore the whole of the mouth in as much depth and detail as possible.

The lips.

Bring the awareness to the upper lip.

The lower lip.

The chin.

The jaw.

The right cheek.

And the left cheek.

The right ear.

The inside of the right ear.

Explore the inside of the right ear.

And the left ear.

The inside of the left ear.

The nose.

The right nostril.

And the left nostril.

The right eye.

The right eyeball.

The right eyelid.

The right eyelashes.

The left eye.

The left eyeball.

The left eyelid.

The left eyelashes.

The right eyebrow.

The left eyebrow.

The eyebrow centre.

The forehead.

The top of the head.

The back of the head.

The whole of the head.

Feel into the whole of the head.

Feel into the skull.

Into the brain.

And the back of the neck.

Feel into the back of the neck.

And the right shoulder.

The right upper arm.

The right elbow.

The right lower arm.

The right wrist.

The palm of the right hand.

The back of the right hand.

The right thumb.

Index finger.

Middle finger.

Ring finger.

Little finger.

The whole of the right arm.

Feel into the whole of the right arm.

The right shoulder.

The right side of the chest.

The right waist.

The right hip.

The right thigh.

The right knee.

The lower leg.

The right ankle.

The right heel.

The sole of the right foot.

The top of the right foot.

Each of the right toes.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

The whole of the right leg.

Bring the awareness to the whole of the right leg.

And the whole of the right side of the body.

The whole of the right side of the body.

Now move the awareness to the left shoulder.

The left upper arm.

The left elbow.

The lower arm.

The left wrist.

The palm of the left hand.

The back of the left hand.

The left thumb.

Index finger.

Middle finger.

Ring finger.

Little finger.

The whole of the left arm.

The left shoulder.

The left side of the chest.

The left waist.

The left hip.

The left thigh.

The knee.

The lower leg.

The left ankle.

The left heel.

The sole of the left foot.

The top of the left foot.

And each of the left toes.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

The whole of the left leg.

Bring the awareness to the whole of the left leg.

The whole of the left side of the body.

And the whole of the body together.

The whole of the body together.

Feel into the whole of the body together.

Bring the awareness to the breath.

Observe the natural flow of the breath.

Watch the gentle rising and falling of the chest.

With each inhalation and exhalation.

And now bring the awareness back to the space at the end of each exhalation.

Rest the awareness in that space at the end of the exhalation.

As the old breath fades away.

And the new breath waits to begin.

Allow the breath to happen naturally.

And rest the awareness in that space.

How deeply can you move into it?

Explore the mystery of the end of the exhalation.

Invite the feeling to arise of feeling very empowered.

Feel into the body and welcome the feeling of empowerment.

What sensations arise with that feeling?

If it helps you to feel it,

You might like to recall a time when you felt very empowered.

Or otherwise just allow the feeling to come naturally by itself.

Empowerment.

Feel it vividly,

However it comes for you.

The feeling of empowerment.

And now invite the feeling of disempowerment to arise.

Disempowerment.

What do you feel in your body with the feeling of disempowerment?

If it helps,

Recall a time when you felt very disempowered.

And lacking in control over yourself or your life.

Or just allow the feeling to come by itself,

However it comes.

Feel it vividly.

The feeling of disempowerment.

The feeling of disempowerment.

Come back to the feeling of empowerment.

Welcome the feeling of empowerment as it arises again.

Feel it vividly.

The feeling of empowerment.

The feeling of empowerment.

And now come back to the feeling of disempowerment.

Feel the feeling of disempowerment.

Intensify the feeling.

The feeling of disempowerment.

And now,

Are you able to feel both of those at the same time?

Can you simultaneously feel the feelings of empowerment and disempowerment together?

Empowerment and disempowerment together.

Feel them both vividly.

Empowerment and disempowerment together.

Bring the awareness to the space behind the forehead.

Observe what you see in the space behind the forehead.

There's no need to analyse what's there.

Just watch.

Keeping the awareness at the space behind the forehead.

Now picture yourself floating on a boat in the centre of the ocean at night time.

The cloudy night sky is dark above you.

The sea expands out in every direction around you,

As if it has no end.

And as you look down into the water,

It appears to be so deep that it could be bottomless.

Inside you,

You know that you are seeking something.

And that you must journey into the unknown to find what it is that you are looking for.

You jump out of the boat and into the water.

And leaving the boat and the surface of the water behind you,

You swim downwards.

Swimming into the depths of the water.

The darkness of the deep ocean increases around you.

And you continue to swim downwards.

Downwards.

Downwards.

The darkness grows around you as you approach the bottom of the deep ocean.

You rest upon the ocean bed,

Surrounded by the deep,

Dark water.

And you surrender into the dark,

Mysterious stillness.

Resting deep within the ocean,

You see something small sparkling on the ocean floor.

You swim towards the object and take it into your hand,

Knowing that you've found what you've been searching for.

And you slowly begin to swim back upwards.

Back up through the dark water,

Towards the ocean's surface.

As you approach the surface,

Yellow light illuminates the water around you.

And you emerge to find yourself approaching a quiet beach in the early morning time.

The sun is just rising on the horizon.

And the water glimmers in the sunlight.

You lie down on the sand and observe the object in your hand.

You close your eyes and invite a vision to arise in your mind of your new life.

Your new future.

Watch it come naturally.

See that transformation in your life that you wish to occur happening before you.

Welcome that vision.

Acknowledge it fully.

Your empowered self.

Your transformed self.

Your transformed life.

And now invite to arise again your feeling of absolute safety that you cultivated at the beginning of the practice.

Feel it arising around you vividly.

Welcome it all around you.

And welcome it inside you.

Welcome that feeling of safety into every cell of your body.

This is your feeling that you can come back to any time that you need it.

Safety.

Security.

Absolute wellbeing.

The deep inner knowing that everything is okay.

Slowly begin to turn the awareness back outwards.

Send the awareness out to the sounds that you can hear in your environment.

Allow the awareness to jump from sound to sound without getting too involved in any one sound.

Just notice that they're there.

And bring the awareness into your body.

Feel the feeling of your body resting against the surface beneath you.

Feel into all of the places where your body connects into the surface beneath you.

Feel your body resting.

Peaceful and still.

And begin to deepen the breathing as you prepare to end the practice.

Start to make some small movements to reawaken the body.

Move the fingers and the toes.

The ankles and the wrists.

And slowly give yourself a stretch in any way that feels good for you.

Take your time.

There's no rush.

When you feel that you are ready,

Slowly blink your eyes back open.

And make your way back to sitting.

This practice of Yoga Nidra is now complete.

Thank you for listening.

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One of the best, so empowering and restful! Thank you! ♏️

Jessica , your divine meditations keep getting more powerful I love how you brought the Scorpion dualities in All my sincere thanks and appreciation.