40-Minute Full Moon Yoga Nidra

Join Kristyn Rose in this deep rest yoga nidra guided meditative practice to celebrate the full blood moon and lunar eclipse. This is a potent time to track down and reflect upon what’s holding you back, to refine, to become the alchemist of your own life. This powerful lunar and astrological event brings fierce shifts and realignments, removing our deepest fears and uncertainties, burning away and clearing the pathway of blockages and stagnant energy. You might think of this practice as a sacred moon ritual to support you in embracing these major energetic shifts within and witnessing certain transformations. Bring consciousness to the level of the subconscious and imprint your Sankalpa or heartfelt resolve as you step forward into the light of the most radiant version of you. Harness the light within.

Transcript

Namaste.

My name is Kristen Rose and welcome to your Yoga Nidra practice today to celebrate the rising of a full-blood moon and lunar eclipse.

The techniques offered here today will help to instill a deep sense of peace from within,

Soothing the central nervous system,

And helping to bring balance to the heightened energy that's awakened at this time.

Anything that's laying dormant or lingering beneath the surface is now brought to light.

So it's important to take this time to slow down,

To ground,

And to return back home to a deeper sense of who you really are.

Take a few moments here now to find a comfortable place where you can rest,

A safe and sacred refuge,

A little Yoga Nidra nest or temple where you can rest deeply.

You might settle down and into a supine position on the back of the body,

An ideal posture to encourage the free flow of energy and healing throughout the body.

However,

You may instead find comfort in a supported side-lying position or even a prone position on the belly.

Listen to the ancient and inherent wisdom of your body to tell you exactly what you need.

You might bring in pillows,

Blankets,

An eye pillow.

Take as much time as you need to ensure that you are warm,

Comfortable,

Supported,

And held.

Make any final micro-adjustments to the head and neck,

Shoulders,

Pelvis,

And hips so that you might become even just 1% more comfortable here.

Allow the eyelids to become heavy.

Find stillness as your Yoga Nidra practice begins now.

Be still and surrender to the deep rest that's available to you here and now,

And to the light,

Energy,

And guidance of the Full Moon Purnima,

Also known as the Hunter's Moon.

This is a potent time to track down and reflect upon what's holding you back,

To refine,

To become the alchemist of your own life.

This powerful lunar and astrological event brings fierce shifts and realignments,

Removing our deepest fears and uncertainties,

Burning away and clearing the pathway of blockages and stagnant energy.

So you might think of this practice like a sacred moon ritual to support you,

To embrace these major energetic shifts from within,

And to witness certain transformation.

The deep rest is inevitable,

And yet within the healing darkness,

The light of our consciousness,

Like the light of the Full Moon,

Is brought to the level of the subconscious mind,

Where we will plant the seed of our heartfelt resolve or intention,

Bringing everything you long for in this life into existing reality.

Remember,

You have the power to create the life that you long for,

The life that you deserve,

And burn away anything that you have outgrown,

Anything that's no longer serving you here.

Let's begin by taking a deep and generous breath in through the nose,

Holding for a moment at the tip of the inhale,

And then exhale through the mouth.

Again,

Breathing in,

Holding the breath momentarily at the top of the inhale,

The breath in its fullness,

And then exhale to release,

Letting go.

One more,

Inhale through the nose,

Holding the breath,

And when you feel ready,

Release and return the breath back out,

Softening completely into stillness.

Surrender to the undercurrent of your natural breath,

The breath like waves,

Magnetically guided by the energy of the Moon,

Flowing in and washing back out,

The whole body becoming heavy as the breath carries you into deeper and deeper relaxation.

Invite your awareness now to the clearing between the eyebrows,

The mind's eye center.

Rest into this place of your compassionate,

Witnessing presence.

Allow yourself to be here now,

Just as you are.

You have been a thousand different versions of you.

Each and every one has brought you to this moment,

For they are the bones of the temple you sit in now.

The Moon invites you to make peace with all of the past versions of you.

Rest here now.

Be open to receiving the medicine of deep rest,

For you deserve it.

Consider it a sacred offering,

Like laying flowers at your feet,

Or a drop of honey onto your tongue,

A burning of sage or palo santo that marks a loving gesture to celebrate who you are now,

And how far you have come.

This is a time for forgiveness,

And yet also celebration.

Honor this version of you,

Just as you are.

All of the versions of you in the past are simply rivers of wisdom,

Leading you towards the sea of the life that you long for,

The life that you deserve.

The full Moon reminds you,

You are the creator of your own life,

And the most radiant version of you awaits you now.

Be still.

Surrender.

The stillness that abides here now will carry you into depths that are known,

Yet sometimes forgotten.

Trust.

Feel the earth beneath your body,

And then soften and relax a little more.

Sense the ocean of air all around you,

The gentle kiss of air against your skin,

The breath that always returns to fill your lungs,

And might you soften and relax a little more.

Like the return of the Moon,

You can trust.

You are held.

You are being guided.

Be open to receiving.

Feel the weight of gravity that nestles you down and into this little cocoon of peaceful relaxation,

For you are held here.

It is safe to let go completely.

Relax back into the experience of just listening.

Notice the ears,

Already listening,

Attuned to sounds,

And even the little pockets of silence within the darkness.

Allow the sound and guidance of my voice to light the way.

Slowly invite your awareness now,

Like moonbeam light,

To shine down and into your heart center.

The light,

Energy,

Dissolving away any rigidity as the heart softens open.

What does it reveal?

What's needed here?

What does the heart long for?

Call upon a Sankalpa,

A heartfelt resolve or intention.

You might be working with a particular Sankalpa,

Or perhaps you use the phrase,

I am the creator of my own life,

Bringing to light everything that's meant for me,

And burning away what's no longer needed here.

Mentally whisper your Sankalpa three times,

Resting now,

The body as still as a mountain,

The breath as calm as the waters at the top of the mountain,

And your awareness as open,

As spacious as the sky.

Follow the guidance of my voice,

Like the light of the moon across the landscape of your physical body.

As we begin a rotation of consciousness,

Awareness saturates each point as it is called,

Noticing sensations that are present.

You might imagine a magical wooden staff with a crystal quartz orb at the very end,

Glowing and beaming.

This crystal gently touches each point of the body as it is called,

Instilling into each point a deep sense of relaxation and healing.

Whatever is needed for your body knows what you need.

This magical staff is everything that you need in this moment.

Receive the medicine that it has to offer.

Bring awareness now over to the right hand thumb.

Imagine the crystal quartz orb at the end of this magical staff gently touching the right hand thumb,

Instilling light,

Energy,

Relaxation,

Healing into the right hand thumb,

Into the first finger,

Second,

Second,

Third,

Fourth,

Palm of the hand,

Wrist,

Elbow,

Shoulder,

Right side of the chest,

Chest,

Waist,

Hip,

Knee,

Ankle,

Heel,

Sole of the foot,

Big toe,

Second toe,

Third,

Fourth,

Baby toe,

Sensing the whole right foot,

The whole right leg,

The right arm and hand,

The whole right side of the body,

Radiant with sensations,

The medicine of your awareness,

Like a magical crystal staff,

Delicately touching the right side of the body,

Instilling into it the energy of what you need,

Deep rest and relaxation into the whole right side body.

Awareness now flows over to the left hand thumb,

To the first finger,

Second,

Third,

Fourth,

Palm of the hand,

Wrist,

Elbow,

Shoulder,

Left side of the chest,

Waist,

Hip,

Knee,

Ankle,

Ankle,

Heel,

Sole of the foot,

Big toe,

Second toe,

Third,

Fourth,

Baby toe,

Sensing the whole left foot,

The whole left leg,

The left arm and hand,

The whole left side body,

Shimmering with sensations,

The medicine of your awareness,

Like a crystal staff,

Instilling into the left side body,

The energy that you need,

The deep rest that you long for,

The whole left side body now,

Deeply resting,

Inviting awareness now to rest,

Together at the soles of the feet,

Sensing both heels,

Backs of the knees,

Glutes,

The low back and sacrum,

Mid back,

Upper back,

The right shoulder blade,

Left shoulder blade,

The whole length of the spine,

Back of the head,

Crown of the head,

Center of the forehead,

The eyebrows,

Temples,

Cheekbones,

Palms,

Eyelids,

The radiant orbs of the eyes,

Softening into the tissues around and behind the eyes,

The tip of the nose,

Sensing the flow of breath in the nostrils,

The right nostril,

And the left nostril,

The space between the lips,

The tip of the tongue,

The root of the tongue,

The whole lower jaw,

Pit of the throat,

Heart center,

The heart center,

The heart center,

The heart center,

The whole body now,

The light of your awareness flowing throughout the whole body,

Trusting the wisdom of the body,

To be open to receiving,

The light and energy of exactly what you need,

The whole body resting,

Trillions of cells,

Multi-dimensional vibrations,

All of your cells absorbing the medicine of deep rest,

The healing energy of crystal quartz,

Like moonbeam light,

Shining down and into all of your cells,

And the spaces between the cells,

Feeling and sensing the whole body,

The whole body,

The whole right side of the body,

The whole left side of the body,

The back hemisphere of the body,

And the front hemisphere of the body,

The whole body as a collective field of sensations,

Illuminated under the energy of the full moon lunar eclipse,

Resting now,

So deeply,

Within this cocoon of healing light energy,

Sense the waves of breath in the body,

Breath in the body,

The natural rhythm of your breath,

That ebbs and flows,

Magnetically drawn in and flowing back out,

Like the ocean's tides under the pull of the full moon,

Pulsing,

In and out,

Completely effortless in nature,

Simply witnessing the breath in the body,

Bring your awareness now to the left nostril,

And begin to imagine breathing in through the left nostril,

Up and into the mind's eye centre,

Igniting a healing point of crystal quartz light,

And then switching sides,

Switching sides,

Exhaling out the right nostril,

Back over to the left,

Inhale through the left nostril,

To the mind's eye,

Switching sides,

Exhale through the right nostril,

Just imagine breath flows in through the left,

And out through the right,

Life force energy,

Flowing along Chandra Bhedana,

The river of the moon,

In through the left,

Out through the right,

Out through the right,

And now bring awareness down to the palm of the left hand,

Imagine breathing in through the palm,

Up and into the heart space,

The heart illuminated with crystal quartz light,

And then switching sides,

Exhale out the right palm,

Again inhale through the left palm,

Up and into the heart,

Exhale out the right palm,

Just imagine breath flowing in through the left,

In through the left,

Into the heart,

And out through the right,

Release,

Let go,

Imagine the sound of a gong reverberating above you now,

This vibration titrating into all of your cells,

The drone of the gong vibrating throughout your whole body,

Like the light and energy of the full moon,

This vibration allows the boundary of the body to dissolve,

No space between your cells and the world around you,

Dissolve,

Expand,

Like light,

Out and into the world around you,

Become one with everything,

You are energy,

Under this lunar eclipse,

When the earth lands directly between the sun and the moon,

This lunar energy traveling through space,

Through the earth's atmosphere,

Down and into the space around you,

Into your lungs,

Into your being,

You are held here,

Bathed in full moonlight,

You are energy,

You are everywhere,

Like light,

All at once,

Magically,

Somewhere between earth and sky,

The sun and the moon,

Welcome the essence of peace,

The essence of peace,

To flow down and into your heart,

Like moonbeam light shining down upon you,

Feel it,

Harness it,

Cultivate the feeling tone of peace from within,

Allow peace to be everywhere,

Like waves,

Peace flowing in and peace flowing out,

Become the spacious awareness that already exists in this moment,

Pure witnessing presence,

You are the sky,

You are the moon,

You are everything,

Return home,

To the most radiant version of you,

Pure presence itself,

Pure beingness,

Resting now,

As consciousness rests at the level of the subconscious mind,

Recall your Sankalpa,

You may have used the phrase,

I am the creator of my own life,

Bringing to light everything that's meant for me,

And burning away what's no longer needed here,

Mentally whisper this three times,

Alongside three breaths,

Very slowly,

Usher your awareness back down and into the physical body,

Feel the earth beneath you now,

Holding you,

And the weight of your body resting,

Sense the breath in your lungs,

Start to deepen your breath by a few degrees,

Together let's take a deep breath in,

Exhale through the mouth,

And then two sips in through the nose,

Exhale through the mouth,

Again two sips in,

One breath out,

Let's do one more,

Allow yourself to simmer,

In the afterglow of your experience,

In the afterglow of your experience,

Notice how good it feels,

To return back home to your true nature,

Refining,

For you are the alchemist,

Creating the life that you long for,

The life that you deserve,

The more that you return home to your yoga nidra practice,

Imprinting sankalpa into the subconscious mind,

The more you bring to light,

The things that are serving you well,

The direction you wish to go,

And also the things you have outgrown,

Outgrown,

The things you can let go of,

So I invite you to come home again,

Time and time again,

You might return to this practice,

You might even make it a daily practice,

If you feel called to rest here a little while longer,

I'll invite you to remove your headphones,

And rest deeply,

When you feel ready and feel the urge or desire to move,

Start by slowly wiggling your fingers and toes,

Take it slow and savor this moment,

Witnessing the effects of yoga nidra,

And over time the cumulative effects,

Take this light and energy with you,

As you emerge back out and into the rest of your day,

Be slow,

And integrate what has been revealed for you here today,

Thank you so much for being here,

For choosing to be here,

And for showing up for yourself,

Jai bhagwan,

Namaste

Reviews

Superb

Very intuitive and gently guided. Felt as if spoken directly to my spirit. Thank you. 🙏💫

Super effective. Thank you.