Yoga Nidra For Sleep

This gentle Yoga Nidra meditation invites you into deep rest through breath, body awareness and quiet surrender. Beginning with grounding through the body and moving into a slow unwinding of tension, this practice offers space to soften, release and return to stillness.

For restless minds, tired bodies or evenings that feel difficult to put down — allow yourself to be held in a rhythm of breath, heaviness, warmth and ease.

A guided meditation for deep sleep, nervous system regulation, restoration and profound rest.

Transcript

Let yourself arrive. Fully. Into this moment. The day can be set down now. No longer carried. What has been said. Shaped. Or given to others. Can begin to fall away. Draw in a slow breath. And let it fall away in its own time. Unhurried. And complete. Feel the body begin to yield. To the surface beneath it. Weight returning to earth. Make any small adjustments that support ease. A blanket drawn in. Pillow reshaped. And support beneath the knees. Nothing is required here. No direction to follow. No one to be. For a while, There was only this. Landing. And letting go. As awareness turns inward. Let the eyes close. Sight. Withdrawing from the world. Dissolving into darkness behind the eyelids. Notice sensation on the skin. Temperature. Texture. Contact. Skin meeting fabric. Skin meeting air. The place where the two touch. And separate. Sense the shape of the body as it rests here. And how it is held by gravity. And how it is supported. Without effort. Beneath you. Something steady and unmoving. Another slow breath in. And a long breath out. Letting the body release. A little more with each exhale. Jaw releases its grip. Shoulders drift away from the ears. Lower back. And hips on hold. The whole body begins to soften from within. In its own time. Aware of the breath. No need to change it. Only notice that it's already there. Inhale. Arrival Exhale. Return. A natural rhythm. Moving through stillness. Now allow a sankalpa to surface. A simple inner phrase. That inspires rest. I am rested. I am renewed. I am returned to myself. No effort to cling to it. No effort to return to it. Let it drift through. And pass along on its own current. Whatever is done here does not need to be held. Bring awareness to the feet. 10, Toes resting. Both feet. Resting. Wave your awareness. Through the lower legs. Release through the coughs. Let awareness travel upward. Through the knees. And thighs. Muscles. Release effort. Into the hips and pelvis. Settled. Grounded. And still. Wave the breath over the hips, Towards the feet. Through the torso. Breath flowing freely through the chest and belly. Shoulders fold away from the chest. Arms heavy melting downward. Roll ten fingers, Uncurled. Open. Back of the head rests. As the neck inches longer. Releasing. Face muscles soften. Forehead smooths out. Eyes drift behind the eyelids. Jaw unclenched. Tongue at rest. Space between the teeth. And the whole body. At ease. No longer arranged. No longer held. Just here. At ease. Nothing to maintain. Only this. Unfolding rest.