Yoga Nidra To Open Your Intuition

Yoga Nidra is an ancient practice that takes us to the depths of our soul. We are able to quiet the conscious and subconscious mind and access our True Selves. When we relax our nervous system in this deep way, we are able to access our intuition as it was meant to be accessed-- through a quiet mind and the lens of the Heart/Higher Self. Try this meditation before you pick cards for yourself or engage in automatic writing or another form of tapping into your intuition. (Original music track by Shamus Clancey)

Transcript

We're going to relax the body so that we can fully open our intuitive center.

The intuition is so connected to the nervous system.

When we allow the nervous system to settle,

We allow our whole being to open up and to be receptive to the highest state of our being.

We connect with our soul or a higher self.

So for this relaxation,

For the next 10 minutes,

I want you to allow yourself to find a comfortable position,

Ideally lying down,

Whether it's on a bed or the floor,

A couch or a reclining chair.

If you cannot lie down,

Just allow yourself to sit in a position where you can fully relax the head and the rest of the body can feel surrendered.

Make sure you have another layer or two.

The body does temperature drops as we relax.

So covering yourself with a blanket,

Blankets is helpful.

So take some time now to get prepared.

Take a sip of water,

Pause and go to the bathroom if you need to.

And once you get into a place where you have all that you need,

Also cover your eyes with something.

So if you don't have an eye mask or scarf,

You can use a piece of clothing,

A blanket,

Something to put a little bit of extra covering over the forehead.

So we really allow the senses to relax and allow that third eye to get a gentle pressure to calm the nervous system fully,

Allowing the physical eyes to deepen their relaxed state as well.

So now it's time to fully and totally relax the body.

I invite you to take a few deep and mindful breaths,

Maybe take a nice deep stretch,

Arms and legs in opposite directions and just tighten the muscles for a moment and then let everything surrender.

And again,

We're going to deep stretch,

Deep breath in and let it go.

And one more time,

Nice stretch and relax.

And now eyes fully closed,

Making any final movements you need to,

To really just let the body settle in these movements could take the next 30 seconds or so.

Allow your awareness to come to your breathing,

Just noticing the natural ebb and flow of your breath through your nostrils,

Into and out of the belly,

Rib cage and chest.

Maybe you notice the expansion and contraction of the torso.

Maybe you notice the sound of your breath.

Invite you to tap into your breath using your senses in whatever way feels most natural.

This is meant to be a process where you just observe.

And each time you do this relaxation,

You might find that your sensory observation of the breath shifts a little bit.

Be curious about that.

We're being completely connected with our breathing,

Noticing the inhale and the exhale.

Even notice that pause between the inhale and the exhale.

As you focus in whatever way feels natural to you,

Noticing your surroundings,

Any external noise becomes a part of this relaxation.

Any internal noise also a part of this relaxation.

As we start to notice the breath,

The body begins to settle and we notice the plane of the body that's meeting the support that we're lying on.

We notice the back of the body and where it meets our support.

And now we notice any thoughts moving through the mind.

We're going to allow our mind to focus on what we call a sankalpa or an intention for our practice.

This is a powerful way to deepen your connection with your truest self through the subconscious mind.

So I want you to focus on a present tense statement using I am,

Embodying a way that you would like to feel,

An experience you would like to have,

Something that you are wanting to manifest in your life.

See what comes to you.

What is your deepest wish right now for your life?

Can you turn that into a present tense statement?

I am,

And then fill in the blank.

Now repeat it to yourself two more times.

Inhale that statement.

Exhale,

Release.

Last time.

Now release that fully.

As you focus back on your breath,

Give your mind permission to relax as your body relaxes during this relaxation.

It works hard for you.

It's time to let it take a mini vacation.

Here we go.

Allowing ourselves to draw the awareness down to the left big toe,

Allowing your left big toe to relax and release completely.

Allow your breath awareness to come to the left second,

Third,

Fourth,

And fifth toes.

All the left toes,

Heavy,

Relaxed.

Allow your breath awareness to come to the left foot and ankle,

Left shin and calf muscle,

Left knee,

Front and back,

Left thigh,

Quadricep,

Heavy and relaxed,

Left hip and glute muscle.

The leg from the left hip down to the toes is in a state of deep relaxation and release.

Now allow your awareness to move into the left thumb,

Pointer,

Middle,

Ring,

And pinky fingers,

Left hand and wrist,

Left forearm and elbow,

Left upper arm and shoulder,

Heavy,

Completely relaxed.

The limbs on the left side of the body are in a state of surrender.

Deeper than they've been all day.

Allow that breath awareness to move down into the right big toe,

Relaxing it with your awareness.

Right second,

Third,

Fourth,

And fifth toes,

Heavy,

Relaxed,

Right foot and ankle,

Heavy,

Relaxed,

Right shin and calf muscle,

Heavy and relaxed,

Right knee,

Front and back,

Right thigh and quadricep,

Right hip and glute muscle,

Heavy and relaxed,

The whole right leg down to the toes in a state of relaxation,

The lower body from hips to toes,

Completely and totally relaxed.

Allow that breath awareness to move into the right thumb,

Pointer,

Middle,

Ring,

And pinky fingers,

Right hand and wrist,

Heavy and relaxed,

Right forearm and elbow,

Right upper arm and shoulder,

Heavy and relaxed,

All the limbs of the body in a deep and total state of relaxation and release.

Allow your breath awareness to move into the pelvis,

The pelvic floor muscles,

Heavy and relaxed,

The reproductive organs,

Relaxed and released completely,

The sacrum,

Heavy and relaxed into the support underneath it.

Allow this breath awareness to move into the belly,

Abdominal muscles,

Relaxed and released completely,

The digestive organs,

Heavy and relaxed,

All the organs in the center of the body,

Relaxed and released with the breath.

Now let this breath move into the middle back,

Back muscles,

Release and relax completely,

Sinking deeper into the support.

Let this breath move into the chest muscle,

Muscle of the chest,

Heavy and relaxed,

Let that relaxation move into the heart and the lungs,

The upper back muscles,

The shoulder blades,

Heavy and relaxed,

Tops of the shoulders,

Into the neck and the throat,

Even swallow once,

Allowing the throat muscles to settle.

As that happens,

The jaw releases and the tongue drops away from the roof of the mouth,

The body from the jaw down to the toes is in a state of deep surrender,

Completely and totally held and supported in relaxation.

Now allow this relaxation to move into all the muscles of the face,

The eyes get heavier in their sockets,

The ears relax,

The muscles of the ears,

The side of the skull,

Heavy and relaxed,

The forehead muscles smooth out even more so that the third eye between the eyebrows settles deeper into relaxation,

Receiving through the breath,

Complete and total surrender.

If there's hair on your head,

Even feel the follicles of the hair relax and release completely,

Feel the heaviness of the body from the skull down to the fingers,

Down to the toes,

Heavy and relaxed.

Now the mind can settle even more as the body is settled,

Any remaining thoughts like passing clouds,

Give the mind permission to let go even more,

Thank it for all its hard work,

But now it can rest.

Now draw your awareness to your spirit,

Feeling your body even a few feet out from the body,

The energy body,

Your aura,

Allow that to expand into relaxation,

Feeling safe and connected to your truest essence,

Envision a halo of golden white light in the shape of an egg surrounding the body a few feet out,

In this golden egg you are safe and protected,

Connected to the deepest part of you,

Part of you that only knows unconditional love,

Acceptance and trust in your own true nature,

This is where the intuition feels most safe,

Feels most connected.

As you connect with this energy,

Draw your awareness back to your sankalpa,

Your I am statement,

Gently say it to yourself three times,

Feeling its essence emanating through your whole being,

Through every cell of the body,

After that third time allowing that to release.

Anytime you come back to this meditation,

You can bring that sankalpa back as your intention until it feels like you are embodying it fully in your everyday life and then you can create a new sankalpa.

We recommend just continuing to say and connect with that sankalpa until it feels like a true lived experience and now allow yourself to fully connect with your senses in the here and now,

Noticing the sounds around you in the space that you're in,

The sound of your breath and begin to make some tiny movements with your fingers and toes,

Rocking your head subtly side to side,

Making any movements that feel good to subtly begin to awaken the body.

Take your time awakening and stretching and coming back fully into the space of the here and now.

The relaxation is complete.

Take your time coming back,

Knowing that you can come back to this meditation anytime now is a beautiful time to connect with your intuition,

Whether it's through meditation or divination,

Journaling,

Simply asking a question to your higher self and seeing what comes up in meditating with that or journaling with that or picking an oracle card.

Whatever you do,

Have fun with it and I wish you a beautiful blessed rest of your day.

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