Welcome to this cozy cosmic yoga nidra.
This is a practice of deep restoration yogic sleep inspired by cosmic light,
Gentle stars and cozy nights with soft slow mornings.
You will be guided through subtle attention to body awareness and to symbols.
If you fall asleep then you can just let yourself sleep.
Gradually staying awake during this process will become easier which provides an expansion of intuition,
Cellular rejuvenation,
Deep safety and relaxation.
At the completion of the yoga nidra portion we will then begin to transition into a guided meditation process that I call the dream space meditation.
Take a few moments now to get comfortable.
You can lie down for this practice but if that isn't comfortable for you today you can always sit and just allow yourself to get cozy.
You can have pillows or just lay flat and you can cover yourself with a blanket as you may find that your body temperature changes throughout.
Just make any adjustments that you need to to find the highest level of comfort that you can for your body today.
Arriving here and now I invite you to close down your eyes and begin to enter a space of rest here knowing that it is safe for you to begin this journey of rest here.
Honoring yourself in this sacred moment,
This sacred space,
Allowing a subtle sense of stillness to gradually creep in and allow a breath to move in through your nose and you can release out of your mouth and from now on just allow your breath to be soft,
Natural,
Flowing in and out of your nose,
A gentle sleeping breath,
Allowing the stillness to arrive,
Not forcing,
Just being as the energy of gentle starlight begins to surround you now,
As the energy of soft comforting darkness holds you now and you allow yourself to be held.
Allow the surface beneath you to hold your weight bit by bit,
Becoming more aware of the weight of your body,
Sinking down gently,
Allowing your muscles to unwind and release through their own pathway,
Resting your bones,
Inviting all of your cells to listen deeply,
To rest deeply,
A cozy feeling surrounding you,
Welcoming you,
Inviting you in.
If you like,
You can bring in an intention for this practice today,
Just holding this intention gently now for a moment,
If so,
And then completely letting it go.
Feel now,
The weight of your heels,
The weight of your hips,
The weight of your shoulder blades,
The weight of the back of your head.
Where can you allow yourself to soften a little more right now,
Bringing into your awareness the quality of starlight,
The feeling of gazing up at the stars,
The feeling of feeling a clear night or an early morning sky above you,
Clear stars,
Subtle awareness.
Here you are present,
And we will flow gently through the energetic points of the body,
And as we do,
Just allow your focus to glide with ease,
And if you find you drift,
You simply return again and again without force,
Floating your awareness to the point between your eyebrows and a little up,
In the centre of your forehead,
Effortless awareness,
The right eyebrow,
The right eyelid,
The right eyeball,
Gentle awareness,
Starlight here,
The right cheekbone,
The right ear,
Expansive,
The jaw surrendering,
Letting go,
The left ear,
Expansive,
Free,
The left cheekbone,
The left eyeball,
Gentle awareness,
Starlight here,
The left eyelid,
The left eyebrow,
Returning to the point between the eyebrows,
Cosmic light here,
The top of the head,
A bright star,
The back of the head,
The back of the neck,
The whole neck,
The throat,
The collarbone,
The sternum,
The right shoulder,
Right elbow,
Shimmering down to the right wrist,
Back of the right hand,
The palm of the right hand,
Subtle starlight,
The tip of the right thumb,
The tip of the index finger,
The tip of the middle finger,
The tip of the ring finger,
The tip of the little finger,
Right wrist,
Right elbow,
Right shoulder,
The whole neck,
The whole of the neck,
Gliding over to the left shoulder joint,
Left elbow,
Left wrist,
Back of the left hand,
Palm of the left hand,
Cosmic light,
Shining here,
The left thumb,
Tip of the left index finger,
Tip of the middle finger,
Tip of the ring finger,
Tip of the little finger,
Left wrist,
Elbow,
Left shoulder,
Shimmering over to the throat,
Cosmic light here,
The centre of the chest,
Cooling cosmic light here,
The right side of the chest,
Right waist,
Right hip,
The right knee,
The right ankle,
The sole of the right foot,
Right big toe,
Second toe,
Third toe,
Fourth toe,
Right little toe,
The right heel,
Top of the right foot,
Right ankle,
Right knee,
The right hip,
The whole of the pelvic bowl,
The centre of the navel,
The feeling of starlight,
The whole pelvic bowl,
Centre of the navel,
Back to the centre of the chest,
The left side of the chest,
The left waist,
The left hip,
The left knee,
The left ankle,
Sole of the left foot,
Left big toe,
Second toe,
Third toe,
Fourth toe,
Left little toe,
The left heel,
The top of the left foot,
Left ankle,
The left knee,
The left hip,
The whole pelvic bowl,
The centre of the navel,
The lower back,
The middle back,
The upper back,
The back of the neck,
The back of the head,
The tailbone and the back of the head at the same time,
And all of the fingertips,
Awareness of the whole spine,
Awareness drifting up and down,
The entire spine,
Back to the jaw,
The whole jaw,
The bridge of the nose,
The right nostril,
The left nostril,
The centre of the forehead,
The centre of the forehead and the centre of the chest,
The centre of the forehead and the centre of the chest at the same time,
Allowing now a gentle awareness of the whole of your body,
The wholeness of your body,
Aware of gentle starlight here and now,
A space for being as though you are both heavy and light,
Shimmering and soft,
And bringing your awareness once more to this cosmic light,
Stars,
Softly shining,
Shining through your body,
Shining through your being,
Shining through you,
And now rest here,
Within your own essence,
In this cauldron of cosy energy,
Sinking more and more into the safety within you,
Already within you.
I will name a series of images and symbols,
And all you have to do is allow your focus to glide through,
Just listening to my voice,
Just listening to your awareness,
As you relax even deeper,
And you allow all feelings to arise and fall as they may.
The first star at night,
A full moon rising over a mountain,
A warm blanket,
Twilight in the city during summer,
A still lake,
Jupiter bright in the night sky,
A cosy campfire,
Wind gently moving the trees,
The feeling of silence,
A white candle with a flickering flame,
Thunder in the distance,
While you are warm and safe inside,
A field of pink flowers,
Rain against a window,
A warm evening,
An ancient tree,
The sun setting over a valley,
A starry sky,
A starry sky,
A starry sky,
Mountains in the distance,
Gentle starlight,
Subtle cosmic light,
Heavenly light,
Heavenly,
Softness ever-present,
Taking a few moments to enjoy this state of being,
Taking some time to enjoy and savour this delicious rest,
And taking a moment to simply notice the sensations in your body and through your awareness as you let yourself rest now,
It is safe for you to rest now,
Deep rest,
A natural part of your being,
Deep rest,
A natural part of your body,
Deep rest,
A natural part of your experience here,
Deep rest that you deserve simply for being,
After a few moments we will move into the dream space,
Welcome to the dream space,
Allowing your awareness to rise slightly and maybe it falls again,
You can just allow it to do so,
Like a gentle wave on the ocean,
You are held by something greater as your awareness gently moves,
And from this space of sweet softness,
From this place of safety,
From an ancient knowing of deep surrender,
You feel and know your true self,
Vast,
You are,
You are,
You are all,
Repeat silently in your mind a few times if you like simply the words I am,
I am,
I am,
Beyond who the world tells you you are,
Beyond who any limitations tell you you are,
Beyond all of the old stories,
These old whispers simply drift away now,
Like clouds,
And you see with inner eyes the truth of who and what you really are,
Do you see,
Do you feel,
It is all there,
It is unfolding,
You are limitless,
You are powerful,
You are already perfect,
Beyond the shadows of this seemingly solid physical realm,
There is light and that is you,
So witness the shadows,
Feel the light,
It runs through all,
I wonder what is really possible for you,
Doubts melting away with the shadows,
If you could dream anything into being and happening,
Experiencing,
Which you can,
What would it be,
What would your god mind choose to dream here,
In this sacred space,
As though you are offering your imaginings upon some sacred inner altar,
Who is this version of you,
This dream you,
Blooming with the nectar of your peaceful state,
Birthing with the patience of knowing all is now,
Of knowing all is already complete,
Because this is a land of echoes,
Can you be still and see,
Under your own inner light,
Seemingly solid,
Melts,
Threads of connection transform,
And you open to truth,
Beyond words,
Beyond time,
Beyond space,
Beyond it all,
Be here for a few moments now,
Within creation,
Within witnessing,
Your powerful self,
Melt here,
Into the remembering space,
And be who you really are.
