iRest Yoga Nidra For A Restful Nap

The following practice with Richard invites you to enter into a very deep, relaxed state of body and mindm, one of the best things you can do each and every day of your life, promoting various health benefits and overall well-being. A good restul nap is a bit like a miracle drug; It increases your alertness and creativity, reduces stress, improvess perception, stamina, and motor skills, helps you make better decisions, decreases depression and elevates your mood, strengthens your memory, helps with chronic pain and increases your overall resiliency. This track is designed to help you fall into short periods of restful, healing sleep and awaken refreshed and ready for the rest of your day.

Transcript

The following practice invites you to enter into a very deep,

Relaxed state of your body and mind.

It's one of the best things you can do each and every day of your life.

Now,

Sit back or lie back in the position that you're now in,

And with your eyes open or closed,

Begin by affirming that you're entering into a short,

Restful nap.

As you affirm this,

Welcome into your body and mind the felt sense of your inner resource of ease and well-being.

With your eyes gently open or closed,

Welcome in the environment around you,

The sounds around you,

The sensation of air as it touches your skin,

The sensation of your body touching the surface that's supporting you.

Welcome the feeling of your body breathing itself,

The felt sense of your abdomen relaxing with each exhalation,

The various sensations that are calling your attention.

Welcome the sensations of your jaw,

Mouth,

Tongue,

Both ears at the same time,

Both cheeks,

Nostrils,

Eyes.

Welcome the sensations of both eyes at the same time,

Forehead,

Scalp,

Back of the head,

Neck.

Welcome the sensation of both shoulders and arms at the same time,

Both hands.

Welcome the sensation of your entire torso,

Chest and belly,

Upper and lower back,

Inside and surface sensations of your torso,

Sensation of your pelvis and hips,

Both legs,

Both feet.

Welcome your entire body as a field of sensation.

Simultaneously,

At the same time,

Feel the front and the back of the body,

The left and the right sides of the body,

The entire body at the same time.

Welcome the sensations of joy in your heart.

Let your physical eyes soften,

Feel the sensation of joy in your heart,

And feel as if you're looking from the eyes of your heart everywhere.

Welcome again the sensation of your body,

The front of the body,

Back of the body,

Left side,

Right side,

The entire body at the same time,

Jaw,

Mouth,

Ears,

Cheeks,

Nose,

Eyes,

Forehead,

Scalp,

Neck,

Shoulders,

Arms,

Hands,

The entire torso front and back,

Releasing thinking,

Just sensing both legs and feet at the same time,

The entire body,

Inside and out,

Just sensation everywhere.

Welcome in the simple ease of being,

Body and mind resting or sleeping,

Even as you might find yourself present and aware.

Just being,

Just sensation,

At ease,

Just being.

Just being,

Sensation,

Being.

At ease.

Reviews

One of the best to date yoga Nidra, guaranteed sleep for me, and I am forever grateful for this meditation to help me sleep 💤 🕉️

Wonderful little break from the hustle and bustle!

Perfect lunch break reset. I will return to this often. Thank you.

The one downside is that this guides you into a deep relaxation but not really back out, which might not be ideal for a nap. But it does this so fantastically well that I’ll just keep it to go to sleep or completely unwind.

Just would suggest an ending bell to make sure we’re ’coming back’ and not missing an appointment after😜

Very helpful. This repeatedly and reliably takes me to a deeply restful state in a very short time. Thank you.

Excellent and one with a wake up at the end would be great too

Prefect 💞🙏 though a little bell chime upon completion would be nice 💗

I'd got a stress headache.
This was great as a quick rest and refresh before a meeting 🙏

So loved this very relaxing and peaceful. Thank you 🙏

A very beautiful guidance that brought me back from busy thinking to sensing in the body. Much appreciated! Warm regards, Amana.

I use this most nights to fall asleep after one lovely nap I had. It’s the best thing since toast.

My go to sleep support 🙌 so grateful for this meditation

I felt completely relaxed and fell asleep. Fantastic!

Love this one. I do indeed usually drift off for a short nap at the end. Its so restful and rejuvenating.

Simple and effective, almost fell asleep. Had a terrible headache caused by tension and this gave me much release

I love this and listen regularly to calm down and do a siesta ;)

Fantastic! Loved this for a short YN. Awakened awareness. Will do this again🙏

This is a beautiful and very powerful short yet simple meditation, thank you so much! Namaste 🙏🏻🌸

Simple and relaxing. Good voice cadence, easy listening 🙏