Thank you for listening to this Yoga Nidra guided relaxation.
I'm Sage Roundtree.
This recording will guide you through the layers of your being to help you access the bliss that is already within you.
Along the way,
We will take a trip through the physical body,
The energetic body of your breath,
Your mental and emotional body,
And your wisdom body,
All en route to the central bliss body.
As we go,
You need do nothing but relax and listen.
Please take a moment to get the wiggles out.
Then lie down or recline in a cushy seat and prop up for comfort.
If there's any space between your body and your support,
Try to fill it with blankets or pillows.
Be sure you're warm.
Close your eyes if you like.
Take a moment to set your intention,
A resolve for this experience.
Try using the first person present tense,
Saying,
I will or I am.
For example,
I will take a few moments for connection in Yoga Nidra,
Or I am giving myself the gift of some stillness.
Repeat this resolve to yourself three times.
Now Yoga Nidra begins.
Try to stay awake and keep your resolve front and center in your mind.
Please bring your awareness to each area of your body as I describe it.
You don't need to do anything like try to engage or to relax these spots.
Just be aware of them.
Tongue,
Nose,
Eyes,
Ears,
Head,
Neck,
Shoulders,
Arms,
Hands,
Torso,
Abdomen,
Legs,
Feet.
The whole front of your body.
The whole back of your body.
The whole front of your body.
The whole back of your body.
The whole front of your body.
The whole back of your body.
The left side of your body.
The right side of your body.
The left side of your body.
The right side of your body.
The left side of your body.
The right side of your body.
Your whole body.
Your whole body.
Your whole body.
Now tune into the movement of your breath and space.
Feel where your breath is moving in your body.
Notice what moves on the inhale and what moves on the exhale.
Notice where exactly this action is happening,
Both on inhale and on exhale.
You don't need to change anything.
Just notice your breath.
And notice this breath.
And notice this breath.
No sleeping,
Please.
Remember your resolve.
I will name a few feelings in pairs of opposites.
As we go,
Try to pull up the feelings of these sensations as clearly as you can.
Engage your senses and feel with your whole body.
Being really big and being really small.
Being big and being small.
Big and small.
Feeling really excited and feeling really bored.
Feeling excited and feeling bored.
Excited and bored.
Touching something really smooth and touching something really rough.
Touching something smooth and touching something rough.
Smooth and rough.
Tasting something spicy and tasting something sweet.
Tasting spicy and tasting sweet.
Spicy and sweet.
No sleeping,
Please.
Remember your resolve.
We will keep going with some more pairs.
Try to draw up as clearly as you can these images.
See them in your mind's eye and layer in how they might feel,
Sound,
Or even smell.
A moon and starlit night and a rainy night.
A moon and starlit night and a rainy night.
A sunny day and a foggy day.
A sunny day and a foggy day.
A sunny day and a foggy day.
And a foggy day.
A flat,
Quiet beach and a tall,
Craggy mountain.
A flat,
Quiet beach and a tall,
Craggy mountain.
A rocky,
Wave-filled beach and a smooth,
Green hill.
A rocky,
Wave-filled beach and a smooth,
Green hill.
A rocky,
Wave-filled beach and a smooth,
Green hill.
No sleeping,
Please.
Remember your resolve.
Now you get to go to a place that makes you feel really happy.
This could be inside or outside,
And you could be moving or resting in this space.
Don't think too hard.
It's fine to choose the first place that comes to mind.
Use your mind's eye to pull up a full-featured image of this happy place.
What's the weather?
What's the view?
Are you alone or are others there?
Keep going with your visualization.
Now try to locate where in your body you feel this happy place.
It could be in your heart or your belly or your feet or your mouth as you smile.
Stay connected with this happy place in your body.
Know that this happiness was always already in your body.
Keep this happiness with you as you gradually re-engage your senses.
Start to move into the space around you however feels best.
Take your time.
In a few breaths,
Arrive at sitting or just turn to one side.
Observe what has shifted.
Remember your resolve and the happy feeling at your core.
This is a good time to recommit to your resolve or to rephrase it into a new intention as you move on from here.
Take a moment for special appreciation to the bliss that has been within you all along.
Congratulations on taking the time to connect with yourself and thanks for listening.
