Yoga Nidra: I Am Awareness

This guided Yoga Nidra invites you to rest as the silent witness — the one who sees, hears, and feels, yet remains unchanged. Drawing from the I AM Yoga Nidra lineage, this deep and spacious practice gently guides you beyond identification with the body and mind, dissolving layers of tension and thought.

Through body sensing, breath awareness, and inner witnessing, you are invited to experience the stillness beneath all doing — the unshakable presence of awareness itself.

Let go of effort. Rest back. And remember the essence of who you truly are.

Music by Chris Collins

Transcript

Welcome to this practice of yoga nidra.

This is an I am yoga nidra amrit practice.

Close your eyes.

Quiet your mind.

Be still.

Let go of all thoughts,

Worry,

And tension.

Give yourself fully to a higher power.

Relax,

Trust,

And let go.

Breathe in fully.

Exhale with a deep sigh.

And again.

Breathe in fully.

Exhale with a deep sigh.

Let go even more.

Feel a deep sense of contentment and peace in your heart.

Now bring your intention into your awareness in the form of words,

Images,

Or a felt sense.

If you are unclear about your intention,

Just see what appears in your field of awareness.

Repeat your intention silently three times.

And bring your body into awareness.

Recognize your body has been a trusted vehicle creating accomplishments and contributions to the best of its ability.

Now it is time for your body to rest deeply.

I will guide you in the next phase to enter into deeper and subtler levels of relaxation through the bumblebee sound and breath.

Use your thumbs to gently close your ears,

Just tight enough so that you can still hear me.

Rest the remaining fingers on either side of the forehead.

In a moment we will take a deep breath in and with closed lips we will begin to hum the sound of the bumblebee.

Change the pitch of the buzzing sound to maximize the vibratory sensation felt in your skull.

Now take a breath in and follow along.

Now stop.

Bring your arms back to your sides.

Cover your arms if you need to.

Adjust your eye pillow if you are using one.

Settle in and be still.

Bring your total undivided attention to your whole body.

Feel the stimulating impact of the vibrations extending throughout your whole body.

Notice how your attention feeds your energy.

Observe your energy field expand and grow.

Extending everywhere and filling every nerve and cell of your body.

Now bring your attention to the eyebrow center.

Empty your mind into the flood of energy.

Let it melt and merge into the experience of the energy body expanding beyond all boundaries.

Drop into complete silence and deep stillness.

All excess tension and holding carried out with each exhaling breath.

Feel a deep sense of stillness expanding everywhere.

Sense all sensations.

Feel it all.

Resist nothing.

Allow the commentary of the mind to dissolve into sensation.

As we enter this next phase of Yoga Nidra,

Remain as motionless as possible.

If you need to move or make an adjustment,

Do so mindfully and return to stillness as soon as you are able.

Resolve to remain awake,

Staying in touch with the sound of my voice.

Allow your entire body to respond to my words directly and non-mentally.

Allow any disturbances external or internal to draw you more deeply within.

In Yoga Nidra,

You enter the subconscious pranic field.

Let your mind merge and melt into the energy body and go beyond the boundaries of body and mind.

Now shift from thinking and doing to feeling and being.

Do absolutely nothing from now on.

Drop into the deepest state of tranquility,

Stillness and peace.

Now your consciousness is in direct communion with your energy body.

Bring your attention to the flow of breath.

Specifically the breath as it naturally moves through both nostrils.

See the breath as two separate streams rising and falling.

No effort to change or control the breath,

Simply watching the natural flow.

Now bring your attention to the breath moving through the right nostril.

Inhaling and exhaling through the right nostril.

Sensing the warmth of the breath as it passes through the right nostril.

Continue for the next few breaths.

Now bring your attention to the breath moving through the left nostril.

Inhaling and exhaling through the left nostril.

Sensing the coolness of the breath in the left nostril.

Continue for the next few breaths.

Now begin to visualize breathing through alternate nostrils.

On your next inhalation,

Breathe in through the right nostril.

And exhale through the left.

Inhale through the left nostril.

And exhale through the right nostril.

No effort or doing on your part,

Simply continue alternating the breath through each nostril.

Inhale one nostril.

Exhale opposite nostril.

Continue on your own.

Sensing the subtle coolness of the left nostril.

The warmth of the right nostril as you continue to breathe.

Now breathe normally,

Simply witnessing the breath flowing equally through both nostrils.

Breath breathing itself.

Sun and Moon,

Ida and Pingala,

Yin and Yang,

Restored to harmony and balance.

Right and left brain becoming one synchronized,

Unified whole,

Merging.

Converging into oneness,

Still,

Empty,

Open.

Allow attention to naturally rest at the third eye-eyebrow center.

Magnetically drawing attention and energy inward.

Drop into that silent space where all doing stops.

Enter an effortless state of being.

Follow my guidance as we move through different parts of the body.

Let your attention rest on each body part as I name it,

Without comment or judgment.

All ten toes.

Both ankles.

Both knees.

Thighs.

Pelvis.

Abdomen.

Chest.

Arms.

Face.

Back of head.

Shoulder blades.

Spine.

Buttocks.

Calves.

Heels.

Soles of the feet.

Sends the whole body from the top of the head to the tips of the toes.

Whole body.

Whole body in awareness.

Feel the whole body contained in vast,

Spacious awareness.

In this deep state of awareness,

Allow the following polar experiences and their associations to arise and dissolve,

Simply allowing all experiences to move through without preference,

Labels,

Or judgment.

By remaining witness,

You are releasing your identification with pre-programmed thoughts and feelings.

Crying and laughter.

Agitation and calmness.

Helpless and powerful.

Gradually allow visualization and accompanying sensations to fade as you bring your attention back to the third eye.

Now feel,

See,

Or sense as if you are a seed,

Planted in the soil.

It is dark,

Moist,

And cool.

You know you are here to experience the sun.

You can feel its warmth and energy penetrating through the soil,

Showing you which direction to go.

You send out a tiny shoot,

Breaking the surface of the ground above.

At the same time,

Sending roots down deep into the earth for support and nourishment.

Feel yourself growing upward towards the light of the sun,

Higher and higher.

Bursting forth into your full expression as a tree.

See the tree that you are.

You don't need to compare yourself with other trees,

For you are incomparably unique as you are.

You are you,

Standing fully now in yourself as you are.

Feel yourself expressing your full potential as a tree,

Alive,

Vibrant,

Full of life-giving energy.

The light that made you emanates from within you.

The more you embrace the tree that you are,

The more that light shines through you.

Give yourself the permission to enter into the deepest level of relaxation right now.

Let go.

Nothing to do or achieve.

Dissolve and disappear into stillness.

Open.

Empty of all doing.

All past.

All future.

Merge into this space and be empty.

Sensations.

Thoughts.

Images floating by like clouds on a clear blue sky.

Letting it all gather and dissipate.

Come and go.

Be the space in which it is all happening.

Here your intention and your affirmations are actualized and fulfilled with effortless ease.

If you have an intention,

Bring it into your awareness three times in the form of words,

Images,

Or a felt sense.

If you do not have an intention,

Just remain silent and let Spirit,

Who knows what is best,

Do it for you.

Allow this intention to go to the deepest levels of recognition with no hesitation.

Hold your intention firmly and clearly with deep feeling and faith.

Establish it at the altar of your heart.

And now allow your entire self to respond spontaneously and effortlessly to what I say.

I allow that which is coming to come.

I allow that which is going to go.

I respond to each moment with calm,

Clarity,

And conviction.

I love and accept myself totally as I am.

I am a clear channel for the free flow of divine guidance.

At this sacred moment,

Your whole body and being has made a major paradigm shift.

Feel totally unburdened and free to move in life with effortless ease.

Knowing that you are soul,

You can witness life's experiences and let them pass by.

Right response and right actions will come through you.

With that clarity,

Keep your heart open to all conditions.

Now begin to become aware of the rising and falling of the breath.

Slowly feel yourself beginning to rise to the surface of awareness.

Sense the body resting on the floor.

The quality of air as it touches the skin.

Gradually,

You can move as if you are waking from a restful sleep.

Bend your knees and pull them closer to your chest.

Rock sideways gently.

Take your time.

Do not hurry.

Then turn onto your right side and curl into a fetal position.

Feel the safety and comfort.

And protection of the womb of existence.

Our original asana.

Bring your intention into your awareness again.

Change nothing.

Every time you find yourself in reaction,

You are empowered to replace it with your intention.

And now,

You can gradually move and begin to sit up with eyes remaining closed.

Continue to stay deep in this deep inner experience.

Regardless of what you consciously recognize that has or has not changed,

Know that something deep within has shifted.

Become aware of your body and bring a deep sense of peace and contentment as you bring attention to your breath.

Come back to your body.

Notice how relaxed the body is.

How soft the breath is.

How silent the mind is.

How quiet the heartbeat is.

Be still.

Be grateful.

Know that you can easily enter here again and again.

You can gradually begin to open the eyes.

This yoga nidra is now complete.

Namaste.

Reviews

Thank you, Simone🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻This nidra is wonderfully expansive. The humming breath at the beginning really “set the stage”, and the music was supporting whatever was going on. Total peace, bliss🙏🏻🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🙏🏻

Great practice, I particularly enjoyed not having a long preamble at the start and simply getting on with it. Good clear instructions lead me into a deep and expansive yoga nitra state, just lovely.
Thank you Simone 😊 🙏