Hi I'm Yogini Bee and I will be guiding you through a yoga nidra and sound healing meditation.
So in this practice we will be combining yoga nidra which is basically a kind of sleep meditation.
This we will be using this practice combined with sound healing.
Sound healing we will be using Himalayan singing bowls and a rain stick.
So we will be using these two powerful practices combined together to create a deeply rejuvenating practice for both body and mind.
So starting with our 20 minutes of yoga nidra.
For the practice of yoga nidra I invite you to lie down in shavasana and just truly and deeply relax.
Listen to the sound of my voice as it guides you.
This practice is most beneficial if we try not to move.
So just allowing our body to truly and utterly relax and not move if we can and also to not sleep.
So this practice might put you to sleep and that's okay but if you can try to fight the urge of sleeping this is going to be much more beneficial.
So we will begin our practice.
Allow my voice just to guide you through the meditation and then once we are done with the yoga nidra we will move into the sound healing meditation where you can just relax and listen to the sound.
So lying in shavasana or the corpse pose on your back with your arms by your side and your feet apart become aware of your body on the floor in deep relaxation.
Feel your whole body laying on the floor.
Feel your feet begin to get heavy with relaxation.
From your feet we're moving up into your shins.
Your shins are soft with relaxation.
Your knees are soft.
Your thighs,
Your hips moving round into your spine.
Feel your spine laying on the floor totally relaxed.
Relaxation is moving round into your abdomen,
Up into your chest.
Your shoulders are soft with relaxation.
Your upper arms,
Your lower arms,
Your hands.
Your whole body is relaxed and laying on the floor.
Your whole body is relaxed and laying on the floor.
Feel the relaxation in your neck.
Relaxation is moving up into your face.
All of your facial muscles are soft with relaxation.
Even your eyebrows are soft.
Your whole body is relaxed and laying on the floor in total relaxation.
Become aware of your whole body laying on the floor practicing yoga nidra.
For the practice of yoga nidra,
I invite you to create a resolve or resolution for your practice.
This is kind of like a positive affirmation.
It can be something as simple as deeply relaxing in this yoga nidra practice.
I invite you now to create a resolve using positive words.
Refrain from using any negative words like no or not.
In your mind's eye,
Bring this resolve into your mind's eye and repeat it three times.
We now begin our practice of yoga nidra.
If you would like to move for the very last time,
To try to get as comfortable as possible,
I invite you now to make any adjustments that you may need.
Try to remain still for the next 15 minutes.
Allow my voice to guide you as we begin our practice of yoga nidra.
We begin this practice with the rotation of consciousness,
A rotation of awareness by taking a trip through the different parts of the body.
I'm going to as quickly as possible take you through different parts of your body and I'd like you to bring awareness to different parts of your body as I mention them.
Become aware of the right side of your body.
Become aware of your right hand thumb,
Second finger,
Third finger,
Fourth finger,
Fifth finger,
Palm of the hand.
Become aware of your palm,
Back of the hand,
The wrist,
The lower arm,
The elbow,
The upper arm,
The right thigh,
The kneecap,
The calf muscle,
The ankle,
The heel,
The sole of the right foot,
The top of the foot,
The big toe,
Second toe,
Third toe,
Fourth toe,
Fifth toe.
Try to remain awake and aware at all times.
Now shift your awareness to the left side of your body.
Become aware of the left hand thumb,
Second finger,
Third finger,
Fourth finger,
Fifth finger,
Palm of the hand,
Back of the hand,
The wrist,
The lower arm,
The elbow,
The upper arm,
The shoulder,
The armpits,
The left waist,
The left hip,
The left thigh,
The left kneecap,
The left calf muscle,
The ankle,
The heel,
The sole of the left foot,
The top of the foot,
The big toe,
Second toe,
Third toe,
Fourth toe,
Fifth toe.
Try to remain awake and aware at all times.
Now I invite you to shift your awareness to the back of the body.
Become aware of your back.
Become aware of your right shoulder blade,
Left shoulder blade.
Become aware of the right side of your bum,
The left side of your bum.
Become aware of your spine.
Become aware of your spine.
Become aware of your spine.
Become aware of your whole back together.
Try to remain awake and aware at all times.
Now shift your awareness to the front of your body.
Become aware of the front of your body.
Bring your awareness into the top of your head.
Become aware of the top of your head,
Your forehead,
Both sides of your head,
Your right eyebrow,
Your left eyebrow,
The space between your eyebrows,
The right eyelid,
The left eyelid,
Your right eye,
Your left eye,
The right ear,
The left ear,
Your right cheek,
Your left cheek.
Become aware of your nose,
The tip of the nose,
The upper lip,
The lower lip,
The shin,
The throat,
The right chest,
The left chest,
The middle of the chest,
The navel,
The abdomen.
Try to remain awake and aware at all times.
Now we shift our awareness to major parts of the body.
I will mention major parts of your body and I'd like you to develop awareness of them.
Become aware of the whole of the right leg,
The whole of the left leg,
Both legs together.
Become aware of the whole of the right arm,
The whole of the left arm,
Both arms together.
Become aware of the whole of the back,
Your bum,
Spine,
Shoulder blades,
The whole of the front abdomen,
Chest,
The whole of the back and front together.
The whole of the back and front together.
The whole of the back and front together.
Become aware of your whole body laying on the floor in total relaxation,
Practicing yoga nidra.
Visualize your body laying on the floor in the room where you are,
Practicing yoga nidra.
See yourself laying on the floor in deep relaxation,
Practicing yoga nidra.
We now move to the breathing part of the yoga nidra.
Become aware of your breath.
Become aware of the natural flow of breath in and out of your lungs,
In and out of your nose.
There's absolutely no effort.
You are breathing naturally.
It is automatic.
Feel this automatic sensation of breathing.
Feel the automatic rhythm of breath taking a hold of your body.
I now invite you to shift your awareness to your abdomen.
Concentrate on your abdomen.
Concentrate on your navel movements.
Your navel is rising and falling slightly with each and every breath.
With each and every breath,
It expands and contracts.
Concentrate on this movement in synchronization with your breath.
Now,
Start counting your breaths backwards from seven to one,
Like this.
Seven,
Navel rising.
Seven,
Navel falling.
Six,
Navel rising.
Six,
Navel falling.
Five,
Navel rising.
Five,
Navel falling.
And so on.
Say the words and numbers mentally to yourself as you count your breaths backwards.
Try not to make a mistake.
If you do,
You can just start again from seven.
Once you have finished your counting from seven to one,
Stop your counting and allow your breath to come back to its natural automatic flow.
Feel the natural automatic sensation of breathing in and out.
Natural,
Slow,
Automatic breathing.
Feel your whole body breathing.
Feel your whole body laying on the floor,
Breathing slowly and practicing yoga nidra.
Try to remain awake and conscious and aware at all times.
We now move to the image visualization of the yoga nidra.
A bunch of images will be mentioned and I'd like you to develop an awareness of them on all levels.
Hearing,
Seeing,
Smelling,
Taste.
Try to develop an awareness of the images on all levels as best as you can.
Allow whatever comes into your mind to just surface without judgment.
In your mind's eye,
Picture a golden beach.
In your mind's eye,
Picture a golden beach.
Bring to mind a palm tree.
Waves crashing.
Waves crashing.
Waves crashing.
Crashing.
A light drizzle over the ocean.
A light drizzle over the ocean.
A light drizzle over the ocean.
Picture a rainbow.
Picture a rainbow.
Picture a rainbow.
A sunset over the ocean.
A sunset over the ocean.
A sunset over the ocean.
A full moon.
Stars at night.
Stars at night.
Stars at night.
Picture yourself laying on the floor in deep relaxation practicing yoga nidra.
I invite you now for the very last time to picture yourself laying on the floor in a deep relaxation practicing yoga nidra.
I invite you now to bring back to mind your resolve or your resolution that you made at the beginning of the yoga nidra practice.
Try not to change it.
In your mind's eye,
Try to recreate the resolve that you made at the beginning of the yoga nidra practice and repeat it in your mind's eye three times.
Now move to the sound meditation,
The sound healing part of the meditation.
If you'd like to move now,
You can.
If you can,
Try to stay still and aware.
Try to stay as still and as aware as possible.
Just allow yourself to listen to the sounds and allow the sound to guide you into a deep state of relaxation.
If your mind is racing and you can't switch off,
I invite you to count your breaths as you inhale and exhale like this.
Inhale,
One om,
Two om,
Three om.
Exhale,
One om,
Two om,
Three om.
Just allow yourself to gently listen to the sounds and the vibration,
Feeling it on all levels in deep relaxation on the floor.
Become aware of your body.
Become aware of the outside.
Become aware of the outside sensations,
Feelings.
Slowly and surely bring awareness back into your body,
Back into your mind.
Feel the heaviness of your body laying on the floor as you gently begin to awaken your body.
Slowly moving your fingers and your toes,
Keeping your eyes closed as you gently begin to awaken your body,
To awaken yourself from this practice.
We'll end our practice with one chant of om.