IRest Practice 26: Healing Nap (Yoga Nidra)

This practice can increase your alertness and creativity, reduce your stress, improve your perception, stamina, and motor skills; enhance your sex life; help you make better decisions; keep you looking younger; help you lose weight; reduce the risk of having a heart attack; elevate your mood; strengthen your memory; and help heal your PTSD.
iRest Practice 26: Healing Nap from the iRest Program for Healing PTSD: A Proven Effective Approach to Using Yoga Nidra Meditation & Deep Relaxation Techniques to Overcome Trauma. Written by Richard C. Miller, PhD. Recorded by Erin Finck, TCTSY-F, RYT 500, Level 1 iRest Teacher

Transcript

The following practice invites you to enter into a relaxed state of mind and body. It's one of the best things you can do each day to heal your PTSD. 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 the environment and sounds around you. The sensation of air as it touches your skin. The sensations of your body touching the surface that's supporting you. Your body breathing. The various sensations that are calling your attention in your body. Welcome the sensations of your jaw. Ears. Cheeks. Nose Bye. Welcome the physical sensations that make up your eyes. Allow the sensations of your physical eyes to gently flow and mingle with the sensations of your entire face. And neck. Follow this flow of sensation down through your neck. Down into your shoulders and arms. Down into your chest and belly. Down into your pelvis, Legs, And feet. Welcome your entire body. As a field of radiant sensation. Now bring attention to the felt sense of your torso and heart area. Welcome the feeling of joy in your heart. Rather than looking with your physical eyes. Feel as if you're looking out with the eyes of your heart. Sense your entire body. And the world around you with the eyes of your heart. Front and back. Left. And right. Your entire body. Welcome sensations in your jaw. Ears. Nose, Eyes. Forehead. Scalp neck, Shoulders. Arms. Hands, Both arms and hands at the same time. The entire torso. Front, And back. Releasing thinking. Just sensing. Your entire torso. Both legs and feet at the same time. The entire body. Inside and outside. As a field of sensation. Enjoy in a relaxed manner. The stage you find yourself in. Your body and mind deeply resting or sleeping. Even as you find yourself present and aware. Remain here as long as you wish. Just being. At ease just being. Just being.