Hello,
Dear beautiful one.
Welcome to this Yoga Nidra for Leo season.
A journey into your own heart,
Your creativity,
And into the warm golden light of the sun.
You did not arrive here by accident.
There is something within you that has always known how to shine and how to love with generous,
Open-hearted devotion.
You've known how to step forward and lead,
Not from ego,
But from a deep desire to inspire,
Uplift,
And bring warmth into the lives of the people around you.
There's something bold that burns at your center,
Like a flame that cannot be extinguished,
Even in the moments when life has made you doubt it.
You may feel a pull toward creativity and self-expression.
Toward beauty.
And toward being truly seen.
And celebrate it for who you are.
You may feel called to lead.
Inspire and create.
To bring something uniquely and unmistakably yours into the world.
There may have been moments when your desire to shine was called selfish or when your need for appreciation and to be seen was misunderstood as vanity.
Or perhaps you carry a quiet longing to be truly known.
Not just admired from a distance,
But loved deeply for being who you are.
If any of this resonates,
Know that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
It's your soul remembering its own radiance.
And this practice was created to honor that remembering.
Leo season arrives just after cancer's quiet inward tide.
Traditionally from around July 23rd through August 22nd.
When the Sun.
Leo's ruling body is at the height of summer.
The symbol of Leo is the lion,
One of the most ancient and most revered symbols in human history.
It's recognized across cultures as the embodiment of royalty,
Courage,
And the sacred power of the sun.
This is one of Leo's deepest teachings.
That true strength is not about being invulnerable.
It's about being fully and completely yourself.
That nothing can diminish your essential nature.
In the body,
Leo governs the heart and the spine.
The center of courage,
Warmth,
And love.
The column of strength allows you to stand fully upright in who you are.
High above us in the night sky,
The constellation Leo shines brightly between gentle Cancer to the west and graceful Virgo to the east.
Leo is unmistakable.
It's radiant and gloriously bright.
The most distinctive feature of Leo is a prominent star pattern that includes a curved arc of stars forming the lion's head and flowing mane.
At the base of that star pattern is regulus.
Also known as the heart of the lion.
Regulus is a star that's been revered for thousands of years as a symbol of true power noble leadership,
And the kind of success that comes from the courage to be fully oneself.
Whether your sun,
Moon,
Rising sign,
Or any other placement in your chart is in the sign of Leo.
Whether you're simply moving through Leo's season right now.
Or whether you feel a deep resonance with the sun,
With fire,
With creativity,
And with the warm-hearted courage of the lion,
This yoga nidra practice is for you.
Today's practice will guide you through gentle breath work,
Body awareness,
And visualization.
All are designed to help you attune to the radiant,
Courageous,
And deeply loving frequency of Leo.
We will journey to the Leo constellation and to Regulus at the lion's heart.
We will open to the warm golden light of the sun.
And within your own heart we will awaken the radiance that has always lived within you.
By the end of the session,
The hope is that you feel more deeply connected to your own creative power.
More at home in the full expression of who you are and more able to let your light shine as a beautiful gift to the world.
My name is Wendy,
And it is my honor to guide you on this journey home to your heart,
To the sun,
And to the golden,
Generous warmth within you.
Welcome home,
Radiant One.
If you are experiencing Yoga Nidra for the first time,
Welcome.
You are in for something truly special.
Unlike traditional meditation,
Where you sit upright and focus,
Yoga Nidra invites you to lie down,
Be completely still,
And simply listen.
You may feel deeply relaxed.
You might drift in and out of awareness.
Or you might even fall asleep.
And all of this is normal.
And welcome.
The healing and integration happen,
Whether you are consciously aware of it or not.
Simply allow yourself to be guided.
And trust that your body and soul will receive exactly what they need.
All that is asked of you is to get comfortable.
Close your eyes.
And listen.
So let's begin by finding your most comfortable position.
You may lie down.
Or you may choose to sit in a comfortable seated position,
Ensuring that your spine is gently supported.
Take a moment to gather any props that will support your comfort,
Such as a pillow for under your head.
A bolster or a pillow for under your knees.
And a blanket to keep you warm.
Leo Energy loves warmth.
Comfort and a touch of luxury.
So give yourself full permission to settle in beautifully.
You deserve this space.
Make your final adjustments and create your perfect yoga nidra nest.
And when you are ready,
Gently close your eyes.
Let's begin by taking a deep breath in through your nose,
Filling your lungs completely.
And exhale slowly through your mouth with a gentle sigh.
Releasing any tension from your day.
Again,
Breathe in deeply,
Expanding your belly.
Your ribs and your chest.
And exhale completely again with a sigh.
Allowing your entire body to soften and to settle into the support beneath you.
One more time.
Deep breath in.
And exhale with a sigh,
Surrendering to this moment of deep rest.
And then moving back into.
Your natural rhythm.
Next,
Let's take a moment to set a loving intention.
For our practice today.
Could be something like.
.
.
I allow my light to shine fully and freely.
Or… I am worthy of love and deep joy.
Or I lead with courage,
Warmth,
And an open heart.
Choose what resonates most deeply with you.
And repeat your intention three times.
Either silently.
.
.
Or in a soft whisper.
I allow my light.
To shine fully.
And freely.
I am worthy of love.
And deep joy.
I lead with courage.
Warm.
And an open heart.
Your intention is held in the loving field of all possibility.
Trust that it is already unfolding.
In perfect,
Divine timing.
Now let's bring your awareness to the contact points between your body and the surface beneath you.
Notice where your heels touch the earth.
Your calves.
The back of your thighs.
Your hips and pelvis.
Your lower back.
Your shoulder blades.
Your arms and your hands.
And the back of your head.
Feel yourself being held.
You are supported.
And you are safe.
Like the sun resting at the height of summer.
Steady.
Worm.
And unwavering.
Allow your body to relax.
Settle completely.
No need to do anything at all.
With each exhale,
Allow your body to become heavier.
Sinking deeper into relaxation.
Releasing into gravity's gentle embrace.
Next we will journey through the body with our awareness.
Awakening each part.
With gentle attention.
This will assist.
With bringing your body into an even deeper sense of relaxation.
As I name each body part.
Simply bring your awareness there.
You may visualize a warm golden and amber light.
The colors of the sun.
And the lion's mane.
Filling each area.
There is no need for any movement,
Though.
Beginning with your right foot.
Right ankle.
Right care.
Right knee.
Right guy.
Your entire right leg.
Moving to your left foot.
Left ankle.
Left calf.
Left knee.
Left thigh.
Entire left leg.
Both legs together,
Warm and at rest.
Your pelvic floor.
Your lower belly.
Your abdomen.
Your chest.
And your heart center.
Right hand.
Right wrist.
Right forearm.
Right elbow.
Right upper arm.
Entire right arm.
Left hand.
Left wrist.
Left forearm.
Left elbow.
Left upper arm.
Entire left arm Both arms.
Heavy and relaxed.
Moving to your throat.
Your jaw releasing.
Your lips softening.
Your tongue resting gently in your mouth.
Your cheeks softening.
Your nose.
Your eyes soft behind closed lids.
Your forehead,
Smooth and spacious.
The crown of your head.
Your entire scalp.
The back of your head.
Your whole body is resting peacefully now,
Held by the surface below.
Warmed as if by gentle golden sunlight.
Now bring your awareness to the natural rhythm of your breath.
Notice the cool sensation as air enters your nostrils.
Notice the warm sensation.
As air leaves your nostrils.
Simply observing.
And allowing your breath to breathe you.
Like the steady,
Radiant warmth.
Of a summer's day.
Now visualize a warm sphere of golden and amber light forming gently around your body.
Like sunlight gathered into a soft embrace all around you.
As you rest within this radiant field.
Breathe in slowly and deeply.
Feeling your awareness warming.
And expanding.
With each inhale.
Feel this light drawing closer.
It's warming you and holding you.
With each exhale.
Feel yourself relaxing softly into spacious,
Peaceful awareness.
Now allow your awareness to expand beyond your physical body.
And beyond the room you are in.
And beyond the earth.
Visualize yourself floating gently upward.
Rising softly through the atmosphere into the vast,
Warm expanse of space.
Looking out into the cosmos,
You see thousands of stars,
Each one burning steadily with ancient light.
And there,
Blazing magnificently between gentle Cancer to the west and graceful Virgo to the east,
You find the constellation Leo.
Radiant,
Unmistakable,
And gloriously bright.
As you rest here.
Among the stars of Leo.
A warm beam of golden sunlight begins to form.
This radiant light descends from Regulus itself,
From the heart of the lion.
Flowing down.
Connecting first to your own heart center.
And to then warming your spine.
Your pillar of courage and dignity.
Your body recognizes this light.
Your heart remembers this home.
Now feel this golden light expanding all around you.
Gently enveloping.
Your entire body.
Like being wrapped in warm summer sunlight.
The leg pulses gently and steadily.
Like the deep,
Slow beat of a lion's heart.
Like the unwavering warmth of the sun.
At the height of its power.
This is the light of the sun and the heart of the lion.
Carrying the wisdom of courage.
Awakening Your Creative Gifts and reminding you of the radiance that has always lived within you.
With each breath in.
Draw this warm golden light gently into your heart center.
Feel it flowing through your body.
Like the steady warmth of the sun.
Flowing through your heart.
Your solar plexus your belly.
Your throat.
Your third eye.
Your crown.
And down through your spine.
The solar light is gently awakening your deep creative power.
It's awakening your capacity to love with unbounded generosity.
And it's awakening your gifts for bringing warmth.
Joy and inspiration to every space you enter.
Ancient courage is stirring within you.
Your inner radiance is remembering itself.
Your heart is coming home.
As this light moves through you,
It gently releases any false beliefs that your desire to shine is selfish.
It's releasing any old wounds from being told your light was too much and any habit of dimming yourself to make others comfortable.
You are not too much.
You are not too bold.
You are not too bright.
You are not broken.
You never were.
You are exactly as you are meant to be.
A radiant soul.
A leader of heart.
A generous and courageous being.
Of golden fire.
And if you carry any old grief.
Any weariness from giving so much warmth to others and receiving so little in return.
Or any sadness from times when your beautiful heart was taken for granted rather than being celebrated.
Allow this golden light to move gently through these old wounds,
Transforming them into deeper wisdom.
Into an even more radiant expression.
Of who you truly are.
You are healing.
You are whole.
You are coming home to your own light.
Now bring your gentle awareness to your heart center in the middle of your chest.
Feel this area softly glowing.
With a warm golden light.
The color of sunshine and generosity,
And of love given freely from a full and open heart.
This is your center of love and courage where your warmth radiates outward.
And where today you allow that same warmth.
To flow inward.
Back to yourself.
Feel it softly opening.
And expanding.
Now bring your awareness to your spine.
The long column that runs from the crown of your head.
To the base of your pelvis.
Feel this space glowing with warm amber light.
The color of dignity and quiet confidence.
This is your pillar of strength,
Where courage becomes embodied.
Where you stand fully upright in your own truth.
Feel it softly illuminating.
Your natural confidence.
Gently returning.
Now feel your heart and your spine glowing together.
Connected by a warm current.
Of golden and amber light.
Here is where you integrate love with courage.
Warmth with strength.
The desire to give.
With the wisdom.
Of receiving.
Feel this beautiful balance.
A heart open enough to love deeply and share so generously.
And a spine strong enough to stand fully.
In who you truly are.
Feel a warm column of solar light connecting these centers directly to Regulus.
To the heart of the lion.
Through this connection,
Ancient courage is flowing to you.
Creative gifts are gently awakening.
And your soul is receiving exactly what it needs.
You don't need to understand this with your logical mind.
Simply allow.
Received.
And trust.
Your heart knows this language and your body recognizes this frequency.
Something deep within you remembers.
And now with your heart and spine.
Gently open and illuminated.
We invite your guides to come forward.
They may appear as radiant solar ancestors.
Or simply as a warm presence you cannot quite see.
But can clearly feel.
They are leaders and they celebrate your unique gifts.
They have been with you since before you were born,
Witnessing your beautiful heart.
And celebrating every act of courage.
Creativity and love you have ever offered.
You may sense their presence like a wave of warmth moving through your chest.
Like the feeling of being truly seen and celebrated.
Like a quiet certainty that you are not alone.
There is no right or wrong way to experience this though.
Simply trust whatever arises.
Feel the deep love and reverence they hold for you.
They understand the longing to be truly seen.
Not just for what you accomplish.
But for the beautiful heart that drives everything you do.
They understand the times you poured warmth into others and wondered if anyone would ever pour it back.
And they understand the quiet courage it takes to keep your heart open and to keep shining.
Even in the moments when the world seemed not to notice.
You came here to create.
Inspire,
And lead with love.
You came here to remind others that joy is sacred.
And that a life fully lived.
Is one of the greatest gifts anyone can offer.
And they honor you deeply.
For this devoted courage.
Your guides may have a message for you now.
Simply open your heart to receive whatever they wish to share.
There is nothing you need to do.
Simply be still and receive.
Allow their loving presence to remind you of your own sovereign radiance and of the beautiful gift of warmth and creativity.
You bring to this world.
Feel the qualities of Leo energy gently integrating within you now.
First.
A radiant generous warmth.
The natural ability to light up a room simply by being fully present.
Second,
A fierce and courageous heart.
The willingness to stand up for what is right.
To protect those you love.
And to move forward.
Even when the path is uncertain.
Third a deep and joyful creativity.
And inner fire that longs to express.
To make.
And to bring something beautiful into being.
A natural leadership that comes not from control.
But from genuine inspiration.
The ability to make others feel seen and valued.
Fifth,
A playful,
Life-loving spirit.
The capacity to find and create joy.
To celebrate.
And to remind others that life is meant to be enjoyed and savored.
Sexed.
A deep and abiding loyalty.
A heart that loves boldly.
That shows up with its whole self.
And that gives without holding back.
And finally,
A sovereign dignity.
A quiet,
Unshakable knowing of your own worth that no external circumstance can touch.
Your cells are remembering.
And your energy field is softly recalibrating.
Your cells are attuning to the warm,
Creative,
Courageous frequency of the sun.
And the heart of the lion.
Your cells are attuning.
To the warm and creative frequency of the sun.
And the heart of the lion.
You are a leader of the heart.
A creative soul of courage.
A being whose warmth is and has always been one of the world's greatest gifts.
This is who you truly are.
And this is why you are here.
Now,
Silently or softly in your heart,
Repeat these affirmations.
Letting each one settle in.
Before moving to the next.
I allow my light to shine fully and freely.
My creativity.
Is a gift to the world.
I lead with courage,
Warmth,
And an open heart.
I am worthy of love,
Celebration,
And deep joy.
I shine not to be seen.
But because shining is my nature.
I am enough exactly as I am.
I receive love as freely as I give it.
I am radiant.
I am courageous.
I am home.
Feel the warm golden light of Leo gently stabilizing within your energy field.
Softly anchoring into every cell.
Every atom.
Every strand of your being.
Flowing into your bones.
Your blood.
Your nervous system.
Settling into every layer of your body.
This connection to the sun and to your own radiance is always with you whether you are consciously aware of it or not.
You can return to this frequency at any time.
Through your breath.
Through creative expression.
And through the simple choice to let yourself be seen.
And if you feel called to deepen this connection,
You might work with Peridot,
Citrine.
Carnelian.
.
.
Or tiger's eye.
Or you may simply spend time in sunshine.
In creative play.
Or in the company of people who genuinely celebrate who you are.
The pathway home to yourself is always open and waiting for you.
And now rest in this space of deep peace and golden warmth.
There is nothing you need to do.
Nowhere you need to go.
Nothing you need to become.
You are already whole.
Already radiant.
Already home.
You may simply be a soul who came here to shine.
And to help others remember that they can too.
Rest in the warm golden light of the sun.
And the heart of the lion.
In the loving embrace of your guides.
And in the quiet knowing that you are exactly there.
Who you are meant to be.
Allow this integration to continue gently.
In yourselves.
In your energy field.
And in the deepest layers of your being.
Now once again gently bring your heartfelt intention into your awareness.
And repeat it silently to yourself three times.
I allow my light to shine fully and freely.
I am worthy of love.
And deep joy.
I lead with courage,
Warmth.
And an open heart.
Allow each repetition to sink a little deeper into your heart.
And feel it even more deeply anchored within you now.
You are held and supported by.
Your connection to the sun.
And by the loving presence of your guides.
Trust that your intention is already unfolding in perfect,
Defined timing.
In ways that serve your highest good.
And the highest good of all.
In ways that are more beautiful than you can imagine.
It is now time to begin your gentle return to waking consciousness.
Know that you are returning refreshed.
Renewed.
And more deeply connected to your own radiant heart.
Bringing with you.
This warm golden light.
The healing light you have received today.
Will continue to gently unfold within you.
In the days.
And weeks ahead.
And begin by allowing your breath.
To deepen naturally.
Breathing a little more fully.
Perhaps a little more slowly.
And drawing life and energy back into your body.
Gently moving your wrists and your ankles.
Slowly turning your head from side to side.
Each movement is quietly integrating your experience today.
And bringing you softly back.
To waking consciousness.
And now simply notice how you feel.
Perhaps there is a sense of warmth.
Of ease.
Of something having shifted ever so gently.
Perhaps a feeling of coming home to yourself.
Thank you for joining me on this journey home to your heart,
To the sun,
And to the golden light of Leo.
Remember you are a keeper of warmth.
A leader of heart.
And a radiant,
Courageous soul.
Held always in the light of the sun.
The warm light of the sun is always with you.
And its royal wisdom lives within your soul.
Your guides are always near.
Loving you and celebrating how much courage it takes to keep shining openly and generously in this world.
And the universe in its infinite wisdom.
Is always conspiring in your favor.
I'm wishing you the most beautiful day,
Dear one.
And I'm sending you so much love and light.
Until we meet again Namaste.
