25/02/2025
Last nights yoga team during relaxation at the end of class; don’t you just love yoga nidra?
Yoga Nidra, also known as “yogic sleep,” is a guided meditation practice that brings deep relaxation while maintaining awareness. It has several benefits for both physical and mental well-being:
1. Deep Relaxation and Stress Reduction
Yoga Nidra helps activate the parasympathetic nervous system, reducing stress hormones like cortisol. It can relieve anxiety, tension, and chronic stress.
2. Improved Sleep and Insomnia Relief
By promoting deep relaxation, it helps with sleep disorders and improves sleep quality, making it easier to fall and stay asleep.
3. Enhanced Mental Clarity and Focus
Since Yoga Nidra brings the brain into a restful but aware state, it enhances cognitive function, improves concentration, and sharpens mental clarity.
4. Emotional Healing and Trauma Release
It can help process suppressed emotions, reduce emotional reactivity, and promote inner balance, making it beneficial for those dealing with PTSD or emotional trauma.
5. Increased Mindfulness and Self-Awareness
Yoga Nidra brings a deep connection with oneself, encouraging self-inquiry and self-acceptance.
6. Physical Healing and Pain Relief
It supports the body’s natural healing processes, reduces inflammation, and can aid in pain management, particularly for chronic conditions like arthritis or fibromyalgia.
7. Boosts Creativity and Problem-Solving
By accessing a state between wakefulness and sleep, Yoga Nidra stimulates the subconscious mind, unlocking creativity and fresh perspectives.
8. Balances the Nervous System
By shifting brainwaves to slower, more restorative states (alpha and theta), Yoga Nidra helps regulate the nervous system and promotes long-term well-being.
It’s usually everyone’s favourite part of class. 😍
