What is yoga nidrā?
Learn about the restorative benefits of yogic sleep and how it can support you as a highly sensitive person
What Is Yoga Nidrā?
Yoga Nidrā or “yogic sleep” is a fully accessible practice of guided awareness that has the potential to facilitate deep physical, mental, and emotional restoration.
The practice draws you inward from your senses and into the state between waking and sleeping in which you are conscious while in a deeply restful state.
In this state of conscious awareness exists the potential to heal multiple layers of your being while also giving a felt sense of your innermost nature.
How Is Yoga Nidrā Different Than Meditation?
Yoga nidrā and meditation are not the same. In meditation, it’s recommended that the practitioner sit upright to remain awake. In Vedic tradition, meditation involves one-pointed attention on something such as your breath or an object.
In contrast, yoga nidrā is practiced lying down in a position in which your body is completely supported and effortless. There is no focal point. Your mind and awareness are welcome to travel where they naturally go even if taking a detour from the teacher’s guidance. Whatever happens in your practice can be beneficial.
Why Yoga Nidrā Is Beneficial for HSPs
Yoga nidrā can be supportive for everyone, as it supports deep rest. Yet, highly sensitive people seem to especially appreciate the practice. This may be because we are keenly aware of our overworking minds and the need for soothing practices to cope with sensory overload.
Here are some specific reasons you may benefit from yoga nidrā as an HSP: This practice has the potential to:
- Ease anxiety and allow mental chatter to soften with guided support.
- Help you restore your senses and access inner calm.
- Prepare you for better sleep, especially if you struggle with insomnia.
- Serve as a restorative practice that can be substituted in place of a nap.
- Support your system in processing emotions at a subtle level.
- Bring you into connection with your deeper nature as a human.
If you’re curious and would like to experience this practice in the comfort of your home, download my audio recording.
What is yoga nidrā?
Learn about the restorative benefits of yogic sleep and how it can support you as a highly sensitive person
What Is Yoga Nidrā?
Yoga Nidrā or “yogic sleep” is a fully accessible practice of guided awareness that has the potential to facilitate deep physical, mental, and emotional restoration.
The practice draws you inward from your senses and into the state between waking and sleeping in which you are conscious while in a deeply restful state.
In this state of conscious awareness exists the potential to heal multiple layers of your being while also giving a felt sense of your innermost nature.
How Is Yoga Nidrā Different Than Meditation?
Yoga nidrā and meditation are not the same. In meditation, it’s recommended that the practitioner sit upright to remain awake. In Vedic tradition, meditation involves one-pointed attention on something such as your breath or an object.
In contrast, yoga nidrā is practiced lying down in a position in which your body is completely supported and effortless. There is no focal point. Your mind and awareness are welcome to travel where they naturally go even if taking a detour from the teacher’s guidance. Whatever happens in your practice can be beneficial.
Why Yoga Nidrā Is Beneficial for HSPs
Yoga nidrā can be supportive for everyone, as it supports deep rest. Yet, highly sensitive people seem to especially appreciate the practice. This may be because we are keenly aware of our overworking minds and the need for soothing practices to cope with sensory overload.
Here are some specific reasons you may benefit from yoga nidrā as an HSP: This practice has the potential to:
- Ease anxiety and allow mental chatter to soften with guided support.
- Help you restore your senses and access inner calm.
- Prepare you for better sleep, especially if you struggle with insomnia.
- Serve as a restorative practice that can be substituted in place of a nap.
- Support your system in processing emotions at a subtle level.
- Bring you into connection with your deeper nature as a human.
If you’re curious and would like to experience this practice in the comfort of your home, download my audio recording.