Yoga nidra is a simple guided meditation technique that is practiced while lying down on the floor in a supine position (savasana or corpse pose). While the body is very still and relaxed, the mind is aware as you listen to the voice of the teacher guiding you through the meditation practice.
Yoga nidra means yogic sleep or having a trace of awareness. Yoga nidra is the sleep you enter after throwing off the three basic types of tension muscular, emotional and mental. During yoga nidra the brain goes into the alpha state or hypnogogic state. By prolonging the alpha state you allow for deep healing on all levels. Research has found that 15 minutes of yoga nidra is equivalent to four hours of sleep. One emerges from the practice of yoga nidra feeling fresh, invigorated and inspired. Yoga nidra can be practiced at any time and place or after a regular yoga class. Come and experience absolute relaxation and deep self-awareness through the practice of yoga nidra.
Yoga nidra is one of the many forms of yoga practiced at Breathe N Flow Yoga Studio in Freeport. To learn more, call 516-632-9626. See ad on page 51.
