Yoga Nidra is the art of complete relaxation; it is a
state of deep sleep for the body whilst keeping the mind aware and
conscious. In today’s world when
we take time to relax, often we are creating more stimulation to the body and
mind system, putting more pressure on this delicate system of ours instead of
real rejuvenation. Sitting in
front of the TV or watching movies creates all kinds of vibrations depending on
what you are watching but there are many reflections and lights keeping the
eyes and ears stimulated. Drinking
a cup of coffee puts more stress on the body than any relaxation should
do. Going out for food and drinks
creates all kinds of stimulations not only internally from what it is you are
ingesting but also from noise of others, music etc etc. Reading books creates all sorts of
thought waves not what we want to do to allow the mind to have space. These kinds of relaxations are just
sensory diversions.
What Yoga Nidra gives to us is a place to really
relax and allow the body and mind to re-balance and harmonise itself. Often when we sleep at night, the body
is still tense and never fully relaxes as it hasn’t been instructed to do so,
the mind is still busy from the day or thoughts of what is necessary for the
next day are coming and going. But
with the practice of Yoga Nidra we can leave all our stresses and anxieties
behind and allow our cells and the whole body mind system to simply be and
breathe. It is a gift from the
Universe to allow us to live gently again and in this busy world it is
imperative for the health of our whole being. Anxiety, stress and depression are our three main illnesses
today and by practicing the art of relaxation we can start to relieve these
symptoms. The body and the mind
cannot keep being pushed in all directions without something finally snapping,
we have to take care of ourselves, then we can take care of all our other
duties and the beings and environment around us. At the end of the day, what is more important, a big fat pay
cheque and sickness or having less but a happy heart?
The practice of Yoga Nidra is so simple; you don’t
need any equipment or any special clothes, just a quiet place and the ability
to turn your phone off for a while.
It will provide you with complete physical, mental and emotional rest,
and within a short space of time of doing the practice you will begin to feel
the benefits You can find many
CD’s and MP3’s of the practice and once you know it you don’t even need that,
you can just mentally take yourself through the process, even whilst you are
lying in your bed!
My CD Yoga Nidra with Nicky is a 17 minute long
practice, not too short, and not too long so that you haven’t got time for it
and is available and ready to go.
If you are living in Kathmandu please drop by to any of my classes to
pick up a copy, the suggested donation is RPS150, and if you are outside of
Nepal we will have to work out a way of getting a copy to you.
For now take time to relax and relax properly.
Om Lokha Somasta Sukhino Bhavantu
May you all find peace, balance and harmony
OM Shanti
Nicky / Mangala
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