Western Research meets Ancient Knowledge
What is Yoga Nidra?
The Holistic Nature of Yoga - Yoga transcends merely being a set of techniques like asanas, pranayama, and meditation. It stands as an all-encompassing science and a rich trove of wisdom, only truly grasped through hands-on experience and unwavering spiritual commitment.
While "Yoga Nidra" or "yogic sleep" has emerged as a sought-after practice, it's vital to recognize that the conventional Yoga journey perceives the mind as a cohesive entity rather than segmented into various techniques. Consequently, facets of Yoga Nidra such as relaxation, mindful breathing, and meditation aren't standalone practices but pivotal aspects of a unified approach.
Yoga Nidra seeks to achieve a unique conscious state characterized by the generation of delta brain waves. Typically, such waves are exclusive to deep sleep, comas, or nearing life's end. Yet, with disciplined practice, one can deliberately access this state, blending intention and acute awareness.
Yoga Nidra - Beyond a Technique
The Profound Essence of Yoga Nidra: Yoga Nidra is more than just a practice; it's to view the cosmos with renewed insight.
Venturing into the unified realm of consciousness, or our latent essence, we immerse ourselves in the true essence of Yoga Nidra. It mirrors Maya, the unseen force and consciousness, at a pause when the Supreme Entity internalizes all sensory experiences and vital consciousness fragments. Within this phase, consciousness lingers, primed for a new epoch of creation and self-expression.
With Yoga Nidra, we unlock a portal, offering a fleeting vision into the divine's innermost sanctum. As the Kundalini energy, having enveloped the universe, lies dormant, it symbolizes the "gods sleep" or the "goods night."
Sleep and Yogic Sleep
Sleep mirrors the transition of death, marking an entry into a distinct realm. In death, the physical body is shed akin to changing attire. Each night, we momentarily detach from our physical consciousness, venturing into our astral form unburdened by fear. The sensations of unity, concentrated consciousness, euphoria, and delight in this state—where the mind is the sole experiencer—echo the journey of death.
In the renowned Yoga Sutras by Patanjali, sleep is characterized in two
unique manners:
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Sleep is viewed as a mental transformation, a ripple in the mind rather than an attribute of pure consciousness. The void felt during sleep is punctuated by the awareness of its absence.
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Sleep acts as a conduit to wisdom, allowing one to penetrate profound depths where pristine understanding unfolds.
Even during sleep, fragments of the mind remain active. When we discern events around us while deeply asleep, it is this facet of the mind that, through practice, achieves awareness. While the superficial layer of the mind reposes, the wellspring of knowledge starts to unveil. By consciously immersing into sleep, it metamorphoses into a fount of wisdom, known as Yoga Nidra.
Yoga Nidra - Source of Knowledge
Insights gained from Yoga Nidra stem not from the conventional mind, but from buddhi, our inherent wisdom. Through Yoga Nidra practice, obstacles are transcended, allowing profound knowledge to unfold. Yoga Nidra acts both as a gateway and an instrument. It offers a chance to harness the mind's tranquility for task accomplishment and adept tool utilization. Engaging different layers of the koshas during Yogic sleep fosters problem-solving, learning, and inventive thinking. Astonishingly, in a mere 10-minute span, one can strategize what might normally take six years. Nonetheless, it's vital to consciously retain the realizations from the session to prevent them from slipping away. Beyond this, Yoga Nidra offers therapeutic advantages and facilitates learning, as the psycho-neurological framework undergoes thorough relaxation, paving the way for swift neurophysiological recuperation.
How to Practice Yoga Nidra?
Instead of actively "doing" Yoga Nidra, one should effortlessly ease into it.
Find a serene, undistracted space and lie flat on a solid surface, like a bed, adopting the Shavasana (corpse pose). Use a cushion for comfort and drape yourself with a blanket, ensuring your eyes are shielded with a dark cloth. Opt for a time when external disturbances, particularly sudden noises, are minimal. Initiate with diaphragmatic breathing, drawing 21 profound breaths. Imagine each inhalation as a surging ocean wave pouring into you and each exhalation as allowing that wave to gently withdraw. Proceed with methodical relaxation, attending to each segment of your body. Clear your mind from samskaras (mental imprints), thoughts, emotions, ambitions, karmas (deeds), motives, and analytical musings. Remain alert, resolutely resisting the urge to drift into sleep, and center your attention exclusively on breathing in and out. Aim for smooth, uninterrupted breathing, free from erratic movements or unintended pauses. Achieving this rhythmic flow indicates attaining equilibrium. Initially, confine your session to 10 minutes, practicing once daily. Continue this routine in subsequent days.
Why does it help?
When we face challenges in life, there is always a place inside us that knows, that has faith. A place where is peace within. Through Yogic practices we can increase our resilience and connect with our inner self on an ever day basis. Yoga Nidra practices teach us how to relax the mind through the body and allow us to sink deep into ourselves. We can explore the hidden parts of our minds and allow natural healing
processes to occur. A relaxed mind can face any situation with ease. A happy mind can create a beautiful reality! Let ́s allow our body and mind to recover fully and find deep and
healing relaxation.
Physical and mental indications
Everyday ailments can disappear quickly through harmonising the body functions. A few examples that Pranayma can help you with
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Cramps
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Belly pain
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Menstrual pain
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Hormone imbalances
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Digestive disorders
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Circulatory disorder
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Heart problems
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Autonomous nervous system
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Low immune function
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Allergies
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Sleeping disorders
Yoga Nidra Online Trainings – who can join?
This will be a traditional guidance for everybody who wants to deepen the practice and explore the vast realm of the yogic sleep. No previous knowledge is needed. It ́s an experience-based practice to enjoy and expand.
About your Teacher Elli, MSc
Elli Ji has been guiding Pranayama courses for several years and has experience in teaching and diagnosing people. She applied the knowledge of many years of Yoga trainings, additional education and personal experience to help people around the world. She trained many people with various backgrounds and needs in different settings in Nepal, India and Europe. With a MSc in Human Biology, 500hrs YTTC and education in TCM, Hypnosis, Reiki and immersion into Yoga Nidra and Pranayama, she understands the physiological, neuronal and hormonal pathways, effects of yogic applications as well as the spiritual aspects of
holistic health. Specialized in both, western science and eastern spirituality, she will explain all neuronal and physiological effects of the yogic techniques in detail. The scientific understanding is combined with spiritual experience and insight from years of dedicated practice and teaching. Through practice and purposeful application of ancient spiritual techniques she got rid of various so-called chronic diseases and helped many others to find their way back to a balanced life and natural health. What allopathic western medicine and experts could not solve, the ancient knowledge of Yoga and holistic approaches towards health and life itself opened a new path where the modern findings of science could shine in a new light of meaning and opportunities. Elli Ji
understands to address multiple symptoms with simple measures and reactivate self-healing processes. Her goal is to increase awareness about the power of our breath and share the collected knowledge with
others so that we can grasp our personal potential and live a life in holistic health and personal fulfilment. The students ́ background and purposes are taken intoaccount into her teaching, so that everyone can gain the most of the lectures and integrate the new knowledge into daily life.
Fees and payment
Everybody should have access to knowledge and learning. I keep the prices low and take personal circumstances into account. In case you meet any difficulties with the payment please contact me here info@Yogascience.online and we will find a solution. In special cases you have the chance to do the payment in instalments. The price would remain the same.
How does it work?
You register for the course and send me your SKYPE name. I will add you to the group and you receive a call every time we meet for life practice.
After the session you have access to the video for one month to watch again or at your perfect time. Handouts will be posted into the group for download every class as well as a guided Pranayama practice for everyday application.