Unwind & Bloom || Yoga Nidra

Unwind & Bloom || A Yoga Nidra Practice
Guiding you into deep relaxation, this 29 minute practice softens tension within the mind and body. Creating space to attune to the subtle language of the body. Unwinding from the stresses of life and blooming into a soulful presence. 
Music by: Chris Collins

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Hello and Welcome!

In this non-movement, meditative practice you will be taken on a guided, inwards journey. All you need is:

• a pillow & blanket
• something light to cover your eyes to block out the light
• a quiet, uninterrupted place that you can lay down in
• a speaker, headphones, or some way to listen to the recording

You can set yourself up laying down on your back, with arms placed at your sides and legs stretched out long. Grab headphones, a speaker, or simply place the phone near your head, and cozy in for the practice.

Note:
When first beginning the practice of Yoga Nidra it is common to 'fall asleep' but don't worry, for you subconscious mind is still awake and listening. Even if you feel as if you have fallen asleep, know that you are still receiving an immense amount of benefit. As you continue practicing Yoga Nidra, your experience within the practice will change as your learn to balance between the Alpha and Theta brainwave states and enter the Nidra state.

Each experience with each practice will be unique, even if you're doing the same practice on a different day. Enter each with curiosity! 

Language You May Hear:

Sankalpa‘San’, means "a connection with the highest truth," and ‘kalpa’, equates to "vow." Thus creating a vow to your connection with your highest truth.

By creating a short sentence in positive language you can create a powerful statement that not only helps you to connect with your heart's highest intention, but also counter a limiting thought or belief that may be rooted in your psyche. We use a Sankalpa in our Yoga Nidra practices while we are in the slower brain wave states. The slower brain wave states are far more impressionable and malleable allowing us to go into our own psyches and uproot the thoughts and beliefs that are not serving us and replanting new ones through the seeds of a Sankalpa.  

Some examples :
If you struggle with self-worth, a Sankalpa could be, ‘I feel valued.”
If you have been lacking confidence, a Sankalpa could be, ‘I am powerful.’
If you are in need of nurturing, you can use the Sankalpa, ‘I feel loved.’ or, ‘I am cared for.’  
This powerful phrase can be the catalyst to major shifts in the internal world which then reverberate to the outside world!  

“Our entire existence hinges on the quality of mind you keep. It is Sankalpa that we use to repattern and reprogram the mind.” -- Jana Roemer