Yoga Nidra is also known as, “yogic sleep.” During Yoga Nidra, you will enter a calming state that triggers a relaxation response, naturally reducing stress in the body and mind. The practice creates physical and mental activities that change brain waves to release emotional tension, slow down the nervous system, and allow muscles to relax.
How does Yoga Nidra work?
While falling asleep, brain waves begin moving from thoughtful beta waves, pass through the stages of alpha waves, then theta waves, and finally enter the slowest frequency of sleep – delta waves. Yoga Nidra guides practitioners into a state of relaxation between the alpha and theta state. This allows us to lie in deep relaxation between waking and sleeping. This state calms the autonomic nervous system that regulates the body’s processes that take place without a conscious effort. In addition, it puts the parasympathetic nervous system into a deeper resting state. Through calming the nervous system, this guided meditation deeply benefits the brain and body.
Yoga Nidra Benefits:
• Improves thought patterns. • Reduces stress. • Enhances cognitive memory + performance. • Improves mindfulness. • Diminishes symptoms of anxiety + depression. • Helps treat chronic pain. • Reduces PTSD. • Improves sleep + insomnia. •Improves self-esteem + confidence. • Lowers blood pressure. • Enhances creativity. • Strengthens immune system. • Recharges vital energy. • Balances the nervous system. • Strengthens the endocrine system.
