Mona Anand on the Power of Yoga Nidra
Mona Anand’s ISHTA Yoga Nidra Training is coming up Feb 26 - 28
“The state of Yoga Nidra is magical and has numerous benefits including the release of layers of inner tension - tension that we’re both aware of and unaware of. You will learn how to extend the amount of time you spend in this state and will walk out of the training feeling lighter, more joyful and connected to a well of deep inner peace. “ - Mona Anand
As many of you know, I grew up in India and started practicing yoga nidra in high school and it has been an integral part of my practice since then. In this training you will learn the nine step system of Yoga Nidra that I developed with Alan Finger. Each of the nine steps is so profound and can be practiced on its own or as part of a longer yoga nidra practice.
Yoga Nidra has a plethora of benefits. For one, it resets our autonomic nervous system. Because our lives are so fast paced, we tend to get stuck in a hyper-vigilant state that creates an autonomic imbalance. We get stuck in a state of sympathetic arousal, stress that leads to many of our modern day illnesses including asthma, cancer, high blood pressure, hypertension and etc. Yoga Nidra helps to correct this autonomic imbalance by recalibrating the nervous system and activating the parasympathetic nervous system, essential for being able to rest, digest and keep the body healthy.
In India, dawn and dusk are seen as auspicious times to practice because they are the doorway between the day and the night. In Yoga Nidra we enter into the hypnagogic state, the doorway between being awake and being asleep. This state is magical and has numerous benefits including the release of layers of inner tension - tension that we’re both aware of and unaware of. You will learn how to extend the amount of time you spend in this state and will walk out of the training feeling lighter, more joyful and connected to a well of deep inner peace.
One of the most common uses of nidra has been to help us to fall asleep at night, go back to sleep when we wake up, or make up for lost sleep when we wake up tired or didn’t get a restful night’s sleep. Being stuck in sympathetic arousal can lead to insomnia. 20 minutes of yoga nidra is often compared to four hours of sleep because of the deep state of relaxation it induces. You will learn how to help yourself fall asleep when you’re struggling and how to design practices for others struggling with sleep issues.
And finally, one of the most exciting benefits of nidra that many students have brought up with me is how my yoga nidra practices have helped them with pain management. When we practice yoga nidra we release endorphins that helps to reduce the symptoms of pain plus learning how to relax the body is also very helpful. Contraction increases pain. Regarding chronic pain, our brains are so plastic that when we suffer from pain for an extended period of time our brains get wired for pain. - the visualization techniques in yoga nidra can be especially helpful in reducing chronic pain.
These are just a few of the many benefits of nidra you will learn about in my upcoming Yoga Nidra Training, live in studio and online, Feb 26 - 28. I really hope you will join me for this three day mini course / staycation! Watching the profound shifts it has brought to so many has been truly inspiring!
Love,
Mona
Read more about this upcoming course here! Don’t miss early bird pricing to save $100 through Feb 12.
