Join Mona Anand for her annual three day yoga nidra foundations course. Learn the science behind yoga nidra and it’s numerous benefits while releasing layers of inner tension you may not even know you’re holding in your body and mind. You will get to experience, learn about, discuss and practice teach each of the nine step system of yoga nidra Mona developed with Alan Finger. Students often describe this training as a mini staycation because of the deep level of relaxation and inner stillness they experience over the three days whilst learning this technique.
This course is designed for both students interested in delving deeper into yoga nidra as well as teachers interested in teaching it. You will learn how to adapt the practice for different purposes that include; to deeply relax or fall asleep, to release what lies in the subconscious and unconscious, to experience an expanded state of awareness, to release stress and anxiety, to unlock your creativity and to connect to your deeper purpose.
In this course participants will:
• Study the science behind yoga nidra and it’s numerous benefits.
• Experience, design, discuss and practice teach each of the nine steps.
• Through direct experience, class discussions and journaling become aware of one’s own unconscious programming and beliefs
• Release layers of inner tension.
• Learn how to integrate yoga nidra into asana and restorative practices.
• Design short, mid length and long yoga nidra practices for different purposes.
• Learn how to develop yoga nidra practices for deep relaxation, sleep, stress management, anxiety, creativity, pain management and more.
This is course can be taken in-studio or online. Recorded content will be provided for self reflection and class discussions. This 25 hour training includes some zoom sessions, recordings, journaling, and time for reflection.
Dates: May 17 – 19.
Times (est):
- Wednesday: 10:30 – 5:30 pm (available online or in-studio)
- Thursday: 9 – 12 (online) and 2 – 6 pm (available online or in-studio)
- Friday: 9 – 12 (online) and 2 – 5 (available online or in-studio)
Rates: Regular Rate, $550. ISHTA Members + Acharya, $400 through May 5. A certificate of completion for this program will be issued to those who have successfully completed all 25 hours of the course.
The yoga therapy components of our training are based on our yoga nidra expertise, not derived from our status as a RYS with Yoga Alliance Registry. For more information, or to sign up with Acharya or ISHTA Member pricing, please email rumika@ishtayoga.com
Yoga Nidra Course Testimonials
“I highly recommend Mona Anand’s ISHTA Yoga Nidra Course to anyone who wants to learn more about this powerful practice. Mona’s knowledge of the science, energetics, and healing qualities of Yoga Nidra is incomparable to anyone else’s in the field. Her love & passion for yoga is only surpassed by her generosity of spirit. Learning from Mona is an absolute delight.”- Sarah Finger, ISHTA Yogiraj
”What a great training! Packed with well rounded information about Yoga Nidra. Fun, inspiring, and easy to incorporate into my teaching and my own practice. And FUN, did I mention fun?! Mona is a fantastic teacher.”~ Mark Waterman, Massage Therapist, Marma Trainer, Yoga Teacher
When the yoga nidra course was announced, I couldn’t sign up quickly enough. After having completed the 300hr ISHTA training with Mona as my mentor and having a taste of “Mona Anand’s ISHTA Yoga Nidra” technique as part of that training, I was eager to spend more time with both. The transmission of this work from Mona to her students is nothing short of magical. Her tremendous knowledge and insights of yoga coupled with her well-known humor is a potent combination. However, when the transmission is yoga nidra there is something almost other-wordly that occurs. Her passion for this work is in every word she speaks, whether one is being guided through a yoga nidra by her or is in the midst of learning this powerful technique from her. The class content was interesting and thorough and Mona creates a warm and engaging environment that allows for an even more satisfying learning experience.” ~ Tisha Ford, ISHTA Yoga Teacher, RYT-500
“I am so grateful for having taken Mona’s Yoga Nidra Course! It is immensely beneficial to teachers who want to incorporate yoga nidra in to our classes, and students who simply want to incorporate yoga nidra in to their own lives. During the course, we were given a lot of really helpful information on the individual steps that make up yoga nidra, as well as scientific reasons behind why and how it works. All fascinating! Mona manages to. weave all of this wonderful information together in a fun, practical, and very creative manner. Her brilliance in her knowledge of all these areas is so profoundly inspiring and her enthusiasm and presence are always a sheer delight. Thank you, Mona”- Dionyssia Fillios, ISHTA Yoga Teacher, RYT-500
“This is the most valuable speciality course I have taken. As a yoga teacher, the tools offered by Mona Anand have been very important in many parts of how I structure my classes, from how I bring my students into a state of focus and good feeling, to the final relaxation. My Yoga Nidra practice has transformed my life, I am able to calm down and sleep better, as well as be more present in daily life. I am so grateful that this training is offered.”~ Jenny Bloom, ISHTA Yoga Teacher, RYT-500