Here are a couple of the questions that came up and my answers to them:
1) Is Yoga Nidra meditation?
Well, yes and no. It is not really meditation in the normal sense of the word. Meditation normally involves reaching a state of consiousness equivalent to the stage between waking consiousness and dream sleep. During a Yoga Nidra practice you may pass through this state, however your goal is to reach the deepest state of dreamless sleep whilst remaining conscious. This may seem like a contradiction. You might even ask "how can you be in deep sleep and yet be conscious?" This is the beautiful paradox of Yoga Nidra and its power for personal change.
As you practise Yoga Nidra you discover for yourself the unique experience of being in conscious deep dreamless sleep. You may experience this the very first time you practise Yoga Nidra or it may take repeated practice for you to achieve the state of conscious sleep.
2) Should you use a CD to practise Yoga Nidra?
It can be very helpful when you are new to Yoga Nidra to use a CD or to attend a guided class to help you learn how to reach the Yoga Nidra state. In my next blog I will suggest some CDs for you to try. Eventually you will develop the ability to enter the state without any CD or guidance, and then you will be able to practise in any place at any time.
REMEMBER: Yoga Nidra is not the techniques, it is the state you reach - the state of conscious dreamless sleep.
Author: Andy Lucas - Spring to Mind Hypnotherapy Brighton
1 comment:
Walking meditation is more difficult for most Yoga students, than breath awareness meditation, but it is very beneficial to those students who have difficulty sitting still. Some Yoga practitioners are more restless than most of us, so this is when walking Yoga meditation comes in handy, but we should all give it a try. You will find walking Yoga meditation to be a very rewarding practice for your mind, body, and spirit.
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