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Dear Courageous ,
I want to share with you a fabulous FREE resource that is on the 13th November . It is a Rest Camp , offering an online selection of Yoga Nidra’s over the course of the day. You will also receive the recordings to play at your convenience.
In my online yoga community, (thanks
) we are going to listen to one each day and share our experiences and thoughts. I would love to do that with you, let me know if you are interested , because who doesn’t want more rest ?In her book Daring to Rest , Karen Brody quotes the Poet David Whyte on the five states of rest :
“In the first state of rest is the sense of stopping, of giving up on what we have been doing or how we have been being.
In the second, is the sense of slowly coming home, the physical journey into the body’s unique-coerced and unbullied self…
In the third state is a sense of healing and self-forgiveness and of arrival.
In the Fourth state…is the give and take , the blessing and the being blessed and the ability to delight in both.
The fifth stage is a sense of absolute readiness and presence , a delight in an anticipation of the world and all its forms; a sense of being the meeting itself between inner and outer, and that receiving and responding occur in one spontaneous movement.”
How delicious does that sound ?
What is Yoga Nidra ?
Again for Karen’s book….
Yoga Nidra is a sleep based conscious relaxation and meditation technique . It is also known as yogic sleep. Yoga means “union” or “oneness” in Sanskrit , and nidra means ‘sleep’, or more specifically , the consciousness that pervades all states , from waking to sleeping.
In yoga nidra you are guided into a sleep state, but invited to remain conscious in a semi-awakened state while deeply relaxed .
It is similar to a nap because you are asleep, but different because a typical nap shuts down everything , including awareness , while yoga nidra meditation guides you to shut down everything and add awareness.
As a result, you become more aware of different parts of your body, and relaxation is more effective. You also become open to erasing emotional and mental patterns that are holding you back.
What’s not to like ?
It’s free and although it says for women, we can all benefit from deeper and more rest.
Here is the link :-
The Rest Camp
I will be posting my experiences daily in the comments, do come and join me and we can cosy up and take a rest from the world, for a while. 💖
With Love,
Susan x
Wow, this sounds amazing. I am traveling to the east coast tomorrow for the next week, so I won't be able to participate, but I'll certainly be interested to hear about the experience. Thanks, Susan!