There's an Off-Switch for Stress. Here's How to Build It | Kelly Boys

The simple practice and surprising benefits of yoga nidra, a guided lying-down meditation. Plus: parts work, core beliefs, and the blind spot effect.

This episode originally aired in December 2022.

Kelly Boys is a mindfulness trainer and coach. She has helped design and deliver mindfulness and resilience programs for the UN, Google, and San Quentin State Prison. She is also the author of The Blind Spot Effect: How to Stop Missing What's Right in Front of You.

Today we're going to talk specifically about a type of meditation that Kelly teaches called Yoga Nidra, which has been shown to help you sleep, improve your working memory, and decrease cravings.

In this episode we talk about:

The difference between Yoga Nidra and mindfulness meditation, and how Kelly seeks to combine them
The value of being able to both observe and high-five your demons
Working with our "core beliefs" about ourselves and the world
The calming power of drawing your attention to the back side of your body throughout the day
Working with "opposites" as a way to get unstuck in difficult moments
What Kelly means by the blind spot effect
Setting intentions

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