32. Yoga Nidra for Freedom: Into the Desert of Becoming (40 mins)

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+

Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...

This practice is created in the spirit of Pesach/Passover, a Jewish holiday that symbolizes liberation, renewal, release, and the journey from bondage to ultimate freedom.

We all have our personal shackles--whether it's negative thinking, unhealthy consumption, overworking, excessive screen time, limiting beliefs, etc. The journey to freedom requires an honest encounter with yourself and your highest purpose--this is your kavanah or sankapla. Sojourning through the vast spaciousness of the desert, where there are no external distractions, you can find stillness in the mind.

Yeonmi Park writes: "We all have our own deserts. That may not be the same as my desert, but we all have to cross them to find a purpose in life and be free."

By leading the layers of consciousness into the alpha, theta, and delta brainwave states, this journey delves deep into exploring the connections between body and mind, inviting access your personal reservoirs of freedom and courage. In this space of deeper consciousness, your personal becoming can begin to crystallize.

Episode summary:

Intro

Preparation: Ensure a comfortable and safe spot before starting this journey, with your body straight from head to toe, ready to experience a release from the shackles of the body and mind.

Intention Setting: Setting your intentions for today’s practice...

Rotation of Consciousness: A comprehensive body scan

Breath Awareness: Calming breathing practice

Awareness of polarities: Experience and integrate opposite feelings to train yourself to RESPOND instead of REACTING to prompting stimuli

Visualization: A exploration of vivid imagery inviting you to practice non-attachment while experiencing all levels of awareness-imagination, emotions, sensations, and memory associations

Return to your intention: Calling in the sankalpa/kavanah/intention set earlier in the practice and letting it integrate

Externalization: Returning back to the ordinary waking state and take your yoga nidra practice with you

Outro

As you emerge from this nourishing experience, I'd love to hear your reflections and feedback.

Music from Emuna Beams: Song of the Eagle (loop) by R' Lazer Brody

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