iRest® Yoga Nidra

You know that feeling you get on about the third day of a week-long vacation?  

You really start to relax and let go.  The tension drains out of your neck and back, you feel free and easy.  Find that feeling in just 45 minutes during an iRest yoga nidra practice.

What is it?  Sometimes called, “lying down meditation” or, “the sleep of the yogis”, yoga nidra is a deep guided relaxation.  No experience necessary. Many similar benefits as meditation without having to sit upright and still.

How does it work?  Basically, the many scattered rays of the mind are collected and led throughout the body, then riding the breath, then exploring opposite sensations such as heavy and light, hot and cold.  The ever busy, multifocused mind settles and true nature blossoms spontaneously.  Our true nature is joy.  It is what we are left with when all the other static that prevents us from experiencing it is removed. You can achieve this state by lying on the floor for 45 minutes.

Teaching children this practice gives them a head start in dealing with the ups and downs of life.

This technique of relaxation, meditation and visualization can help children:

• develop the ability to clear the mind
• re-pattern thoughts and memories
• reduce anxiety