Are you new to Meditation?
Do you find it difficult to sit in silence, in meditation?
That's okay. Many of us find it challenging!
This is where Yoga Nidra can be a wonderful meditation starting point.
Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation which is an excellent way to help train the mind to focus on the present moment.
The Yoga Nidra meditation techniques are easy and accessible, beneficial for all ...
simply make yourself comfortable and listen to the guided meditation.
And when the mind wanders (notice, ``when``, not ``if`` - again, totally normal), then you simply notice that your mind has drifted off.
Then instead of following your mind into the future or the past, simply gently draw it back to listening to the guided Yoga Nidra meditation.
Again and again.
Yes, again and again, without frustration. You are simply training the mind to keep coming back to one point of focus.
Over time, with regular (daily) repetition, this gets easier, and you will reap the many benefits of a regular meditation practice.
Give it a try!
“It’s tremendously rewarding and inspiring to receive feedback on how these meditations
bring ease and clarity
to so many people.
Thank you for letting me guide you through Yoga Nidra.” — Julie
Julie’s Yoga Nidra Sample Tracks
Experience for yourself why thousands of people listen to Julie's meditations every day!
Track: Sankalpas
Album: PURPOSE
Track: Enjoy Yoga Nidra
Album: CALM
Track: Intention
Album: PURPOSE
Track: Yoga Nidra Float And Relax
Album: Float And Relax [Meditation to enjoy in a floatation tank]
Julie’s Meditation Recordings
An hour of Yoga Nidra is believed to be the equivalent of four hours of regular sleep
CALM
Release stress and connect with a sense of inner peace
PURPOSE
Bring more meaning and focused intention into your life
CONNECT
Connect with Your Purpose: Yoga Nidra Guided Meditation
FLOATING
Guided meditation to add to the bliss of a floatation tank
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How to “do” Yoga Nidra
Think of how you typically feel during those moments just before you fall asleep, not quite awake and yet not quite sleeping.
The state of Yoga Nidra feels similar, gently awake and quietly aware, as you listen to the guided meditation.
Typically, during the meditation you’ll hear verbal cues to become aware of different parts of your body, to feel whatever sensations may be there.
Think of this as a type of mental body scan to bring your awareness into the present moment.
Some other Yoga Nidra sequences include breathing awareness and sometimes visualization, and all of the techniques draw you deeper into a place of stillness.
In this resting-yet-aware setting, you’re invited to silently state your intention (or sankalpa, in Sanskrit) of how you would like your life to be — for example, a calm and peaceful mind, good health, confidence and success, patience, a change in your relationships.
Your statement summarizes a life-enriching, long-term intention that steers you towards fulfilling your highest purpose (dharma).
A PATH TO INSIGHT AND CHANGE
Insights gained during and after a Yoga Nidra meditation can be a gateway to positive personal transformation.
Remember CDs? I’m nostalgic about the artwork that was inside my CALM Yoga Nidra album. It shows some photos of the monarch butterfly a dear friend and I watched emerging from her chrysalis.
A three-minute slice of life, witnessing the magic of nature unfold in front of us. Incredible. 🦋
I chose those photos for the CD, as the caterpillar/butterfly is a powerful and mysterious example of transformation—just as, through regular repetition, Yoga Nidra meditation can truly become a gateway to positive personal change.
“You do not just wake up and become the butterfly. Growth is a process.” — Rupi Kaur
