Tonight starts the new restorative class on Sundays at the arrowhead studio. The class length is longer and yoga nidra has been incorporated. A beautiful yogi, Marsha, will be guiding this class. This class is a slight beautiful departure from the previous teachers class, but change is important to grow.. explore... To remain stagnant is the sure path to death. Embrace change, good and bad - hard and easy, and know that everything happens for a reason and when one door closes another opens.
What is Yoga Nidra? Well yoga nidra, like vinyasa, levels, and hot, is a class with an intention. The moon to the sun practice.
The Sanskrit word Yoga means ‘union’ or ‘one pointed awareness’ and
Nidra means ‘sleep’. In Yoga Nidra, the body, mind and intellect are
completely relaxed and one appears to be sleeping but the consciousness
is functioning at a deeper level, and the subconscious and unconscious
realms of mind get opened up. So yoga nidra is ‘dynamic sleep’ or in
other words ‘psychic sleep’ in which you learn to relax consciously.
Marsha has incorporated bits of yoga nidra in classes building up to tonight and I have to say it is some of the most relaxing time I've spent just being. You do stay at a level of consciousness. You still hear her talking and guiding, but you are in a supporting pose completely relaxed. 1 hour of Yoga Nidra is equal to 4 hours of actual sleep. Some people do fall completely asleep. And that's okay! Your body automatically does what it needs to keep you alive, and if you are low on energy you are gonna be snoring ;)
How do you spend your moon practice?
Namaste
Ash
**update
The class was a huge slice of heaven! 45 minutes of yoga nidra was exactly what the naturopath ordered! put a yoga fork in me!.. cause i'm relaxed :)
No comments:
Post a Comment