Relax with Yoga Nidra

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"Introducing the unique tantric meditation technique of Yoga Nidra,

popularized by Swami Satyananda Saraswati of the Bihar School of Yoga

 

Doctors, gurus and neighborhood do-gooders are all in the habit of

prescribing relaxation as a remedy for taut nerves, work pressures and

emotional upheavals. But very few know, or will tell you, how to

accomplish the deceptively simple task of relaxing.

 

Yoga Nidra seems to have the answer."

 

The above is just a small part of an interesting article that can be

found on this page http://www.yoga.com/ydc/enlighten/

enlighten_document.asp?ID=278&section=6&cat=132

 

Yoga Nidra is certainly a very interesting and appealing technique to

many. One of the reasons to that is because it is done lying! But the

truth is that the techinique is becoming popular as its very

efficient. It is said that yogic sleep can cure insomnia and lower a

high blood pressure.

 

Namaste

Angela

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Hi Angie

 

Yoganidra is certainly a very powerful technique. While several

schools teach it, I have personally learnt the Bihar school of Yoga

technique and now all my family members use it including my teenage

children.

 

The important phenomena that is at work here is that when we

ordinarily sleep, we do not get total rest. Our physical body may

(or may not in cases of extreme stress) get some rest, but our minds

are in constant activity. Again in extreme cases, one may find

oneself waking up tired and exhausted.

 

Unless our bodies are able to completely rest no healing can take

place, leave alone any spiritual evolvement.

 

This is where Yoganidra (and meditation) plays an important role. It

not only involves relaxing each and every system of the body in a

slow focused manner, but also allows the mind to be occupied with

only ONE object, and lets all the energies converge on the single

object of letting go. While we may think we are experts in

multitasking, our minds are really designed to handle one thing at a

time for peak performance.

 

This practice therefore, trains the mind to focus on one thing at a

time, deliberately relaxes the various parts of the body, and

effectively allows the body's internal healer to do its job.

 

It is a wonderful technique.. works "miracles" provided we practice

daily and diligently.

 

_/\_ Tat twam asi

 

Uma

 

 

 

, "Angela" <oiokasti@h...> wrote:

> "Introducing the unique tantric meditation technique of Yoga

Nidra,

> popularized by Swami Satyananda Saraswati of the Bihar School of

Yoga

>