Yoga Nidra with Dr. Deirdre: A Deep Relaxation Journey that is Food for the Soul

Reduce chronic pain, fatigue, and insomnia through a deep mindful relaxation journey that heals, renews, and transforms. 

Yoga Nidra literally means Yogic sleep and is an easy yet profoundly powerful form of meditation that induces deep relaxation and cultivates healing and transformation.  It comes from the tantric Yoga tradition and it's practice  is simple, all you do is lay down, listen, and receive as you are guided through all layers of your being to relax, heal, and rejuvenate your body mind and spirit. Tantric is a Sanskrit word for expand, extend, or manifest.  

Yoga Nidra helps you maintain your vital life energy, improve your sleep, your mood, and even prevent illness. When you're struggling with chronic pain, fatigue, or stress of any kind, any little challenge can make you feel like your going to collapse and crumble.  It is at this time that you need to reconnect with yourself, your breath, and your environment.  Yoga Nidra offers you a way to meet your everyday challenges with poise and balance, while reconnecting you to your authentic self. 

Through regular practice of Yoga Nidra you can lessen symptoms and provide a much greater sense of control and ease in your life.  It is a healthy habit that rests, restores, and renews the whole body, mind, and spirit, offering the opportunity to process and release accumulated stress and tension that cause physical, emotional, and mental dis-ease.

If you suffer from symptoms or conditions such as:
•    Fibromyalgia
•    Chronic Fatigue
•    Chronic Pain
•    Anxiety
•    Depression
•    Insomnia
•    PTSD 
•    Stress of any kind

Then the regular practice of Yoga Nidra with Dr. Deirdre will benefit you tremendously and has the power to completely transform your health and improve your life. 

There has been significant research done which proves again and again that Yoga Nidra is a scientifically sound method to improve health and alleviate illness.  Studies have shown that a single hour of Yoga Nidra is as restful and refreshing as four hours of conventional sleep. 

The most observable effect of the practice of Yoga Nidra is the extremely deep relaxation of your nervous system. It has been clinically shown to be one of the most powerful methods available to achieve this state without the use of chemical agents. 

Yoga Nidra has been proven to:

•    Reduce chronic pain
•    Strengthen immune system
•    Lower blood pressure
•    Reduce anxiety, depression, and addiction
•    Balance the nervous system
•    Calm and stabilize mind and emotions
•    Reduce or eliminate pain medication
•    Reduce or eliminate insomnia
•    Strengthen endocrine system
•    Lower cholesterol levels
•    Effectively reduce PTSD
•    Remove unwanted physical stresses and tensions
•    Remove mental stresses and unwanted impressions
•    Recharge vital energy
•    Enhance creativity

The Technique
The practice of Yoga Nidra usually takes from twenty to forty five minutes to complete. The procedure is simple and easy and is carried out as the person lies on his or her back in totally relaxed posture (shivasana posture, also called corpse posture). Eyes are lightly closed, arms are kept with palms facing upwards, breathing is natural and quiet.

You may also gain these overall health and lifestyle benefits from Yoga Nidra:
•    Fewer physical symptoms, such as headaches and back pain
•    Fewer emotional responses, such as anger and frustration
•    More energy
•    Improved concentration
•    Greater ability to handle problems
•    More efficiency in daily activities

Yoga Nidra, by inducing the relaxation response, offers a swift entry into deep layers of being (koshas), where healing and regeneration occur. Your body knows exactly what to do to attain and maintain perfect health and equilibrium, but it needs the necessary conditions for that to happen, and Yoga Nidra creates this very state. Most illnesses today are stress related. This healing practice relieves stress patterns by retraining the nervous system to relax. Research conducted in the last thirty years at well recognized universities and medical centers including Stanford, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Ohio State University, Medical College of Ohio, Banaras University and others, shows that regular Yoga Nidra practice offers a viable means of prevention and reversal of numerous ailments and diseases, including cardiovascular, stress, heart, pain, and psychosomatic conditions. It is especially helpful for insomnia, chronic pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and post traumatic stress disorder symptoms.

To learn more about the numerous benefits of Yoga Nidra please visit www.relaxationyoganidra.com and enjoy a free introductory audio session with Dr. Deirdre.