Day Ten | Ignite Your INNER LIGHT with Yoga Nidra | Rest & Restore

Thank you for being here. My name is Alanova and it is an honor to share Nidra and SDR with you. In today's session, you will become aware of your inner light. Allowing for your awareness of self to brighten, perhaps even in the dimmest of moments. Please find a comfortable position lying down with your spine in alignment and rest your arms naturally by your sides, palms facing skyward, or gently placed onto your heart or belly. Place a cushion under your knees or head if you require additional support. Make any last adjustments to ensure you are truly comfortable. Then as you settle in, you are invited to close your eyes if you feel welcome doing so. In these moments of stillness, allow my voice to guide you into a profound state of restfulness. Take a deep breath in before we begin, another inhale filling the lungs completely, and slowly exhale letting go of any tension you may still be carrying. One more time inhale deeply, the second inhale to fill the lungs, and let go as you exhale, releasing any tension or tightness. You are supported by the earth beneath you, held by the space around you, and are accepted just as you are. Some practice of nitra begins now, you are invited to feel yourself into this space, into this present moment. There is nothing else you need to do, no problems you need to fix, or any solutions that need to be uncovered. Just be here now, know that you are meant to be here now, that everything can wait for just these moments. Feel your body softening as you begin to notice your breath, allowing yourself to settle into a space of comfort within. Bring your attention to the ambient sounds around you. Let them drift through your awareness, knowing that they are there, but there is no need to create a story for them, or to judge yourself if you do create a story. Sit back into the observer and witness your experience unfold. Allow your senses to draw inward, holding your external and internal worlds into one unified world, one of deep peace and deep rest and trust. In this serene state, connect with a deep inner place where a gentle light of peace and clarity resides. Allow for this calming space within you to expand, being felt in your core, your gut, expanding up into your heart and eventually towards the mind's eye. Here in this clear space set your Sankalpa, your heartfelt intention for this practice. If you are not currently working with the Sankalpa, consider one of the following until yours perhaps reveals itself in this practice or when it is meant to. I am light, I am resilient, I am brave, or simply I am. Repeat your chosen Sankalpa now three times, anchoring it firmly into the center of your body, your core, your heart and your mind. Release your Sankalpa, knowing that you will return to it at the closing of your practice. Begin to focus now on your body, beginning at your right hand, feeling each finger from your thumb to your little finger, aware of the palm of the hand and the back of the hand. This moves up your right arm, releasing any tension from your wrist, elbow and shoulder. Allow this restorative wave to travel down the right side of your torso to your hip and all the way down your leg to your right foot. Feel this wave begin to soften each part of yourself as you make your way to your toes, all of your right toes. Now shift your attention to your left hand, notice each finger and thumb relax and softening in the palm of the hand, the back of the hand and continue up your left arm, easing into the wrist, elbow, shoulder and a softness cascading down the left side of your body, your torso, hip, all the way down your left leg to your foot, sensing into all of your toes, feeling the whole left side of your body begin to release into this flow. Focus now on both of your feet, feeling perhaps a sense of warmth or lightness. Begin to draw this relaxation up from your toes, feet, up both legs simultaneously, rise through your lower body, abdomen and chest, harmonizing all your senses as it ascends. Feel the relaxation spread through your back and your shoulders, your neck and finally to your head, over your scalp to the crown of your head and the softening into the eyes, cheeks, the lips. On a subtle level, feeling that with each breath this upward movement of calming sensations moving through your body begins to bring you into a sense of balance, of neutrality. Become aware of your inhale and aware of your exhale, observing yourself breathing here. And without changing your breath in any way, begin to synchronize your inhale with the sound so, and your exhale sound hum, allowing with each inhale so and each exhale hum. Inhale so, exhale hum and continue repeating this mantra as you breathe. Picture yourself now. In an illuminous space, so hum, filled with a soft radiant light, this space is your inner sanctuary, place within where you can begin to witness and experience your true nature illuminated. Notice yourself in the center of this inner sanctuary, a gentle glow of light expanding from your core, from your heart and your mind, your and bright. Be all this bright light growing stronger, expanding to fill your entire being. This light is your innate wisdom, your inner peace, always accessible, infinitely wise. Feel that your feet are firmly planted into this moment, this bright light energy moving upward towards the crown of your head, shining light on all the shadows and corners of your body and mind, lighting the truth on dark moments only when your heart and body and mind are ready to meet them. Rest in your lightness, beaming a pure bright, loving energy, washing this light throughout your whole self. As you bask in the glow of your inner light, return to your sankalpa. Repeat your intention here three times and with each repetition, deepening your connection to your limitless inner self. May this peace and clarity you've cultivated in this illuminated inner resource expand into every aspect of your life and gradually begin to bring your awareness back to the present, seeing the surface beneath you, the sounds around you, feeling a lightness within as you begin to deepen your breath. Become aware of the air, how it rests on your skin, peace how it is placed on your face, and become aware of your heart, how it is filled with life, love and acceptance. You are loved just as you are. The nidra practice is now complete. Harium tatsat, harium tatsat, harium tatsat. Take a deep breath in and as you exhale begin to flutter your fingers and your toes and when you're ready, slowly open your eyes. Take a moment to honor yourself for carving out time to practice and be in this moment. May you have a beautiful rest of your night or day. Thank you for being here. Namaskar.