'Yoga Nidra' - Sleep Meditation

​Dear All,

Here's another way to fit some meditation into your busy schedule. Do it while you sleep. This is not as crazy as it sounds. According to the philosophy of yoga, there are 4 states of consciousness:

• Awake
• Dreaming Sleep
• Dreamless Sleep
• Turiya - Pure consciousness

That last state, Turiya, is actually the state we're taking baby-steps to get to in our weekly group meditations, but while awake. If you want to try and touch it while asleep, and the 'wandering mind' is switched off for the day, here's what to do.

Ideally, you need to do a footspa/footsoak before going to bed to get the day's 'jangle'/'static' out of your system. Before your head touches the pillow, raise your kundalini, put on a bandhan and hold your attention at the top of your head until you can feel your vibes. Finish off with kundalini-bandhan again, and lie down. You're not thinking and the focus of your attention should remain at the top of your head while you drift off into sleep.

This is 'Yoga Nidra' or sleep meditation.

A recent book by Arianna Huffington, called The Sleep Revolution and supported by the latest scientific research shows how important a good night's sleep is to our well-being, health and quality of life. You could be super-charging that with a bit of yoga nidra :o)

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See you at group meditation tomorrow.
Regards