Na’aleh Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+

NA'ALEH YOGA: Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   Welcome to this week’s Yoga Nidra practice, designed specifically for the month of Elul. As we enter this sacred time of self-reflection and spiritual realignment, you’re invited to embark on a journey of deep inner connection and renewal. In this episode, you’ll be guided through a serene Yoga Nidra session that align...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   This practice guides you into an extended alpha brainwave state of complete relaxation, from which your guiding resolve can begin to awaken. Your resolve is called Sanklpa in Sanskrit or Kavanah in Hebrew. Sankalpa is a combination of two words: san =truth + kalpa = promise. Kavanah means intention and comes from...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   This week's Yoga Nidra practice is dedicated to the first 9 days of Av and the day of Tisha b'Av, a time for reflection, accountability, hope, and renewal.  The 9th of Av is a day for the commemoration of the ancient Temple, the Beit Hamikdash, of which today only the Western Wall remains.  The Temple symbolizes t...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   Feeling unsure, confused, or stressed and want to find more clarity in your life? In this episode, you are invited to join a calming Yoga Nidra practice focused on third eye activation for clarity--your invisible eye of wisdom and intuition. We are now in the month of Tammuz, which is oriented around the theme of...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake... Today I have for you a short practice for you to recharge your energies. It's a small oasis of rest amidst the struggles of life. Whether you're using this practice to restore in the middle of the day or relax at night, allow yourself to draw strength from it and water your entire system. By practicing Yoga Nidra, y...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...  Today's short Yoga Nidra practice is a relaxing journey towards inner peace. When you are at peace from within, you can send out peaceful vibes to your relationships, community, and the whole world.  So if you're struggling with conflicts or want to feel more glowy & chill or just having a busy day and need a n...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake... We are now in the Jewish month of Iyyar, which is a time for healing.  Today's Yoga Nidra practice is designed for embodied healing through following your breath, generating warmth, and connecting to the inexhaustible reservoir of light within your field of deeper consciousness. This practice incorporates a special...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   Sometimes our energy levels and moods fluctuate like the ebbs and flows of the tide. And the phases of the moon. If you're feeling the need for an energetic recharge from a state of deep relaxation, this episode is for you.  This Yoga Nidra practice is inspired by a full moon desert hike that I went on recently. T...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   This practice is created in the spirit of Pesach/Passover, a Jewish holiday that symbolizes liberation, renewal, release, and the journey from bondage to ultimate freedom. We all have our personal shackles--whether it's negative thinking, unhealthy consumption, overworking, excessive screen time, limiting beliefs,...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   This Yoga Nidra episode welcomes the new moon of the month of Nisan in the Hebrew lunar calendar, which carries the energy of nurturing beginnings and growth. In connecting this new moon phase, we concentrate on nurturing your hopes and dreams through intention setting, (called Kavanah in Hebrew or Sankalpa in San...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   In a state of confusion and suffering, it may be difficult to feel joy. Psychologists teach us that the most difficult emotion to have is --not anger, or fear, or sadness--its actually joy. Joy is the most difficult emotion. Why??? Because something will always rain on the parade-- thoughts along the lines of "I s...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   When the heart is open, the soul can shine. The practice of Yoga Nidra invites you to go beyond the surface level analytical brain to the subterranean centers of deeper innate intelligence, accessing a space of healing between the realms of sleep and wakefulness.  In this session, you are invited into a state of d...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   In this episode are joined by Yoga Teacher and Health Coach Malky Rosenfeld to discuss ......yoga nidra (how did you guess??) More specifically our conversation focused on the details of why rest is important and the practicalities of how to get the necessary rest in today's busy, overextended modern life.  Malky...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   If you are needing some time to rest and recharge your energies, to feel more vibrantly alive, this practice is for you. When you close your eyes and turn your awareness inward without external distractions, you can learn about who you really are outside your worldly identities, jobs, and roles as you dance throug...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   In this episode, we are joined by the radiant nurse coach Rachel Dick, RN, HWNC-BC for a dynamic conversation sharing our personal Yoga Nidra stories and exploring how Yoga Nidra and writing can be used as complimentary tools for unlocking creativity and your authentic voice.  Rachel is a registered nurse and boar...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   Feeling safe is an inside job.  By guiding you into a state of deep relaxation between sleep and wakefulness, this Yoga Nidra practice takes you on an immersive journey toward inner safety and benevolent resourcing. You will be guided through body scanning, breathing techniques, and restorative visualizations desi...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+   Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   This week's earthy journey is designed for reconnection with yourself, promoting deep relaxation and healing from within. Drawing inspiration from the upcoming holiday of Tu B'Shvat, the Jewish new year of the trees, we'll embark on a journey that mirrors the transitional state of trees between sleep and awakeni...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ By Ruthie Ayzenberg   Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake (or fall asleep)  When the body and mind can truly relax and let go of tension, healing begins to happen. This short nighttime practice is created to guide you from the distractions of the day into the mindful state between sleep and wakefulness, preparing your consciousness to cross the threshold...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ By Ruthie Ayzenberg   Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake In a world filled with distraction, finding moments of genuine presence becomes a compass for navigating the ebb and flow of modern life. In this episode, you are invited you to explore your mindscape through the imagery of a mandala. As a visual representation of life's intricate patterns, the ma...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+   As we approach the end of 2023, these are the shortest and darkest days of the year in the northern hemisphere. If you're feeling the need for some warmth, encouragement, and light at this time, this is the practice for you.  This practice is created to nurture the fire element to generate warmth and bring out your inner light. By traversing the l...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ By Ruthie Ayzenberg   Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake   Some days you might not have the time for a long yoga nidra practice. On busy days, when you're more likely to have stress and be short on time, any amount of yoga nidra time is a tonic on the nervous system.  This short 12-minute practice is perfect for busy days when you don't have 60 or 30 or...

Na'aleh Yoga Podcast: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ By Ruthie Ayzenberg   Close your eyes and stay awake...    This episode brings you into a live yoga nidra group practice that took place in Israel last week. Many people in the region (and outside of it) have been affected by the war. This practice intended to provide a break from all the stress and intensity to soothe the nerves, to rest, t...

Na'aleh Yoga Podcast: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ By Ruthie Ayzenberg   Close your eyes and stay awake...  This is a special episode, we integrate elements of Brainspotting into the traditional Yoga Nidra practice, exploring the profound connections between inner experiences, gaze awareness, and the natural healing capacities of the brain.  Weaving together mindfulness, visualization, and B...

Na'aleh Yoga Podcast: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ By Ruthie Ayzenberg   Close your eyes and stay awake... (or fall asleep for this episode)  During times of unrest, sleep may be elusive. If you would like to relax and drift off to sleep, this guided journey is for you. By slowly brining your awareness inward and moving through the layers of consciousness, you can begin to let go of the worr...

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest  By Ruthie Ayzenberg   Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake When children have a hard time falling asleep, this soothing yoga nidra journey can help.  No matter how old you are, this short journey is filled with creative imagery and simple language to help kids relax and drift off to dreamland.    Listeners of all ages are invited to close their eyes and j...