| It is a powerful yoga technique, which helps one to achieve deep relaxation and awareness of ones own body, mind and emotions through yogic sleep.
Yoga-nidra is an efficient method of inducing complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation while maintaining consciousness. In fact Yoga Nidra not only brings physical and mental relaxation but also prepares the mind for spiritual evolution. It is mainly associates with pratyahara (withdrawing senses form sense-objects) and dharana (concentration).
In normal sleep consciousness is absent and the unconscious is in charge. In Yoga Nidra the consciousness directs the unconscious to relax. Yoga Nidra is a 'sleep' where all the burdens, stress, strain, anxiety are thrown off to attain more blissful state of awareness, a relaxation much more intense than ordinary sleep. Yoga Nidra is said to be the doorway to samadhi!'
from yogic sleep http://www.theholisticcare.com/Yoga-nidra.htm
Edited by cosmicspirit 2006-11-09 11:43 PM
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Yoganidra Or Deep Relaxation
