In many ways, yoga nidra is more similar to meditation than to what most people think of as yoga. It doesn’t involve any stretches or poses. Yoga nidra instead focuses on relaxing and reaching deep ...

Given meditation's ancient Hindu roots in the practice of yoga, the modern technique of yoga nidra, also called yogic sleep, is a fitting connection point between the worlds of meditation and yoga.

Practicing yoga nidra -- a kind of mindfulness training -- might improve sleep, cognition, learning, and memory, even in novices, according to a pilot study. After a two-week intervention with a ...

Drew Barnett of Journey Through Flow, a virtual yoga studio, leads an online immersion designed to help participants reset ...

Sleep yoga is a form of deep relaxation meditation, explains Hilary Jackendoff, a Los Angeles-based yoga nidra and meditation teacher. "In yoga nidra, we're seeking to disengage entirely from the ...

When I first started practicing yoga nidra, my friends thought I had joined a cult. It wasn't an absurd leap. Yoga nidra requires lying on your mat with your eyes closed while an instructor recites a ...

According to new research from The Mental Health Foundation, in the past month alone, poor sleep has led to 48 per cent of UK adults feeling more angry or irritable, more stressed and overwhelmed, or ...

Yoga Nidra and meditation offer effective strategies to combat burnout in today's demanding world. These ancient practices, promoted by institutions like Patanjali, encourage relaxation and ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – Yoga Nidra brought significant changes in the brain’s functional connectivity during the practice, a first functional MRI study exploring the neural mechanisms underlying Yoga ...

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