First Yoga Nidra

Greetings!

"Yoga Nidra is one of the least explored, esoteric yoga practices. It is a conscious journey to levels beyond your ordinary state of mind." Yogi Amrit Desai

Last Monday we had our first Yoga Nidra class! It was wonderful and it's so nice to share this experience with others. We covered some of the basics significant to the Amrit Method of Yoga Nidra, such as Third Eye Integration, Intention and the Posture of Consciousness. I would like to share briefly about these principles, however, we will also re-visit them in classes and in another workshop format in the future.

Third Eye Integration ~ This concerns the power of the point between the eyebrows, the 6th Chakra, the Third Eye. This energy center lifts our energy, awareness, perception and consciousness upward from the lower centers of survival, to the higher centers of unified consciousness. It helps us to discern from the drama's & trauma's of our stories and past experiences, to see clearly in the here & now from a perception of non-attachment. In Yoga Nidra we cultivate the channeling of our energies to this center, that we may live more harmoniously, with more consistency!

Intention~ We discussed the difference between goal & intention. Goals are made in duality, traversing points from here to there. They can make us subject to inner conflict by igniting the ego consciousness of failure/success, self-judgment, stress & anxiety because of the 'need to prove' factors involved. Goal can bring divisiveness. Intention, on the other hand brings alignment. It calls on all aspects of the self, all our rowers to be rowing in the same direction! It creates an inner terrain of harmony where of our feelings, thoughts, speech and actions are all expressing the same thing - our truth. It brings all our rowers to be rowing the boat in the same direction, assuring it will navigate the waters effortlessly.

Posture of Consciousness~ This expresses the 2 sides of the same coin. That tension and release must go hand in hand, equally for health, vitality, clarity of thoughts & emotions and energy flow. We experience this through the Amrit Method of yoga postures, as well as, in the meditation practice. We hopefully learn to activate this through out all areas of our lives, realizing there are times for doing, times for non-doing; times for the expression of will, times for surrendering; times to activate our masculine, the Yang part of ourselves and the times to allow the feminine, our Yin to surface.
The doing will engage our Sympathetic Nervous System. This dominance, in our society has become a primary source of our stress related health issues. We have failed to cultivate engaging the balance of the Parasympathetic Nervous System which is to be found in very deep relaxation. This brings us into balance, wholeness & peace.

This deep, conscious relaxation is only one of the fundamental benefits of Yoga Nidra, but it is also of the utmost necessity.As we go deeper together, we hope you too can join us, either in class or private sessions!I will continue to keep you updated as we explore!

Peace~Lotus

We all have a unique way of moving through times of challenge, when old paradigms no longer seem to be working. It may feel like living in out-grown clothes, too tight and constricting! These periods are opportunities for letting go, of dying to an old way of being, so that we may be reborn into the new!

During these times of change and transition, the perception we hold can greatly influence our process, our deeper soul shifts. It's always good to question, Am I clearly perceiving lessons to be learned? Am I resisting? Is this resistance serving me or not? Am I able to find an underlying presence of Peace in the eye of the storm? Inner Journeys holds space and gives support through these shifts; brings clarity, insight and faith to these inner journeys, of the soul's work.

The practices offered act together to help you create a 'solid' foundation in which you will learn to navigate through the fluidity of your own evolutionary, transformational & spiritual adventure.
This work is body centered, sensory based and energetically sensitizing. You are led from the external conditions to the inner experiences that guide us in becoming our authentic Self!

You have the opportunity to explore and break free from habitual, self-defeating thoughts, patterns and actions; subconscious fears and emotions locked with in the body contributing to dis-ease; chronic tensions which separate you from Joy; false beliefs and stories which prevent you from experiencing your wholeness.

All of the modalities employed, each in its own way or synergistically, bring you into a deeper, fuller, more whole expression of your True Self. You will gain empowerment, Peace of mind, alignment and the choice of non-attachment. As you grow, you will continually increase your attunement to the intuition as it introduces to the ways of hearing your soul's song, as it longs to guide you home!