It is a state of conscious deep sleep. During the practice of yoga nidra, one appears to be sleep, but the consciousness is functioning at the deeper level of awareness. It is sleep with a trace of deep awareness. It is state of mind in between wakefulness and dream. Normally when we sleep, we loose track of our self and cannot utilize this capacity of mind. Yoga nidra enables the person to be conscious in this state and nurture the seed of great will power, inspire the higher self, and enjoy the vitality of life.The Wholistic Technique for Relaxation
- Most people think that relaxation is simply reclining and closing your eyes. When you are tired you simply go to bed .But unless you are free from muscular, mental and emotional tensions, you are never relaxed. That is the reason why many of wake up in the morning with a feeling of fatigue, restlessness and inadequate rest. In order to relax completely, the inner tensions, emotions and mind must be released, This complete state of relaxation can be achieved through yoga nidra.
- But during each activity that restless mind keeps ticking away and muscles remain at work. Even listening to music requires energy. Actual state of relaxation can be achieved through yoga nidra. This technique is more efficient and effective form of physic and physiological rest and rejuvenation than conventional sleep. Psychosomatic illness such as diabetes, hypertension, migraine, asthma, ulcers and digestive disorders-all stem from tension.
- Then possibility is that your stomach is also tense. And if your stomach is tense, your circulatory system is also tense. To save yourself from this vicious circle of events that causes muscular, emotional and mental unrest, practice Yoga Nidra.
- who relaxes by collapsing in an easy chair with a cup of coffee, a drink or a cigarette.
- who reads a book or listens to music or watches television after hard day’s work
- who habitually bites his nails
- who scratches his head
- who strokes his chin compulsively
- who taps his feet without realizing
- who pace about restlessly in your room
- who talks compulsively
- who displays constant irritability
- who takes a day out for his game of golf, the home Gardner, the knitter or the Sunday painter or even a bathroom singer
- Someone who suffers from psychosomatic illnesses like diabetes, hyper-tension, migraine, asthma, ulcers.
- Nomadic people all over Asia, traveling night and day reach an oasis or camping place and at once throw themselves on the ground and one hour of that precious rest refreshes them with as much new vitality and energy as an average person.
- Martina Navratilova, Sachin Tendulkar, Leander Paes and many other sportsmen have personal yoga instructor who teaches them this divine art.
- The IAF medical service’s Indian society of aerospace medicine have been using it to desensitize trainees having air sickness problems and deliver specific solutions
- Wolf Gang Von Goethe used the inspirations and institutions from this state to solve problems arising in his work
- Kekule realized the molecular structure of benzene in this state
- Noble Laureate Neils Bohr came across the planetary structure of an atom
- Einstein accelerated his awareness to the speed of the light in the famous thought experiments, which led to the story of relativity.
