This is a simple, bare bones yoga nidra practice, without music.

The practice of Shavayatra is also known as the 61 points exercise, and is a form of yoga nidra from the Sri Vidya tantra tradition of the Himalayas. It helps us to deeply relax  and enter into pratyahara, or sense withdrawal, and merge awareness between the body and the mind. An experience of energy like a network of throughout the body may be felt. The invitation is to just be with anything you experience.

The practice involves briefly resting your attention, on each of the 61 points, as you hear them named. These 61 points correspond with energy-rich areas of the body, known as marma points.

Script is adapted from the description of the practice provided on https://swamij.com/

thumbnail photo by Bruce Christianson, courtesy of Unsplash

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Phoebe