Ailsa Burns: Guided Relaxations

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Ailsa Burns: Guided Relaxations episodes

August 04, 2024 Yoga Nidra for Morning Presence • 10 minutes
Join Ailsa for 10 minutes of None Sleep Deep Rest (or NSDR) Yoga Nidra. During this Yoga Nidra practice, you are invited to work with intention and breathwork. Greet your day with presence, stillness and a quote from Thich Nhat Hanh. This 10 minute Yoga Nidra will help you to rest, relax, untangle stress and enrich your life with the profound practice of meditation.Yoga Nidra helps to induce complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation. This yogic sleep technique calms the nervous system and activates the parasympathetic response (rest and digest). This Yoga Nidra is designed to reset and reboot your whole nervous system. Lie down, relax and rest, while practising meditation. This Yoga Nidra aims to offer you anxiety relief, to induce a deep sense of inner peace and to calm stress. Allow Ailsa's soothing female voice to guide you through a deeply relaxing, restful and rejuvenating Yoga Nidra. Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation practised lying down that leads you into a healing and deeply restful state. The practice of Yoga Nidra guides you through the layers of consciousness, or Koshas, as referred to in yoga philosophy. This short, 15 minute Yoga Nidra allows time to explore the physical and energetic layers of consciousness (or Koshas), with plenty of time at the start to settle into this guided relaxation. Yoga Nidra can be beneficial for conditions including chronic pain, adrenal fatigue, sleep problems, depression and anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); while increasing health, resiliency and well-being. Even when practised during the day, Yoga Nidra can help to improve the quality of your sleep at night. Each Yoga Nidra on this channel is lovingly created by Ailsa and designed to be your haven of peace and tranquillity.

🎧 YOGA NIDRA LIBRARYAn annual subscription that gives you access to the Yoga Nidra Library. Access exclusive Yoga Nidra meditations and unlimited streaming free from distracting advertisements and screens. Relax, un-wind and soothe your nervous system with deeply restful Yoga Nidra, all developed, created and guided by Ailsa. Find out more 👉 https://www.ailsaburns.com/yoganidra

🪷 ONLINE YOGA STUDIOA monthly or annual membership subscription that gives you access to on-demand Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Yoga Nidra classes guided by Ailsa. In the age of streaming overwhelm, cut through the noise and liberate yourself from the decision fatigue. No more endless scrolling and instead, as part of your subscription, you will receive a weekly program of yoga that touches on all three pillars offered within the Online Yoga Studio. Find out more 👉 https://www.ailsaburns.com/yogavideos

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10 min
July 28, 2024 Yoga Nidra for Deep Sleep (Day 4) 24 Days of Yoga Nidra for Sleep
Do you struggle with sleep? Do you wake up in the middle of the night unable to return to your slumber? Do you begin your day feeling tired? Join Ailsa for a 24 day journey to transform your approach and relationship to sleep. This video is part of a FREE on-demand and online course which approaches sleep with the ancient wisdom of Yoga Nidra so that you can create a nurturing and self-compassionate at-home practice that helps improve the quality of your sleep and helps you to fall asleep. Join for FREE here for extra features including educational videos and journalling prompts 👉 https://bit.ly/4gS1Ugu.Give yourself the gift of rest and relaxation.#forsleep

🎧 YOGA NIDRA LIBRARYAn annual subscription that gives you access to the Yoga Nidra Library. Access exclusive Yoga Nidra meditations and unlimited streaming free from distracting advertisements and screens. Relax, un-wind and soothe your nervous system with deeply restful Yoga Nidra, all developed, created and guided by Ailsa. Find out more 👉 https://www.ailsaburns.com/yoganidra

🪷 ONLINE YOGA STUDIOA monthly or annual membership subscription that gives you access to on-demand Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Yoga Nidra classes guided by Ailsa. In the age of streaming overwhelm, cut through the noise and liberate yourself from the decision fatigue. No more endless scrolling and instead, as part of your subscription, you will receive a weekly program of yoga that touches on all three pillars offered within the Online Yoga Studio. Find out more 👉 https://www.ailsaburns.com/yogavideos
37 min
July 21, 2024 Uplifting Yoga Nidra for Positivity
Join Ailsa for a 25 minute Yoga Nidra. This uplifting Yoga Nidra is designed to help you to nurture feelings of positivity. You can listen to this Yoga Nidra at anytime of your day to help cultivate a boundless sense of positive energy. This Yoga Nidra is voice only, allowing you to fully immerse yourself into your Yoga Nidra practice. Ailsa's voice is female with a Scottish accent and Ailsa guides you through a body sensing technique, a pranayama (or breathwork) and visualisation.
🎧 YOGA NIDRA LIBRARYAn annual subscription that gives you access to the Yoga Nidra Library. Access exclusive Yoga Nidra meditations and unlimited streaming free from distracting advertisements and screens. Relax, un-wind and soothe your nervous system with deeply restful Yoga Nidra, all developed, created and guided by Ailsa. Find out more 👉 https://www.ailsaburns.com/yoganidra

🪷 ONLINE YOGA STUDIOA monthly or annual membership subscription that gives you access to on-demand Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Yoga Nidra classes guided by Ailsa. In the age of streaming overwhelm, cut through the noise and liberate yourself from the decision fatigue. No more endless scrolling and instead, as part of your subscription, you will receive a weekly program of yoga that touches on all three pillars offered within the Online Yoga Studio. Find out more 👉 https://www.ailsaburns.com/yogavideos
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25 min
June 18, 2024 Yoga Nidra Power Nap
Yoga Nidra Power Nap. Today’s 20 minute Yoga Nidra is designed for when you need to restore a sleep deficit. You might have awoken and need a wee bit more time to rest and restore, intentionally, or you might need a wee pick up me up mid-afternoon. Studies have shown that roughly 1 hour of Yoga Nidra is equal to four hours of sleep, so this Yoga Nidra is your space to inject more energy into your day whilst taking time for stillness and slowing down.
This voice only Yoga Nidra is designed to soothe, restore and reset your entire nervous system. Ailsa will guide you through intention, an inner resource practice, body sensing and breathwork. Get cosy, and let yourself be guided by Ailsa's soothing voice to a state of deep rest and relaxation. Ailsa's voice is female with a soft Scottish accent and there is no music accompanying the meditation.
Relax back into this 20 minute Yoga Nidra with Ailsa to support and calm the nervous system. This Yoga Nidra guided meditation is designed to utilise the systematic relaxation techniques used in Yoga Nidra to bring you into the parasympathetic division of the nervous system known as 'rest and digest'. Yoga Nidra is a technique of guided meditation that is completely effortless and accessible to all. Simply find a comfortable place to rest, relax back and just listen. The techniques used here will bring you into a deep light altered state of consciousness where you land somewhere between wakefulness and sleeping. It is here where one can disconnect from the thinking mind and rest back into a sense of your true nature. As the body undergoes healing and returns to homeostasis, emerge feeling grounded, rested, and more balanced.
Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation practised lying down that leads you into a healing and deeply restful state. Yoga Nidra has been shown to be effective in scientific trials for conditions including chronic pain, sleep problems, depression and anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); while increasing health, resiliency and well-being. This practice, encompassing elements like body scans, stress relief, and anxiety reduction, provides an all-encompassing solution for concerns related to insomnia. The unique approach of Yoga Nidra is known for fostering non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) and can also be used to encourage the onset of sleep. Yoga Nidra serves as a form of sleep hypnosis, ushering you into a peaceful slumber or an invigorating nap as desired.
0:00 introduction
1:45 yoga nidra power nap

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20 min
June 14, 2024 Yoga Nidra: Nervous System Reset
20 minute Yoga Nidra to Reset the Nervous System. Today’s Yoga Nidra is designed to stimulate the Vagus Nerve, which can help to relax the body, calm the mind, and activate the rest and digest nervous system response. A healthy vagal tone can have wonderful benefits for autonomic nervous system health, as well as mental health and well-being. This voice only Yoga Nidra is designed to soothe, restore and reset your entire nervous system. Ailsa will guide you through intention, an inner resource practice, body sensing and breathwork. Get cosy, and let yourself be guided by Ailsa's soothing voice to a state of deep rest and relaxation. Ailsa's voice is female with a soft Scottish accent and there is no music accompanying the meditation.
Relax back into this 20 minute Yoga Nidra with Ailsa to support and calm the nervous system. This Yoga Nidra guided meditation is designed to utilise the systematic relaxation techniques used in Yoga Nidra to bring you into the parasympathetic division of the nervous system known as 'rest and digest'. Yoga Nidra is a technique of guided meditation that is completely effortless and accessible to all. Simply find a comfortable place to rest, relax back and just listen. The techniques used here will bring you into a deep light altered state of consciousness where you land somewhere between wakefulness and sleeping. It is here where one can disconnect from the thinking mind and rest back into a sense of your true nature. As the body undergoes healing and returns to homeostasis, emerge feeling grounded, rested, and more balanced.
Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation practised lying down that leads you into a healing and deeply restful state. Yoga Nidra has been shown to be effective in scientific trials for conditions including chronic pain, sleep problems, depression and anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); while increasing health, resiliency and well-being. This practice, encompassing elements like body scans, stress relief, and anxiety reduction, provides an all-encompassing solution for concerns related to insomnia. The unique approach of Yoga Nidra is known for fostering non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) and can also be used to encourage the onset of sleep. Yoga Nidra serves as a form of sleep hypnosis, ushering you into a peaceful slumber or an invigorating nap as desired.
0:00 introduction
1:20 yoga nidra: nervous system reset

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21 min
June 10, 2024 Yoga Nidra Guided Meditation
Yoga Nidra Guided Meditation. This 20 minute Yoga Nidra is designed to soothe, restore and reset your nervous system and this Yoga Nidra is themed around the Water Element. Ailsa will guide you through intention, an inner resource practice, body sensing and breathwork. Get cosy, and let yourself be guided by Ailsa's soothing voice to a state of deep rest and relaxation. Ailsa's voice is female with a soft Scottish accent and there is no music accompanying the meditation.
Relax back into this 20 minute Yoga Nidra with Ailsa to support and calm the nervous system. This Yoga Nidra guided meditation is designed to utilise the systematic relaxation techniques used in Yoga Nidra to bring you into the parasympathetic division of the nervous system known as 'rest and digest'. Yoga Nidra is a technique of guided meditation that is completely effortless and accessible to all. Simply find a comfortable place to rest, relax back and just listen. The techniques used here will bring you into a deep light altered state of consciousness where you land somewhere between wakefulness and sleeping. It is here where one can disconnect from the thinking mind and rest back into a sense of your true nature. As the body undergoes healing and returns to homeostasis, emerge feeling grounded, rested, and more balanced.
Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation practised lying down that leads you into a healing and deeply restful state. Yoga Nidra has been shown to be effective in scientific trials for conditions including chronic pain, sleep problems, depression and anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); while increasing health, resiliency and well-being. This practice, encompassing elements like body scans, stress relief, and anxiety reduction, provides an all-encompassing solution for concerns related to insomnia. The unique approach of Yoga Nidra is known for fostering non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) and can also be used to encourage the onset of sleep. Yoga Nidra serves as a form of sleep hypnosis, ushering you into a peaceful slumber or an invigorating nap as desired.
0:00 introduction
1:00 yoga nidra guided meditation

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21 min
June 06, 2024 Yoga Nidra Sleep Meditation
Do you struggle with sleep? Do you wake up in the middle of the night unable to return to your slumber? Do you begin your day feeling tired? Join Ailsa for a 24 day journey to transform your approach and relationship to sleep.
The 24 Days of Yoga Nidra for Sleep is a FREE on-demand and online course which approaches sleep with the ancient wisdom of Yoga Nidra so that you can create a nurturing and self-compassionate at-home practice that helps improve the quality of your sleep and helps you to fall asleep.
Join here for extra features including educational videos and journalling prompts https://bit.ly/4gS1Ugu.
Give yourself the gift of rest and relaxation.
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35 min
June 02, 2024 Non Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) • 10 minutes
10 minute Non Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR). Join Ailsa for a voice only NSDR designed to soothe, restore and reset your entire nervous system. Ailsa will guide you through intention, body sensing and an exploration of the wisdom body. Get cosy, and let yourself be guided by Ailsa's soothing voice to a state of deep rest and relaxation. Ailsa's voice is female with a soft Scottish accent and there is no music accompanying the meditation.
Relax back into this 10 minute Non Sleep Deep Rest with Ailsa to support and calm the nervous system. This NSDR guided meditation is designed to utilise the systematic relaxation techniques used in NSDR to bring you into the parasympathetic division of the nervous system known as 'rest and digest'. NSDR is a technique of guided meditation that is completely effortless and accessible to all. Simply find a comfortable place to rest, relax back and just listen. The techniques used here will bring you into a deep light altered state of consciousness where you land somewhere between wakefulness and sleeping. It is here where one can disconnect from the thinking mind and rest back into a sense of your true nature. As the body undergoes healing and returns to homeostasis, emerge feeling grounded, rested, and more balanced.
Non Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) is a form of guided meditation practised lying down that leads you into a healing and deeply restful state. NSDR has been shown to be effective in scientific trials for conditions including chronic pain, sleep problems, depression and anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); while increasing health, resiliency and well-being. This practice, encompassing elements like body scans, stress relief, and anxiety reduction, provides an all-encompassing solution for concerns related to insomnia. The unique approach is known for fostering non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) and can also be used to encourage the onset of sleep. NSDR serves as a form of sleep hypnosis, ushering you into a peaceful slumber or an invigorating nap as desired.
0:00 introduction
0:45 nsdr 10 minutes

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12 min
June 02, 2024 Yoga Nidra Sleep Meditation
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35 min
May 29, 2024 Yoga Nidra for Insomnia • 1 hour
1 hour Yoga Nidra for Insomnia. This 1 hour sleep talk down uses Yoga Nidra techniques to guide you into a deep state of sleep and rest. This is a spoken meditation that is designed to help you fall asleep and ease insomnia. Today’s 1 hour guided meditation is designed to improve the quality of your sleep and to help you fall asleep. You can also listen to this guided meditation if you have awoken in the middle of the night and you would like to fall back asleep. This voice only meditation is great for relaxation and stress management. Even if sleep does not come, this sleep meditation will give you a much better nights rest than tossing and turning.
Ailsa will guide you through a Yoga Nidra that includes an inner resource visualisation, body sensing and breath work. This sleep meditation is guided by Ailsa Burns and is designed to reduce the stress of being awake at night, to reduce anxiety about insomnia and calm your nerves to help you get the rest you need. Let the guidance of Ailsa' voice take you to a place of complete peace and relaxation as you wind down into effortless sleep. Ailsa's voice is female with a soft Scottish accent and there is no music accompanying the meditation. This Yoga Nidra is also tailored to foster tranquillity and helps you to reset your entire nervous system. Let this soothing and relaxing form of guided meditation take you to a place of total peace and relaxation as you wind down into effortless sleep. This voice only sleep talk down can also be listened to as a lecture to fall asleep to.
This Yoga Nidra is designed to help reduce the stress caused by being awake and unable to sleep at night, to help reduce anxiety about insomnia and to calm the nerves so that you can get the rest you need. Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation practised lying down that leads you into a healing and deeply restful state. Yoga Nidra has been shown to be effective in scientific trials for conditions including chronic pain, sleep problems, depression and anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); while increasing health, resiliency and well-being. This practice, encompassing elements like body scans, stress relief, and anxiety reduction, provides an all-encompassing solution for concerns related to insomnia. The unique approach of Yoga Nidra is known for fostering non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) and helps to encourage the onset of sleep. Yoga Nidra serves as a form of sleep hypnosis, ushering you into a peaceful slumber or an invigorating nap as desired.
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3:00 yoga nidra for insomnia

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56 min