Blissful Awakening

Yoga Nidra is a form of "yogic sleep" or "deep relaxation." This practice will help your body to relax and access theta brain waves. When in a theta brain wave state, you are able to access and reprogram your subconscious mind. This means healing on a deep level of reprogramming the subconscious limiting beliefs that you picked up during childhood and throughout your life. Our brains have the incredible ability to change throughout our lives. Yoga Nidra can help to start reinforce a positive narrative in the subconscious brain when planting a Sankalpa (heartfelt desire). 

This shorter 20 minute Yoga Nidra practice focuses on deep relaxation of the body. Yoga Nidra is usually practiced lying down on a yoga mat - use props to make yourself comfortable for the duration of this yoga practice. A bolster under your knees, a pillow under your head, cover yourself with a blanket etc. If you need extra comfort you can lie down on a couch or bed but ensure that you consciously work to stay awake. Yoga Nidra is a form of sleep but a sleep with awareness. Anchor to the sound of my voice to stay consciously awake during this practice! Enjoy xx

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This guided meditation will help you to open up and clear all 7 of your chakra energy centers. This meditation will incorporate visualizing chakra colours and mentally chanting sounds correlated with each chakra center. 

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Using mantras during a meditation practice is a powerful technique. Each mantra (word or sound) chosen has an energy vibration that can benefit the mind, body and spirit. Mantras help to calm the mind and slow mental chatter by giving your mind something to focus on.  

This meditation uses the Sanskrit mantras: 

Aham Prema: I am love. This mantra tunes you into your true nature as pure love. Love is the flowing energy that connects us all. Using this mantra can allow us to see ourselves, the world and others through the eyes of love.  

Aham Prakasha: I am light. This mantra tunes you into your true nature of being whole and complete as you are. Focus on illuminating the light within you. 

These mantras will be repeated mentally throughout this practice. 

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If you are having difficulty initiating sleep and having a restful night sleep, then this guided meditation is for you! This meditation will calm an overactive/stressed out mind by allowing your body to slow down, relax and prepare for sleep. Allow your mind to release and let go of your day so that you can drift off easily into a deep sleep. You deserve to access a deep healing state during sleep to begin repairing, restoring and rejuvenating your body. 

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Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a deep relaxation technique for learning how to release muscle tension. This relaxation technique has been proven to relieve anxiety, stress, headaches, and insomnia. Working through each muscle group in the body, you will actively contract your muscles to create tension and then progressively release your muscles. Focus on how your muscles feel when they are tensed vs relaxed during this practice. Be mindful to not hurt yourself during the muscle tensing process. Make the muscle tension deliberate, yet gentle. Avoid any areas where you have an injury or pain.  

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Take a moment to let positive emotions soak into your being. This meditation will allow you to focus on the positive emotions in your life. The more you can focus and remember the positives in your life, the easier you can break out of the habit of being stuck in your negative emotions. This can help rewire pathways in your brain, so overtime you can access good feeling emotions easier. Happy Meditating xx 

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This guided meditation practice will leave you feeling more positive and uplifted. Allow the feelings of gratitude to flow through you, while focusing on your heart centre. Mentally you can use "I am grateful for" statements when acknowledging all that you are grateful for in your life. 

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This simple breathing technique is a great choice for whether you need a midday pick me up, looking to relieve stress, or improve your mental clarity and focus. Additional tips during this breathing practice: you can try imagining in your third eye creating each side of a box with each inhale, hold, exhale and hold. Breath through your nostrils and avoid straining your breath.

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This meditation can be completed in the morning to set you up for the best day ever. You can repeat this meditation as often as you desire, to cultivate good feeling energy states for your body. Enjoy xx   

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This singing meditation helps to balance the mind and emotions, reduce stress, break addictive patterns and behaviours, enhance memory and clear the subconscious mind. If you are new to Kirtan Kriya, directions on how to practice this meditation can be found on my blog here: https://www.drjulieclark.com/blog/kirtan-kriya-meditation. 

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