The Rest We Share: Jewish-informed Yoga Nidra Meditations | Ruthie Ayzenberg

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest 

By Ruthie Ayzenberg

Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake

If you're curious about the organization of a yoga nidra practice, you may want to listen to this. This short episode deconstructs the Yoga Nidra sequence by explaining the 8 stages that constitute a traditional practice.  

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest 

By Ruthie Ayzenberg

Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake

Whether you're stressed, busy, tired, or just need to take a break, this relatively short yoga nidra practice is designed to reset your nervous system. By generating a deep relaxation through body awareness, guided breathing, and visualization, you can give your nervous system a protected time to rest, repair, and restore.  

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NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest 

By Ruthie Ayzenberg

Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake

It's never too early or too late to start practicing yoga nidra. This is an imaginative guided yoga nidra journey created specifically for young children to help them go to sleep peacefully or rest and relax quietly during nap time.

Children of all ages are invited to close their eyes and travel to the magical land of yoga nidra....

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NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest 

By Ruthie Ayzenberg

Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake

This short segment talks about the practical preparations for yoga nidra, such as setting up your environment, using props, fine tuning the resting posture, what to/not to wear, times to practice, and more.  Logistical tips are offered to set yourself up for a positive experience. 

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest 

By Ruthie Ayzenberg

Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake

Having a busy or stressful day? This audio is a 22-minute short-version practice for a quick nervous system relaxation and reset. 

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NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest 

By Ruthie Ayzenberg

Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake

If you are a new mom (or mom-to-be), this yoga nidra practice is especially for you.  Designed with new mothers in mind, this guided practice gives you the rest and restoration you deserve while gently guiding you to approach any inner struggles you may be experiencing and building self-compassion.  

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NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest 

By Ruthie Ayzenberg

Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake

Sometimes, the most important people in our lives are the best at pushing our buttons and triggering our reactivity.  So if you have some difficult feelings about someone important to you--whether a partner, family member, coworker--this guided yoga nidra practice is for you.

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NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest 

By Ruthie Ayzenberg

Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake

This Yoga Nidra audio guides you to connect to the 5 elements--Fire, Air, Water, Earth, and Space--as you move through the layers of consciousness towards deep restoration and healing. 

NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest 

By Ruthie Ayzenberg

Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake

At the core of many of your struggles and conflicts is a lack of feeling safety and a lack of trust in ourselves or the world around us. This deep practice is designed to help you experience safety from within and build trust with your body and mind. 

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NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest 

By Ruthie Ayzenberg

Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake

This practice focuses on experiencing and integrating opposite feelings, thoughts, and sensations to align the body and mind. By generating opposing feelings from within, we can learn to respond to them with intentionality instead of reactivity, which can help relate to the world in a more compassionate, peaceful, and nuanced way. 

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