You are invited to work with your own intention in this Yoga Nidra. Working with Intention supports laying down new neural pathways in the brain. Intention is particularly powerful in Yoga Nidra as we state our intention when we are beyond the conscious mind, so there is no resistance to our stated intention.

When working with intention, the rule of thumb is to make it 1) as succinct and simple as possible, 2) always stated in the positive and 3) you have a visceral response in your body, meaning you feel physical sensation in your body when you say it. 

Intention can be a high level statements such as “I am kind to myself” to “I am at peace with myself as I am and the world as it is.” Or it can be specific, and cover anything from “I eat healthy foods that nourish my body” to “I balance my needs with the needs of others.”

General intentions are powerful because they are not prescriptive and so leave space for greater creativity - being kind to ourselves can take many forms, many of which may not have occurred to us yet. 

Specific intentions are helpful when we are working on a particular thing and want to resource ourselves and speed up the transition. 

Choose an intention that supports change you are trying to implement in your life, and use the intention throughout the day as well as during the Yoga Nidra. This means that you will be drawing on the resources of your conscious and unconscious mind to support the movement to a new way of being.

The techniques used in this Yoga Nidra require no physical movement. The practice uses three different breathing techniques to deepen relaxation.