What is Yoga Nidra and How Can It Benefit Sleep and Vigor?

Question

There have been humbling testimonials about Yoga Nidra practice significantly improving both sleep quality and cognitive performance. What exactly is Yoga Nidra and how does it help?

Answer 1

Yoga Nidra, ‘the yogi sleep’ is a primordial practice practiced for centuries. It includes lying down and attempting to maintain wake lucidity whilst being absolutely motionless. It incorporates extended exhales to reduce sympathetic brake and has been employed to diminish the lack of sleep and elicit states of restored mental and physical activity. According to some meditators, Yoga Nidra practitioners feel as if they had an 8 hour nap. And the research demonstrated that satisfaction on cognitive tasks along with the increase of dopamine neurotransmission by 60% in the most active zones after the session were achieved.

Comments

It's heartening to see Yoga Nidra getting recognized worldwide. Yoga Nidra is an ancient practice originating in India. Its roots can be traced back to Sankhya philosophy (first written down around 700 BC but dating back to around 1000 BC through verbal teaching).

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Yoga Nidra is just like taking a power nap. You're resting and getting more energy or feeling recharged afterward.

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Sleep is very important as also the rest, thank you

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Have been doing yoga nidra for some years.  It that’s a while to find a style and even the voice which works for you

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1.} YOGA NITRA : On the other hand, invites you to lie down, relax, and move from consciousness while awake to dreaming and then to not-dreaming—all while remaining aware.
This one trick can make feel like 8hours of sleep dust do it 10 min before you  sleep

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This is 100% Hinduism, Hindu Rishis/scientists have explained it in detail. Hinduism is the science of complete well-being and of becoming Consciousness. Hindu Rishis were unsurpassed Scientists.  Real name of Hinduism is Sanatan Dharm

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I wish that was true for me. I tried it for a couple of months,i got sleepy all day and at night i couldn't sleep...

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i practice Christian yoga nidra,,its amazing

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I still get AH content as suggestions, but find it hard to listen to him after knowing he abused several women for many years.. I want the science, but really try to get it elsewhere bc I don't trust him anymore. I find similar content, very well explained, with Ronda Patrick, Peter Attia, Rich Roll, DOAC, Dr Amen, Zoe, etc. The intense mktg is also too much.. I read this content bc I know yoga nidra and believe we should keep this name as reference, and not rebrand it, as the technique itself is a door to further breathwork.

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Yoga Nitra = Cat Nap