When I first started practicing yoga nidra, my friends thought I had joined a cult. It wasn't an absurd leap. Yoga nidra requires lying on your mat with your eyes closed while an instructor recites a ...

The modern world is a stage where the pressure to succeed, the fear of failure, and the relentless quest for perfection take a toll on the well-being of countless individuals. In this chaotic ...

You’ve likely heard of yoga and meditation, but what about yoga nidra? This ancient practice is renowned for its ability to help with stress, anxiety and sleep problems. As someone who occasionally ...

An ancient exercise form has been scientifically proven to improve sleep quality, memory and cognition. Using modern technology, researchers from the Armed Forces Medical College in India studied the ...

Are you looking for a way to experience deep relaxation? A yoga nidra is like a meditation but so much more. This abstract from the National Library of Medicine explains the origins and clinical ...

Yoga nidra is a form of guided relaxation that can be highly restorative, which can feel "as much as a full night's sleep in a fraction of the time," said certified yoga instructor Rachel Cowan. It's ...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai uses something called non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) to relax. NSDR is often achieved through a practice called yoga nidra, according to the Stanford professor who coined ...

Also called 'psychic sleep', yoga nidra is a state of deep relaxation in which the conscious mind is asleep, but the awareness remains active. Yoga Nidra is a practice of deep relaxation in which you ...