Savasana: A Passage to Immortality

At the heart of life’s most seductive, unsolved mysteries we find death—that dizzying prospect that our existence is but a flicker upon the landscape of eternity. Or is it? Humans have resisted accepting their own mortality since antiquity, when attitudes toward dying...

Daring to Rest

Each time you practice Yoga Nidra meditation, you’re stilling the waves of the mind through conscious entry into the sleep state. How? You start with sensing the body and breathing in specific ways in order to trigger the relaxation response. The relaxation response...

Yoga Nidra Resources: Books, CDs, Websites

1. Yoga Nidra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati remains today the classic book on the subject. Written by this disciple of Sri Swami Sivananda and brother monk of Sri Swami Satchidananda, the text explains the theory of Yoga Nidra in both yogic and scientific terms and...

Integrative Restoration: The iRest® Program

Among the most successful (using scientifically verified studies) therapeutic applications of Yoga Nidra is Dr. Richard Miller’s Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra or iRest ®. This program is fast becoming a major healing tool, having been used by Walter Reade...

The Art of Relaxation

Life has become very complex these days. The struggle for existence is very acute and keen. A great deal of constant mental and physical strain is imposed on humanity by its daily work and unhealthy mode of life. Action produces movements and these in turn cause...