Zoom audio recordings of yoga nidra meditations led by Marie and sent out on Sunday’s and available to listen to for a week. Cost: $50 payable via Venmo @Karen-Marie Rothenberger. Please send payment a week before the class starts. Individual recordings are available for $10 ea.
If you join the Yin Yoga & Yoga Nidra Meditation fall series the cost is $111.
Yoga nidra, a Sanskrit term meaning "yogic sleep" is a deep relaxation technique and a form of meditation. Yoga nidra is a state between sleeping and waking. The body is completely relaxed and the practitioner turns the awareness inward by listening to a set of instructions; much like a guided meditation. Yoga nidra practice results in deep relaxation and expands the individual's self-awareness.
In yoga nidra, the practitioner enters their alpha state. It also stimulates the hormones in the pineal gland, which releases melatonin - a hormone that reduces stress, boosts the immune system and helps prevent illness. Regular practice helps harmonize the brain hemispheres, promoting better mental performance.
Yoga nidra offers other amazing health benefits, as well, including:
Calms the mind
Relaxes and rejuvenates the body
Soothes the nervous system
Reduces fatigue
Lowers high cholesterol and blood pressure levels
Strengthens immunity
Improves quality of sleep
Treats depression
Reduces pain
Boosts concentration level
Supports brain function and boosts creativity