yoga nidra: the landscape of me
We begin with a gentle survey of the inner landscape, asking ourselves, How am I in this moment? We then consciously release the weight of the body, sensing how much tension it holds. As we do, we may notice the breath naturally deepening and flowing more freely, feeling its gentle caress without any need to […]
supine bodysensing practice
A 20-minute BodySensing practice in the tradition of Jean Klein. Recordings such as this one are not intended for daily use. Listen, follow along — once, maybe twice. Then don’t listen anymore. Extract the feeling of the practice and then do it your own way. Experiment. Explore what it feels like to move with minimal […]
yoga nidra: the inner landscape
A quiet practice during which we become acquainted with the parade of roles, identities and beliefs we hold to be true about ourselves. By gently feeling into the question, “Who am I?,” the transient nature of the story of me may reveal itself, releasing us to rest in pure Am-ness.
yoga nidra: the basics
A light-hearted and simple practice during which we settle in, establish a safe foundation for inquiry, create space for all the “matters” that are present, and then rest back and enjoy the ride.
guided meditation: listening
The practice slowly guides us from an alternation between listening to the particularities of the soundscape and attending to discrete body sensations, to pure, objectless listening.
yoga nidra: the thread
A short practice (22 min) during which we fully immerse ourselves in whatever is arising from moment to moment, feeling the thread of unchangingness woven through it all.
yoga nidra: the gravitational pull of love
Occasionally I receive requests to post a particular practice on the website for re-listening. This meditation, which followed a conversation on the Heartfelt Desire, one of the 10 steps of iRest Yoga Nidra, explores what it feels like to yield to the heart’s deepest longing, including any feelings of fear or resistance that may arise […]
yoga nidra: and this too
This practice followed a conversation during which a number of participants shared their feelings of grief at the loss of loved ones. (Some poetic license was used in the recounting of the story from the Bhagavad Gita.)
yoga nidra: being aware
Being aware is not a doing. When there is nothing to reject and nothing to cling to, nothing to fix and nothing to change, then there is nothing to do but simply rest as multidimensional awareness in which all sensations arise and subside.
yoga nidra: resting the mind
A soft and soothing practice for those times when the mind is active or when the nervous system is agitated.