yoga nidra: the clear sky of awareness
The practice alternates between sensing the “contents” of our human experience, sensing the container in which all the contents are bubbling up, and pure sensing. Or we might say, sensing the “clouds,” sensing the clear sky behind them and simply sensing, beyond clouds and sky.
yoga nidra: self-compassion
This quiet and soothing 35-minute practice focuses on self-nurturance and interweaves the Ho’oponopono phrases for reconciliation and forgiveness. A steady stream of traffic punctuated by the occasional honk of an impatient driver and the soft snoring of a non-virtual participant provide background music.
yoga nidra: flowing with the current of life
During this 38-minute practice of yoga nidra, we explore sensations of body and energy. Then we settle back, allowing ourselves to simply be carried by the current of life.
yoga nidra: on being here
We begin our practice here. Here, where we have always been. Here, where we will remain. Here, where we sense body, breath, emotions and thoughts. Here, where we rest.
yoga nidra: living the mystery
Using the five elements as a frame, we explore sensorially the contradictions of life. How is it that we can feel simultaneously dense and diaphanous? Spacious and solid? Irritable and uplifted? Infinite and defined? What a mystery it is.
yoga nidra: watching the show
Watching the show of our lives as if it is being performed on a grand stage, we alternate between identifying with the various characters playing their roles and resting as wide open availability; the simultaneity of observing and acting,being both engaged and detached.
video: guided breath sensing practice
A short practice on sensing the flow of breath between the heart centre and the dvādaśānta. Wherever you may be, whatever you may be doing, cast your attention into the dvādaśānta. As your mental agitation dissolves moment by moment, you will be transformed in a matter of days. II 51 Kshmeraja, commentary on verse 18 […]
yoga nidra: spaciousness
A slow-moving, quiet practice centered around rediscovering our inherent spaciousness. Note: now that the classes are offered in “hybrid format” – meaning that there are people in the yoga studio as well as those online – there are a few more background sounds in some of the recordings, such as coughs and snores, just as […]
yoga nidra: who am I without my story?
Following a thorough exploration of body and breath sensations, as well as those associated with emotional states, we inquire into the various identities we assume such as our age, gender, occupation, personality characteristics, etc. and that which remains when they fall away.
yoga nidra: oceanic stillness
This 30-minute practice offers a pathway for reconnecting with the oceanic stillness underlying all surface turbulence. The sound quality is not perfect. Such is life.