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Deepen your practice and guide meaningful, transformative Yoga Nidra.

"A comprehensive-even definitive-guide, both wonderfully practical and deeply profound. It's joining Urlacher's Yin Yoga & Meditation as a textbook in my yoga teacher training!"
-Sage Rountree, PhD, Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses

Even with a beautiful script in your hands, it can still feel like you're just the reading words rather than fully guiding an experience. Rooted in timeless yogic wisdom and grounded in the heart, this complete resource offers everything you need to confidently and skillfully guide transformative Yoga Nidra sessions and deepen your own practice.

More than a manual, The Heart of Yoga Nidra offers an integrated understanding of the structure, purpose, and many possibilities of this luminous practice of deep rest and renewal. Bridging traditional yoga philosophy with modern neuroscience, it reveals the why and how behind the practice-offering a clear framework, sequencing, and practical tools for leading sessions that are deeply meaningful and attuned to your students' needs.

You'll find step-by-step guidance for leading each stage and personalizing Yoga Nidra scripts to reflect your authentic voice. Experiential practices help you embody the teachings, while trauma-informed, inclusive principles equip you to adapt the practice and meet your students where they are. As your own practice deepens, you'll bring your Yoga Nidra sessions to life through intentional choices and responsive guidance.

An invaluable companion for yoga teachers, practitioners, wellness professionals, and anyone drawn to sharing Yoga Nidra-inside you'll find:

Practice Architecture: A framework for developing, adapting, and guiding profound Yoga Nidra sessions.
Stage-by-Stage Framework: Guidance for leading each stage, with sample language and practical instruction to adapt existing scripts or create your own.
The Science of Deep Rest: Neuroscience principles that support nervous system regulation, build somatic resilience, and foster healing.
Trauma-Informed Guidance: Safe and inclusive practices that honor the full spectrum of experience-from restlessness and emotional release to integration.
Yoga Philosophy: An exploration of the koshas as a map for wholeness, self-discovery, and the joy of being.
Theme Weaving: Insights and inspiration to weave thematic threads, sankalpa, and imagery, supported by a library of symbols mapped across the stages.
Adaptive Methods: Tools to tailor the practice for any duration, level, or setting-from classes and private sessions to retreats.
Intentional Language: Responsive language that fosters clarity, connection, and presence.
Reflective Inquiries: Experiential pauses to embody the teachings, explore your inner landscape, and bridge philosophy with practice.
Personal Practice: A dedicated path to deepen your practice and root your teaching in lived experience.
Practice & Teaching Toolkit: Complete Yoga Nidra scripts of varying lengths, body scans, breathwork, chakra elements, and integrated class planners

Accessible to practitioners and teachers at all levels, The Heart of Yoga Nidra is a trusted yoga teacher training resource and a lifelong companion as you practice, prepare, and teach.

You may also enjoy The Book of Yoga Nidra Meditation Scripts and Yin Yoga & Meditation, complementary guides by bestselling author Sagel Urlacher.