#yoganidra365

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Our bodies are shaped by our reactions or responses. After practicing yoga nidra meditation daily, I'm more aware of where in my body I constrict during uncomfortable experiences (stress, triggers, unresolved emotions, unhelpful thinking patterns). It feels good to pause, accept, and then change my breathing to support these delicate areas. It changes my reaction to a response, which significantly reduces my stress. How do I control this thing that I actually can't control...changes to...How about now, what can I do now? #yoganidra365 #forrestyoga #practicemakespractice

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Intent today was feel through what's in there, then sink attention deeper underneath. #forrestyoga #yoganidra365 #mindsurfing #pikethatshit #withStraightArms

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Learning a lot from my daughter today. She has a cough. She coughs for a few seconds. Then goes right back to playing, singing, dancing, running, giggling. Or she has a meltdown one moment and the next moment she's singing "let it gooooo let it gooooo." She lives in the moment without worry. I'm amazed at how she isn't letting the cough drag her down. Anytime I've been sick, I worry. When am I going to cough again? Will I lose my voice? What if I cough at an inappropriate time? What if everyone abandons me? Oh my god am I going to be sick forever? And more. Yeah, welcome to the neurotic parts of mind. 😅 Practice tonight was about feeling for and stretching out the moments of delight and openness in between the neurotic ones. How awesome is it that we can choose to focus on feeding our spirits instead of our neuroses. #forrestyoga #gravitysurfing #yogamom #yoganidra365

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Two uplevels today: 1) Squeezing legs together like there's no tomorrow in Handstand 2) shifting between dreaming and waking up and paying attention repeatedly throughout yoga nidra meditation. Not my intention to fall asleep but hey it is what it is. Comforting to know I can always come back and in. #forrestyoga #yoganidra365 #squeezeyourlegs

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Sometimes I do Yoga Nidra with no guide, and I love it. Lately I've been playing with illumination (inspired by Jennifer Reis' meditation - thanks @thechikpea) As I go through the body scan, my attention illuminates (brightens up) the areas I consciously feel. I applied this to my yoga practice, and it feels wonderful! And it was a useful way to pull me back into my body when I get distracted by anxious thoughts (ie, tax season...) #forrestyoga #gravitysurfing #yoganidra365 #clapyourfeet #ihatetaxseason

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Yoga Nidra meditation practice still going strong! I look forward to it each day. It feels good to have something to be excited about whether my day is fantastic or shitty. Breakthrough today. I surfed from Handstand Lotus to Lotus Crow solidly for the first time ever. It was like a meditation on the way down. Seriously, this meditation stuff works. I'm playing new edges with more awareness and curiosity. #forrestyoga #gravitysurfing #handstandlotus #lotuscrow #yoganidra365

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Where do I begin? Well, the first thing that comes to mind is - Where have I been all my life? lol. I am so happy today. I'm in love with Yoga Nidra. I want to do it everyday. My Ayurvedic Doc assigned it to me. After doing Yoga Nidra for the first time yesterday, I had the best night's sleep since giving birth 20 months ago. Seriously. I woke up feeling bright-eyed, energized, lighter - and for the first time, I was waiting for my daughter to wake up so that we could start our day!! Today's Yoga Nidra revealed to me my tendency to control and restrain my inner thrashing which leads to suffering. Yoga Nidra is teaching me to let the thrashing be and feel and listen to it. It strangely feels like holding my own hand or giving myself a hug - just as I would do the same for my loved ones. And then just like that. My heart woke up to a rich weave of emotions and the thrashing stopped. I'm not bothered by shit that normally bothers me. Is it crazy to say that I feel awake today!!!!????? I am excited about where this daily practice will take me. Yoga Nidra 365 all the way baby. #forrestyoga #yoganidra365 #yoganidra