Yoga Nidra (Psychic Sleep)

"Yoga nidra means psychic sleep. Sleep rests the body, but yoga nidra rests both the mind and body. When you are asleep, your consciousness sleeps in your astral body, but in yoga nidra your consciousness is awake within. Yoga nidra performs two beneficial functions. It removes fatigue and invigorates the body. The stresses and strains of daily life create tensions and these rob the mind of its serenity. Yoga nidra removes tensions and restores the elasticity of your mind."

~Swami Satyananda Saraswati

The following recordings of Yoga Nidra practices are in the style of Satyananda Yoga Nidra.

Kaya Sthairyam

These are recordings of various kaya stairyam or body steadiness practices. These practices will help you be aware of and let go of external and internal stimuli, lengthen your ability to sit still, and improve your overall ability to concentrate.

Antar Mouna - Inner Silence

"When the mind is silent and peaceful it becomes very powerful. It can become a receptor of bliss and wisdom enabling life to become a spontaneous flow and expression of joy and harmony. However…this inner silence cannot arise while there is a continual stream of disturbing thoughts and emotions. All this inner noise of thoughts and emotions has to be removed before one can truly experience the soundless sound of inner silence."

~Swami Satyananda Saraswati