Experience Yoga Nidra

"Relaxation is a state, which is best achieved by using a technique that has been developed in order to trigger and maintain that state. During Yoga Nidra, the blood pressure is normalized, the immune system is strengthened and the brain slows down and cooperates. All organs and senses of the body are rested in a way that sleep seldom provides. Thus, the senses are sharpened and you feel invigorated afterwards.

The more familiar you become with Yoga Nidra, the easier it is to glide into the relaxed state. And as you come to know harmony, you are soon able to instantly recall it, in the middle of daily activities.

What makes Yoga Nidra so special is that it touches all parts of your being through the different methods it contains. After having made the body and mind thoroughly aware and relaxed, I use, among other things, the mantras (spoken sounds) and the visual symbols of the chakras to awaken and harmonise these fields of energy and consciousness.

On this CD, Roop Verma plays special ragas on sitar, that enhance the relaxation. And, as the first musician to do so, Roop Verma has been inspired to record the ancient musical symbols of the chakras, which you experience with my guidance during the Deep Yoga Nidra."

Swami Janakananda

This CD contains :

1. The Wholeness of Your Nature, the Little Yoga Nidra to the sounds of Mother Earth. Composed and guided by Swami Janakananda. 20.23

2. Travel through the Space of Experience, music, composed and played on a Swara-Mandala harp by Roop Verma. 12.28

3. Discover Your Self, the Deep Yoga Nidra, adapted and guided by Swami Janakananda, to the music of Roop Verma. 45.05

Before you start using the CD, be sure to read the information booklet included with the CD. It tells about the background of Yoga Nidra, and explains how to get the full benefits from the two relaxations.

Experience Yoga Nidra: Guided Deep Relaxation is an effective help for stress management, mental training and for reaching the state of meditation.

Literature and science

Read Swami Janakananda's article:
Tantra and Yoga Nidra – on the knowledge and methods in Tantra, which make Yoga Nidra so uniquely effective and deep

Other inspiring articles on Yoga Nidra in the Reading Room:

The relaxed state and science

Pictures of the brain's activity during Yoga Nidra

What on earth do they use it for…

Meditative Deep Relaxation

Scientific research done in London and Denmark in 2002 on the yoga teachers of our school, while listening to the CD Experience Yoga Nidra has shown that there is up to 65% increase in dopamine production while practicing by this CD.

The first scientific study (with our teachers as subjects, listening to the Experience Yoga Nidra) was done in Copenhagen in 1999. It is published in the magazine Human Brain Mapping , Volume 7 Issue 2, pages 98-105 and online.

Written and said about Experience Yoga Nidra