{"product_id":"yoga-nidra-meditation-cd-extreme-relaxation-of-conscious-deep-sleep","title":"Yoga Nidra Meditation CD: Extreme Relaxation of Conscious Deep Sleep","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis meditation is an authentic rendering of Yoga Nidra as taught in the Himalayas by the masters of Yoga  Vedanta and Tantra. While it is an advanced meditation practice  anyone can start the practice while watching it deepen over time.  Yoga Nidra literally means \"Yogic Sleep.\" In this deep meditation you train your attention to leave the chatter of the Waking state of mind  go past the fantasy of the Dreaming state  and consciously  intentionally enter the stillness of the Deep Sleep state  yet paradoxically remain awake and in deep meditation. For thousands of years the Yogis have used Yoga Nidra to master the art of sleep  to balance the subtle energies  and to experience greater depths of meditation.  The state of conscious Deep Sleep or Yoga Nidra is underneath  behind  or subtler than meditations at either the Waking or Dreaming levels. This subtle state is called \"Prajna \" which means \"supreme knowing.\" \"Pra\" means \"supreme \" and \"jna\" means \"knowing.\" The conscious experience of this state is a doorway to higher  formless knowing that has been called the infinite library of wisdom and the teacher within.  The depth of authentic Yoga Nidra comes from inner awareness of the levels of your own self  including your body  breath  and the subtler mind  rather than diverting attention through music or inner fantasies (as pleasant as these may be). This inner exploring through self-awareness is a more refined form of meditation that leads you deeper into the stillness and silence of your own being  while remaining fully awake and aware. The Yoga Nidra methods bring you to a place of awareness where you are able to completely let go of any words  thoughts  images  impressions  or pictures in the mind. You are guided to allow your mind to \"empty  empty  empty\" though you remain fully awake and clear of mind.  The practices on this CD will gently train your ability to direct your own attention  which is the primary skill in the art of meditation. You will find that you are gradually able to use these methods on your own  without the CD  and the benefits will be with you not only during your practice time  but also during the activities of daily life.  The voice will systematically guide you to explore your physical body  then move through 61 specific points within the body  and then practice ascending breath awareness along the body and spine. Your attention will be brought to the space between the eyebrows  then to the throat  and finally to the heart center  where you will go deep into stillness and silence  beyond the activities of the mind.  The Yoga Nidra CD has five tracks. The first track is an introduction (8:02 minutes)  describing the state of Yoga Nidra and the practices on the CD. The next four tracks move through four sequential practices that are listened to together  so as to form a complete practice of 57:24 minutes (CD is 65:36 minutes in total). These four tracks can also be listened to individually  as complete practices unto themselves  which allows you to have the benefits of practice when less time is available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44965890555957,"sku":"ByrdShop_0972471901","price":227.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780972471909.jpg?v=1770548472","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/yoga-nidra-meditation-cd-extreme-relaxation-of-conscious-deep-sleep","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}