Yoga Nidra is a method of inducing complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation. It involves withdrawing the awareness from the senses and turning inwards.
The YogaNidraLite app contains a 10 minute Yoga Nidra Meditation and extra guides and information. Within the app, you are guided through the meditation by a professionally trained Yoga and Meditation teacher.
The teacher has a pleasant and relaxing voice. Initially, the teacher explains the correct posture for the meditation (lying down). He suggests spending enough time to get in a position you will feel comfortable in for the ten minutes.
Following this, the practice moves on to taking three deep breaths and feeling a wave of relaxation on the out breath. Next, there is a short progressive relaxation of the whole body. After this, the next step is to focus on the sounds around you, including the sound of your own breathing.
This meditation then moves on to a body rotation exercise. In this exercise, the pleasant voice of the teacher guides you through becoming aware of each part of the body. After this, you are guided into an awareness of the body as a whole. The meditation then guides you to become aware of both the body and your breathing.
Within this app, there is also an excellent guide to getting the best from your Yoga Nidra Practice. This guide includes information on the correct position, remaining awake and choosing a suitable place and time for your practice.
Finally, the meditation moves to a further breathing exercises before the close of the practice.
This is a great app if you are feeling stressed or anxious. It also promotes deep and relaxing sleep. The meditation left me feeling wonderfully refreshed and relaxed. I thoroughly recommend this app and it has quickly become my favorite meditation. Try it – you won’t be disappointed.
An upgrade for this app is available for £3.99. The upgraded version include three meditations of different lengths, 10, 20 and 30 minutes each, and contains no advertising.
Further information
This app is available on iOS
For further information visit itunes.apple.com
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