Yoga Nidra
Recommended Reading
Welcome to our curated collection of recommended reading on Yoga Nidra—a profound practice that holds the potential to deepen your understanding of relaxation, mindfulness, and profound states of awareness.
As a yoga teacher, exploring various texts on Yoga Nidra can enrich your own practice and enable you to guide your students. Whether you're seeking to delve into the history, philosophy, techniques, or scientific benefits of Yoga Nidra, this collection provides a diverse range of books to further your knowledge and enhance your teaching skills.
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Yoga Nidra
By Swami Satyananda Saraswati
The theory of yoga nidra in both yogic and scientific terms. It also presents the various applications of this versatile technique, which has been used for deep relaxation, in stress management and therapy, to enhance the learning process in education, to harmonise the deeper unconscious and awaken inner potential, and as a meditative technique.
Yoga Nidra: The Art of Transformational Sleep
By Kamini Desai
This comprehensive guidebook explores the core of Yogic philosophy and modern applications of Yoga Nidra backed by scientific research - affirming what Yogis have known for thousands of years.
You will receive instruction on the practice of Yoga Nidra and the use of intention. You will discover how unconscious thinking patterns and resulting biochemical states contribute to ill health, stress, insomnia, depression, anxiety, bad habits, trauma and addictions and most importantly, how to neutralize them with the Six Tools of Yoga Nidra.
Yoga Nidra Made Easy
Deep Relaxation Practices to Improve Sleep, Relieve Stress and Boost Energy and Creativity
By Uma Dinsmore-Tuli and Nirlipta Tuli
Experts Uma Dinsmore-Tuli and Nirlipta Tuli draw on decades of teaching experience to show you how you can easily integrate yoga nidra into your life for sleep-filled nights and energized days. You’ll learn:
· how to enter the state of yogic sleep
· tips and hints to memorize the practice so you can take it with you wherever you go
· the tools to create a sequence that’s perfect for you
· about inspiring real-life case studies from yoga nidra practitioners
UPCOMING YOGA NIDRA TRAINING -
UPCOMING YOGA NIDRA TRAINING -
Unveil the depths of yoga through the transformative power of Yoga Nidra with Yoga Wisdom.
This comprehensive training is designed for passionate yoga teachers who seek to deepen their understanding of Yoga Nidra, the art of conscious deep sleep, and explore the rich teachings of ancient yogic wisdom.
Monday 22 - Thursday 25 September 2025
Yoga Nidra
A Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing
By Richard Miller
Dr. Richard Miller, a prominent figure in the field of Yoga Nidra, provides valuable insights into the practice, its healing potential, and how it can be utilised to enhance overall wellbeing. This book contains numerous useful guided meditations and practices.
Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity
By Tracee Stanley
This special book is a beautiful guide to the practice of Yoga Nidra.
Filled with techniques and insights, the book offers a path to inner peace and heightened awareness through this ancient practice.
Tracee acknowledges some of the challenges that yoga has experienced and doesn’t shy away from controversial subjects, but all that challenge is held in accessible, beautiful language that inspires a beneficial and ongoing Yoga Nidra practice.