NSDR - Non-Sleep Deep Rest

WITH MUSIC - Not Your Own Bed: Yoga Nidra for Sleeping Away From Home

NSDR - Non-Sleep Deep Rest

Show Notes

Why does sleep come harder in a bed that is not your own? Your nervous system stays half alert in unfamiliar rooms, scanning for what it does not recognize. This Yoga Nidra practice walks your attention slowly through the body until the room stops registering as strange.

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