A LEO NEW MOON NIDRA:
Thank you so much to those of you who got in touch with feedback following my first New Moon Nidra that I sent out last month (The Resting Tea).
You asked, and so here it is, a New Moon Nidra for the season of Leo.
It felt most apt to put in the pot alongside the Courage Tea.
Please read before listening:
Yoga Nidra is a form of Deep Rest where nothing is asked of you. A practice of relaxing your state of awareness and entering into a dream-like comfortability. When listening to the recording, please make sure you can be somewhere that you will not be disturbed, and that all devices are on airplane mode with no vibrate, or turned off completely. Create yourself a luxurious and cosy nest - this can be on a bed, in a chair, on the floor, outside in the grass - whatever place will work best for you to feel comfortable and secure. You may want a favourite blanket to cover yourself with, a soft pillow for your head and under your knees. Experiment with what will help you feel as relaxed and comfortable as possible. Likewise, wear whatever will help in this regard too. There will be a series of invitations but everything is open to what feels alive for you in each moment. It is okay if your attention wanders away from my voice, let it land for you as feels right for you. If thoughts come up that feel disruptive, gently guide yourself back into an awareness of my words. There is no way to get Deep Rest wrong! Each experience is uniquely for you. The recording will be about 25 minutes long and there will be moments of silence to give you a sense of spaciousness and unhurried time together, know I am still with you. If you need to move your body because you are in discomfort, please do so. If anything said in the Nidra feels uncomfortable for you, you can stop at any time. All you have to do, is return to the sensation of your breath, wiggle your fingers and toes and feel the ground beneath you as you open your eyes. Drop in and out as feels good for you to do so. If you fall asleep, don’t worry at all. This is your practice to engage with as you wish, and perhaps sleep is exactly the rest you need right now. The New Moon Nidra invites you to create an intention to help support you for this coming moon cycle. Start to have a think about what you might wish this intention to be, but hold it loosely, don't let it be too rigid. Walk with it and see what simple sentence or word comes back to you time and again. The New Moon is in the astrological sign of Leo, which manifests itself with asking how we can feel safe in the moments when we want to impress, how we can fill ourselves with courage as we step into the spotlight. How we might graciously accept the feedback offered to us from others. It invites us to find the connections to our own brave hearts. The invitation is to use these manifestations as a potential container for your intention. The New Moon Nidra will take us on a little journey with our breath, around our body, out into space, and home to ourselves. Everything with Deep Rest is an offering and there is never any enforced way of engaging with the Practice, it is not something you can ever get wrong. Have a journal and pen ready for if you wish to take any notes afterwards. Also have a favourite mug with your favourite tea ready for straight afterwards too.
Get yourself comfortable, and we will begin.
