Yoga Nidra to Reset Your Nervous System
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This simplified version of Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep) reminds your body and mind how to rest and, perhaps most importantly, that you deserve to receive nourishment and nurturing. Our world is busy, crazy, full of "Doing" - this Yoga Nidra invites to rest, reset and restore your whole self - body, mind and heart. Allow 20 minutes - rest for longer if you can.
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Om Shri Maha Lakshmiye Swaha
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There are many Laksmi (Lakshmi) chants for abundance. This one includes "Maha" - which translates as "great". So it translates as asking for, petitioning for great abundance! Chant this in multiples of 3 - 3, 6, 9...or 21, 27, or 54. A full mala (the prayer beads used to keep count of your mantra in Japa chanting) has 108 beads. So 54 is a half mala, 27, a quarter. 108 is a wonderful full practice! When you have finished chanting, sit in silence for a few minutes to allow the resonance to settle within and around you. Always chant...
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A chant for Peace - Lokāḥ Samastāḥ Sukhino Bhavantu
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World Sound Healing Day takes place on the 14th February each year. I offered a free yoga and chant session this year (2025) and this chant was loved by all. A Sanskrit mantra that often chanted at the conclusion of a yoga practice. Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu means "may everyone, in the whole world, be happy". It can be chanted, sung or meditated upon to offer as a prayer, or shloka for the whole world
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Positive Start Yoga Nidra Meditation
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Not being a fan of "New Year New You" - I still think we can begin to plant the seeds of our intentions for positve change for the months or year to come. We plant the seeds now (or indeed any time of the year) and, just like in Nature, we wait for them to germinate and flourish. We visit a winter garden, but one where the snowdrops are just beginning to push up through the soil...new growth is already happening and yours can too. I hope you enjoy this episode. ** Please do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery. Settle yourself comfortably at home, on...
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Guided Awareness meditation
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Sometimes it is the simplest of meditations that can guide us back to our heart-centred-self. Nothing fancy, but the breath (our anchor in the present moment), and a simple visualisation. I hope this offers you a few moments of peace and a sense of coming home to yourself.
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Meditation on Flourishing
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A simple guided meditation on the breath to calm your mind and body, followed by a visualisation of your vibrant, healthy cells. Enjoy!
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Metta - Loving Kindness Meditation
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Loving Kindness Meditation is the practice of wishing oneself and others well. The proven benefits include less self-criticism, more positive emotion, reduced pain, lesser self-destructive thoughts, and more resilience to name just some.
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Winter Solstice Yoga Nidra
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In tune with the turning of the year, this Winter Solstice Yoga Nidra is desinged to help you release what no longer serves you, and create space for welcoming in the new...
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Vedic Peace - Santi - Mantra
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Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti is a well-known peace chant often recited at the end of yoga classes, (and elsewhere). This recording is a Vedic version, offering multiple layers of Peace. Many blessings.
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Meditation for Peace
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Peace lies within - but too often we forget this, forget that our True Nature IS Peace. This simple, guided meditation guides you to a place of inner calm and peace through the breath and visualisation.
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