Hello everyone and welcome to your yoga nidra practice.
Today as part of the meditative journey through the eight limbs of yoga,
We're going to explore the second of the yamas according to Patanjali,
Which is satya.
Fundamentally satya means truthfulness,
Being honest with yourself and with others.
And so we're just going to settle in now.
Settle in,
Find a comfortable position for yourself,
For your body on our yoga mat,
If that feels good.
Generally speaking we would be doing this in the pose of shavasana,
But you can do it on your bed,
You may fall asleep.
If that's the case,
Maybe that's what you need.
The objective of course is not to fall asleep,
But as I say we don't want to try to do anything per se.
Find a comfortable position.
Make sure you're warm if you're in a cold climate and vice versa if you're in a warm one.
And then just allow this time for yourself.
It's important that we just let go of all the clatter.
That's what this is designed to do.
Settle into being with yourself.
This is so important and so lacking nowadays.
With any yoga nidra practice,
The first thing that we do is set what's called a sankalpa.
And this can be anything that is heartfelt,
Something that you would like to manifest in your life.
And you may be working with one,
And if that's the case then follow through with that.
However,
As this particular sequence is going to be underlying and underpinning satya,
Then perhaps a sankalpa along those lines might be appropriate.
For instance,
I'm honest with people when I meet them.
I don't listen to any delusions that may present to themselves in my mind.
I expect people to treat me honestly as I treat them.
These are just some examples.
So settling in.
And as I say,
We're going to start now.
Bring your sankalpa to mind.
Repeat it three times and simply let go.
And from here we're going to become aware of the body.
Just becoming aware of the body as you lie on the mat.
Feel the sensations that are happening for you as your body meets the mat or the bed or whatever surface you're lying on.
Feel the points of contact.
And we'll start with the heels.
Bring your awareness to your heels and feel the sensation that they're making with the mat.
And then gently taking the awareness up to the calves.
Being aware of them.
Back of the legs and then the buttocks.
And also the middle of the spine and between the shoulder blades.
Make contact there.
The shoulder blades.
The back of the arms.
Back of the hands.
The back of the head.
All the points of contact.
Be aware of all the points of contact.
Simply guiding the awareness there.
Sit with that for a little while.
Notice how the sensations are for you.
Explore the sensations.
And notice the underlying truthfulness of the body.
How the body doesn't lie to you.
It tells you exactly what you need.
It allows you to feel exactly where you are.
Right here.
Right now.
Be with those sensations.
Feel your face.
Feel your eyes.
Your nose.
And your mouth.
Feel the sensations within the mouth.
The throat and the chest.
The hips and the knees.
Both feet together.
Both legs together.
Both hands together.
Both arms.
The torso.
The head.
The whole of the body.
Simply be aware of your body.
Feel the honesty and integrity within the body.
Connect with that.
And come gently to the breath.
Gently to the breath.
Feel the body breathing.
Feel the body entering and leaving the breath.
We're going to introduce a count.
And we're going to couple it with the breath.
And this will help you get very deep.
Allow yourself to come down with the breath.
Drifting downward with the breath.
Introduce the number 27.
Breathe in 27.
Breathe out 27.
Breathe in 26.
Breathe out 26.
Breathe in 25.
Breathe out 25.
Keep the count going in that manner in your own time all the way down to zero.
Allow yourself to develop depth.
Deeper and deeper with the count.
Much deeper now.
If you lose the count,
That's fine.
Just come back to 27.
Start again.
Much deeper now.
Let go of the count,
Just the breath.
Just the breath.
Imagine a situation now where somebody's lied to you.
And you found out.
How does that feel?
How does that feel for you?
And then take the opposite.
When you discover a truth about somebody.
When they're open and honest with you.
Loving and caring and honest.
How does that feel?
How does that feel for you?
Take yourself to a situation where perhaps you've been a little bit dishonest.
Not telling the whole truth or perhaps even lying.
For whatever reason that is.
Somewhere in your past.
And how you felt afterward.
How you felt afterward.
Stay with those feelings.
And now when you've been completely honest with someone.
Perhaps they don't want to hear it but you've said it anyway.
How do you feel in that situation?
Be there with those feelings.
Those feelings of clarity.
Bring your physical eyes and gently gaze at your third eye.
That space in your brow.
And notice all the comings and goings there.
And visualize the following.
Reading a book.
Learning the truth.
Understanding deceit.
Making a vow.
Walking in the sunshine.
Feeling open and honest.
Being clear with everyone you meet.
Seeing it as it is.
Expressing yourself.
Feeling love.
Feeling love.
Lying down in tall grass.
Knowing you're supposed to be here.
Understanding your true nature.
Resting in peace.
Resting in peace.
Stay there.
Enjoy your true nature.
Completely clear and honest.
Knowing the truth of who you are.
Being responsible for the truth.
Lie with that.
In that space reintroduce your sankapa.
Exactly the same as you said at the beginning of the practice.
Repeat it three times and simply let go.
Simply let go.
