Yoga Nidra: Ocean Of Stillness

So take a moment to settle into your comfort in the position you have chosen which essentially could be lying on your front,

On your side,

Back or even seated.

The position of comfort and of course if midway you find that you need to readjust the position in order to support your meditation,

Stillness,

Please do so in a gradual way in a way that it is quiet,

Moderated.

So just taking a moment to notice some movements around you within your room or beyond your room,

Maybe there is traffic,

Maybe there is movement of other within the household and take a moment to notice stillness and silence around you within this room or beyond however obvious or even if it is a small speck of it that is present around you that is still and quiet.

Just notice it,

The presence of it and gradually inviting your attention inwards within noticing the parts of your being where there is movements,

Where there is maybe sound,

Noises,

The movement of your heart itself beating,

The flow of your fluids,

Blood circulating throughout the body,

Movements and at the same time noticing now the part of you within you that is still and quiet,

There is stillness,

Quietness,

Again however obvious or even just a small corner,

Small speck of it present.

And integrating the whole as you notice both coexistence of movements,

Dynamic movements,

Sound,

Noise,

Around us,

Within us at the same time,

Stillness,

Quietness,

Around us,

Within us coexist.

It's where we're putting our attention.

It's what we're attracted to in that moment.

So in our meditation practice today,

I'd like to invite you to pay attention where there may be moments of experiences,

Noise,

Thoughts,

Sensation that might be present and at the same time,

It's like the same pancake on one side and the other side,

At the same time the presence of stillness and silence,

Sometimes more obvious than other times.

So inviting in your felt sense of well-being,

That felt sense of ease,

Peace,

Comfort,

That sense of peace.

This is not something that we need to learn but it's already there within.

The whole being beyond the physical body,

The whole being feels felt sense of well-being itself.

And maybe you have arrived this meditation with an intention for this practice,

The intention to take a pause in your day,

Maybe in your life right now,

Maybe to take time out to rest or is it something more open-ended that you'd like to observe,

Simply observing what's there to meet and greet as it is,

Being open and staying open or something else.

As you connect to your whole being,

Your whole being as an expression of life itself,

Expression of this life,

The meaningful purposeful expression,

Not from the head,

Not analysing or conceptualising,

Rather an expression of the being from the heart,

No effort.

And noticing,

Noticing sensation in your mouth,

Inside the mouth,

The tongue,

The soft palate,

The rolls of your teeth and gum,

Sensation of the lips,

Of the whole mouth and jaw,

The nose,

Nostrils,

Nasal passage,

The nose,

Behind the nose,

Inside the cheeks,

Left and right,

The ears,

The external ears,

Left and right,

The inner ears,

Sensing the eyes,

The eyelids,

Left and right,

The shades and shadow behind the eyelids,

Inside and around the eyes.

The forehead,

Left and right,

The cranium,

Inside the cranium,

The neck,

Inside the neck,

The nose,

The mouth,

The flow of sensation to either side of the shoulders,

Left arm,

Left hand and fingers,

The whole volume and experience of the left arm,

The right arm,

Right hand and fingers,

The whole experience of the right arm inside and surface,

The whole volume,

Fullness of the right arm,

Both arms at the same time.

Sensing the chest,

The left chest and inside the left chest,

The right chest and inside,

The abdomen,

Sides,

The back,

Inside the abdomen,

The back.

The pelvis,

Front,

Back,

Buttocks,

Left and right,

Inside the pelvis.

The left pelvic half,

Left leg,

Left foot and toes,

The whole experience sensation of the left leg,

The right leg,

Right pelvic half,

Right leg,

Right foot and toes.

The fullness,

Whole volume of the right leg,

Full of sensation,

Both legs at the same time.

The whole body,

The whole body sensation.

Notice the movements of sensation,

At the same time stillness,

The ocean of stillness,

The whole body sensation.

Movements of sensation,

Experience of this physical body,

Unfolding within the ocean of stillness.

The whole body,

The whole body sensation.

The natural comfortable breath flowing through this body.

The breath as elixir of liquid gold pressures,

Life force flowing through this body.

The vibrancy of it as constant movements,

Flow of energy,

Life force resonating through the layers,

The whole.

Dynamic flow of your breath of this life force unfolding,

Movements dissolving within the ocean of stillness.

The whole body,

The whole body sensation.

And as you allow your attention to wander freely.

Noticing the movements of emotions,

Thoughts,

Feelings.

Maybe there is imagination,

Images floating in and out of your awareness.

And even the thought of listening,

The thought of making sense,

Analyzing.

That's the function of the brain.

Witnessing,

Observing the movements of these images,

Emotions,

Maybe escalating,

Decelerating.

Not to push them away,

Not necessarily to discard,

But at the same time noticing their movements unfolding within the ocean of stillness.

Exhaling and dissolving again and again within the ocean of stillness.

Exhaling and dissolving again and again.

The presence of joy,

Pure joy,

Unconditional joy flowing through this body.

The experience of joy itself,

Free of situations,

Conditions.

Joy where there is not just a natural smile on the face,

But a smile on the heart.

Joy as an experience unfolding within the ocean of stillness.

Joy as an experience unfolding within the ocean of stillness.

The part of you that is observing and continue to observe,

Witness these experiences.

Exhaling presence.

As the experience and the experiencer,

The witness,

Dissolve.

Simply being.

Being at expansiveness,

Being everywhere and nowhere specific.

Itself.

Itself.

This experience experiences as a flow of expression of this life.

Continues to unfold,

Dissolve within this ocean of stillness.

Always present,

Undeniable.

The core existence.

Let's amazing together.

And reconnecting now to your whole body.

Your whole being as an expression of life itself.

Your heart felt expression of this meaningful purposeful life.

And observing the intention when you arrived for this practice.

The intention to rest,

To pause or something else.

And reconnecting to your felt sense of well-being.

Well-being at ease,

Peace.

Where you can truly be yourself.

Where you are at home with yourself.

That this felt sense of well-being is always present.

Within you at a cellular level.

Nothing can remove it,

Taking it away or damage it.

Always there unconditionally.

So allow as often throughout the day to reconnect to your felt sense of well-being that is potent.

That is unconditional.

And taking with you all that you have experienced knowing what you know,

If there is any message or words of wisdom.

That you would like to take with you from this practice that maybe has arise,

Arrived from your heart to yourself as you move into your day,

Into your activities.

And begin to notice your breath and your body,

Position,

Sensation.

Maybe noticing my voice and your surrounding.

As you gather your breath,

Consider transitioning,

Maybe some gentle movements to wake the body,

To return to full waking state.

The practice of yoga nidra is now complete.

Take your time to welcome yourself back.