Yoga Nidra Meditation — Inner Smile 2

Hey,

My name is Niamh.

We are about to journey into a wakeful sleep together.

This exploration of the inner smile plays an important role in the cessation of tension and stress,

Along with the inner smile circuit,

An interiorization that deepens relaxation and lucidity,

And is why this technique of the Tao tradition is used for calming the mind to surrender to deeper states of meditation.

Following my last recording,

I bring to you again a more deeper immersion of the inner smile.

You can find a slightly shorter and less complex version of the inner smile in my playlist.

As this Nidra approaches various realms of polarities and befriends the opposites using the energy of the smile,

Just watch how the melting of tensions happens as you connect with the innocence of a tender and gentle smile,

How it cultivates inner peace and natural joy.

Mantak Chai said the Taoists taught that a constant inner smile to oneself ensured health,

Happiness and longevity.

Why?

Smiling to yourself is like basking in love.

You become your one best friend.

Loving with an inner smile is to live in harmony with yourself.

So let's begin.

Journey with my voice.

As you lay there on the ground or on your bed or seated upright,

Take a deep stretch by raising your arms over your head.

At the same time,

Point your toes away from your centre,

The whole body stretching a little more.

And now release,

Relax.

Allow your arms to rest beside your body,

Palms sky-facing and feet rolling out.

Close your eyes,

Become heavy.

Let the body become heavier,

More.

Your body letting go with gravity as though free-falling into yourself.

Become aware of the belly breathing,

The gentleness of the belly rising,

Falling and the chest,

The breath all around you.

And now the nostrils.

Noticing the air flowing in,

Flowing out.

Deepen receptivity to sensations in the body.

Noticing is the air cool or warm?

Just notice and listen deeply.

Visualise straight in front of you a smiling sun or a moon if it is night.

Just imagining in front of your eyes the sun or moon with a smiling face.

If it's easier,

Use the smile of a dear person.

That smile vibrating the energy of love,

Joy and happiness.

Direct it now to the outer corner of the left eye.

The corner of the left eye beginning to relax,

Beginning to smile.

And now the left corner of the mouth.

The smile lifting the corner of the mouth from inside and behind the mouth.

Sensing the energetic connection between the smiling corner of the mouth and eye.

The entire left part of the face relaxing,

Smiling.

Direct that smile vibrating the energy of love,

Joy and happiness to the outer corner of the right eye.

The corner of the right eye beginning to relax,

Beginning to smile.

And now the right corner of the mouth.

The smile lifting the corner of the mouth from inside and behind the mouth.

Sensing the energetic connection between the smiling corner of the mouth and eye.

The entire right part of the face relaxing,

Smiling.

Now transfer the smiling energy of the moon or the sun to the interior corner of the left eye.

Now to the interior corner of the right eye and to the left pupil.

The centre of the eye,

Sensing as the black spot fills itself with the relaxing energy of the smile.

The smile dilating.

The right pupil,

Sensing the black spot fill with joy.

Relaxing.

Dilating.

Traverse the energy of the smile to the left iris.

The colourful part of the eye around the black spot.

Feeling the pupil smile with the iris.

Breathe in deeply using the abdomen.

Release and relax on the breath out.

Now the right iris.

Sensing the energy of the smile and dilating from the black spot.

The smile throughout the iris.

Smile inside the entire globe of the left eye.

The whole globe filling with the energy of the smile.

And that same smile in the globe of the right eye.

The entire globe smiling.

Inside the left upper eyelid.

Relaxing energy.

And inside the right upper eyelid.

Deeply relaxing.

Smile now inside the left lower lid.

Deeply relaxing.

Inside the right lower lid.

Filling up with relaxation.

Notice how the eyes have now become smiling eyes.

Sensing a deep calmness vibrate throughout the entire nervous system.

Transfer the smile to the tip of the nose.

Smiling at the level of the bridge of the nose.

Root of the nose.

Eyebrow centre.

The third eye drinks in relaxing energy of the sun.

Or moon if night.

Spreading through the whole frontal lobe.

The entire head smiling inside both hemispheres of the brain.

Both ears attentive and listening.

In between them and in the middle of the brain is the space called the crystal palace.

Home to the pineal gland.

Hypothesis.

Thalamus.

And hypothalamus.

The absorption of the smile vibrating throughout the entire brain.

Brightening the brain.

The back of the head.

The brain stem.

From there become aware of the energy of the smile descending from the roof of the mouth.

The furnishing of tensions as the smile seeps down toward the neck and throat.

Awareness of the sense withdrawal of the neck,

Throat and shoulders.

Just as a turtle draws into its shell.

Dissolving tension.

And now entering inside your heart.

The heart filling with an energy full of love.

Sensing the smile so full of love.

A powerful energy of happiness,

Kindness and joy.

Whisper now gratitude and deep appreciation to your heart.

Influencing the pulse and the pump of blood to the whole body.

Keeping you alive.

The energy of the smile now charged with more love.

Can you sense the symbology of the smile's feeling tone?

Such as sun rays on a hot day.

How it warms your face.

Or golden nectar seeping through you.

Or the moonshine if it's night.

The energy of the smile is now going to overwhelm the entire body.

One by one.

Starting with the right side of the chest.

Collarbone.

Shoulder.

Arm.

Right hand.

Palm of the hand.

Thumb.

Index finger.

Middle finger.

Ring finger.

Little finger.

Back of the hand.

The hand pulsating.

Wrist.

Elbow crease.

Underarm.

Right side of the chest.

Torso.

Waist.

Hip.

Pelvis.

Back of the pelvis.

Right buttock.

The whole back of the leg.

Ankle.

Heel.

Sole of the foot.

All five toes.

Top of the foot.

Front lower leg.

Knee.

Thigh.

Take time for the energy of the smile to traverse to the left side of the chest.

Collarbone.

Shoulder.

Arm.

Sensing the left hand.

Palm of the hand.

Index.

Middle.

Ring.

Little finger.

Back of the hand.

The entire hand.

Vibrating.

Wrist.

Elbow crease.

Underarm.

Again,

Left side of the chest.

Torso.

Waist.

Hip.

Pelvis.

Back of the pelvis.

Left buttock.

The whole back leg.

Ankle.

Heel of the foot.

Sole of the foot.

All five toes.

Top of the foot.

Front lower leg.

Knee.

Thigh.

Take time for the energy of the smile to overwhelm the whole front,

Back,

Both sides,

Inside the body.

The whole body.

The energy of the smile charged even more with love.

Visualise this love.

Of the smiling energy beneath the root.

Breathing a subtle sensation of the breath in and out of the root.

Now breathe the energy of the smile up inside the spine to the crown.

Breathe out down.

Gradually base of spine.

Breathe in root to crown.

Breathe out crown to root.

Take your time circuiting the energy of the smile generously throughout the whole spine.

Flowing up.

Flowing down.

Release.

Allow the luminosity of awareness to shine back inside the chest.

For the energy of the healing smile to now overwhelm the organs.

Enter inside the heart.

Charged with love.

The skin's complexion radiant.

Shimmering.

Bright,

Glowing from the heart.

Now could you sense dullness of the skin.

And fear.

Fear of loving.

Or being unlovable.

Now sense the feeling of feeling love and feeling loved.

The heart strengthened by the smile radiating a healing love and courage.

Now entering inside the lungs.

Smiling inside the lungs.

Sensing both lungs perceiving beauty.

And sense through feeling its colour.

Texture.

Now sensing sadness in the lungs.

Grief.

How now is the feeling or colour.

Texture.

Welcoming the energy of the smile back inside the lungs.

The joy and appreciation of the lungs breathing.

Courage.

Beauty.

Virtue.

Entering inside the liver.

Smile inside the liver.

Below and to the right.

Beneath the diaphragm.

Smiling with deep appreciation.

Sense anger in the liver.

Could you sense through feeling.

Or how that might look.

There's a shape or colour.

Texture.

And welcome back the energy of the smile.

Offering kindness of the smile.

To help heal the liver.

Take time to spread awareness evenly to both kidneys.

Generously smiling to both kidneys.

Now sense fear or anxiety in the kidneys.

How does it look.

Feel.

Colour.

Texture.

Welcome back the energy of the smile.

Filling the kidneys with generosity.

Wisdom.

Forgiveness.

And sensing this strong smiling sun.

This joy.

This love.

Inside the kidneys.

Soaking up love.

As a sponge.

Sense only love.

Kindness.

Gentleness.

Now smile inside the stomach.

The spleen and pancreas.

Centre of the abdomen.

Thank them all for their role in absorption of nourishment.

And wholeness.

Now sense into worry.

Feeling.

Colour.

Texture.

Smiling into the centre of the abdomen.

Sensing a deep openness and fullness.

Smiling to the centre of the whole abdomen.

And again behind the eyes.

Smile behind your eyes and visualise.

That smile flowering through.

The entire digestive system.

Sensing the smile to flow with your saliva.

To the esophagus.

The stomach.

Intestines.

Colon.

Sending an energetic flow full of this smile into these areas.

Attentive to healing vibrations at the cellular level.

Release.

Feeling this smile all around you.

You might like to whisper a vow to this inner smile.

Become aware of the self transformation between the eyes and your mouth.

Allow the energy of this infectious smile full of love to vibrate through,

Around and beyond your being.

Flowing into and through the rhythm of life around you.

As you begin sensing the earth beneath your body.

Bring small movements back.

Back to your fingers and toes.

Awakening the body slowly.

Allowing time to transition into the rhythm of your day or night.

Thank you for practising with me.

Again my name is Niaf.

I hope you feel the energy of the smile all around you.

Bye for now.