Yoga Nidra: Sacred Sleep 4+

Guided practice

Kanya Kanchana

Designed for iPad

    • 4.7 • 79 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

“Welcome to this safe, simple, and effective app. Just click and play. No experience necessary. Free + in-app purchases. Always ad-free with email support. Happy nidra!”

In less than 30min, you can reduce stress and anxiety, relax deeply, and start healing yourself. You can find restful, refreshing sleep and creative, productive days again. You can start benefiting from Yoga Nidra, an authentic yogic technique rooted in tradition and proven by science. No experience necessary. Welcome!

READ THIS FIRST!
This app does not collect, store, share, or sell your data or compromise your privacy. You will never be subjected to any ads either, not even in the free mode! Your support is what keeps it running. 

But before you buy the single in-app purchase that unlocks tracks 2 and 3, please:
- Read the full description to see if it fits your needs.
- Test the app, the settings, and the free track thoroughly for your device/OS combination. Ensure that the device is running the latest OS version.
- Ensure that the device has no unresolved memory issues or large, memory-hogging apps running in the background.

ABOUT YOGA NIDRA
The Sanskrit word 'yoga' means union or perfect awareness, and 'nidra' means sleep. Under guided instructions, you enter a state of deep relaxation with awareness, creating a unique and powerful state of consciousness that has beneficial applications for daily life. You are in charge of your experience at all times.

BENEFITS
- Relaxes the body deeply 
- Restores regular breathing
- Reduces stress and anxiety
- Reduces mild depression
- Balances emotions
- Reduces pain, dependency on drugs, and addictions
- Provides relief from insomnia and improves quality of sleep
- Improves clarity of thought and memory
- Improves focus, learning capacity, and acquisition of new skills
- Improves overall health and healing
...and others

You will get better results with regular and consistent practice. It is not, however, intended to replace qualified medical advice and/or treatment.

TRACKS
* Track 01: Gentle Relaxation (10:50) FREE!
This is a quick, safe, simple, effective practice for gentle relaxation and anytime reset. Preparation > Bodyscan > Externalisation. Safe for beginners, kids, and those with special needs. If you are a beginner; if you are experienced but short on time; if you are stressed; if you want to slip into relaxation effortlessly; if you want to get back into practice; if you want to build up to longer and deeper nidras, this is for you. You can even do this one sitting up!

* Track 02: Deep Relaxation (24:35) (In-app purchase)
This is a longer practice that takes you safely and systematically through eight stages to a state of deep relaxation. Friendly to beginners, kids, and those with special needs. If you want a thorough reset; if you want the full experience regularly; if you want to develop habitual relaxation; if you want to build up to longer and deeper nidras with full awareness, this is for you. If you want to build a practice, start with track 1 and then slowly add track 2, even at different times on the same day.

* Track 03: Deep Healing and Energising (31:28) (In-app purchase)
The longest practice, this takes you safely and systematically through eight traditional stages to a state of deep healing and energising. It visualises the seed syllables of the Sanskrit alphabet at the cakras, the psychic-energetic centres of the body — an authentic tantric practice called mātṛkā nyāsa, the original practice from which the rotation of consciousness in contemporary nidra is derived. You may use it regularly — after some practice with tracks 1 and 2 — to create deep healing and energising effects, to explore the layers of the mind, and for your own spiritual work.

CONTRAINDICATIONS
- Use at your discretion if you face severe clinical depression or other challenging mental health conditions. However, it may help relieve mild conditions.
- Do not use while driving or operating machinery. You may fall asleep.

SUPPORT
For more information about yoga nidra or the app, technical issues, or bug reports, please write to me at kanya.kanchana@gmail.com. I’m happy to help.

What’s New

Version 1.5

- Functional improvements: For smooth, optimised app performance
- App description: More detailed and useful app description
- Instructions: Updated and expanded Guide to support your practice
- Compatibility: Fully compatible with all iPhones and iPads
- Compliance: Fully compliant with the latest App Store guidelines

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5
79 Ratings

79 Ratings

Ben202089 ,

Beneficial for relaxation

I’m a scientist and have a leisurely interest in meditative traditions. I partake in mindfulness based practices in an infrequent basis, but sometimes I feel one almost ends up trying to hard with such practices. Not to knock it, it’s just not for me.

Yoga Nidra, and the exercises in this app have been very beneficial to me. I feel immediate benefits and find it easy to just ‘be’ and follow the script.

I find the voice over soothing and I also like the choice of background sounds. I try to do the 10 minute relation one daily

Developer Response ,

Hi Ben, greetings. Thanks very much for writing in and letting me know that you like the practice and the app! With yoga nidra, there is the feeling that you’re not doing much at all, and yet a lot is happening under the surface. You could even do the 10-minute track sitting up if you’re in a hurry. Please write to me if you have any questions anytime. Happy nidra 🙏🏽 ❧ Best, Kanya ❧ kanya.kanchana@gmail.com ❧ For more resources, you are welcome to check out www.alarmelyoga.com/yoganidra.

Keystone2020 ,

Takes me out of my head

Currently only doing the 10 minute one as I build up my meditation skills and it is doing me a world of good...helping to take me out of my head and reconnect with my body and soul as I manage anxiety and stress. I highly recommend this practice and this app.

Developer Response ,

Hi Keystone2020, greetings. Thank you very much for letting me know that you find the app useful. Yes, regular practice is good and benefits are cumulative. Please write if you have any questions anytime. I wish you the best with healing and learning. Happy nidra 🙏🏽 ❧ Best, Kanya ❧ kanya.kanchana@gmail.com ❧ For more resources, you are welcome to check out www.alarmelyoga.com/yoganidra.

FeeVee22 ,

Helps with my insomnia

I have slept a lot better since using this app before bed each night: I’ve gone straight to sleep and have had far less broken nights. I’m not sure why it works but....it seems to work for me.

Developer Response ,

Hi FeeVee22, thank you for your review. I’m very happy to hear that the app is helping you with insomnia! Your observation is correct — sleep regulation is one of the best ‘side effects’ of yoga nidra. With regular practice, the system learns to drop the unconscious resistance to relaxation and rebalances itself. You could even try the short track 1 in the morning and the longer track 2 in the evening for better results. Do write if you have any questions. Happy nidra 🙏🏽 ❧ Best, Kanya ❧ kanya.kanchana@gmail.com ❧ For more resources, you are welcome to check out www.alarmelyoga.com/yoganidra.

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