Learn what one writer discovered when she tried doing yoga nidra to sleep each night for a week, and discover the benefits of the practice. As it turns out, that’s not quite what it is. Yoga nidra is ...

There are two kinds of people: those who can hold a tree pose for days and those who have unfurled a yoga mat one and a half times and whimpered through each downward dog. As a member of that latter ...

I just did some yoga nidra after a long absence. It’s good to be back. It’s known as yogic sleep, or sleep with awareness. And who doesn’t love sleep, in any way, shape or form? Lately I’ve been ...

You’ve likely heard of yoga and meditation, but what about yoga nidra? This ancient practice is renowned for its ability to help with stress, anxiety and sleep problems. As someone who occasionally ...

Practicing yoga nidra -- a kind of mindfulness training -- might improve sleep, cognition, learning, and memory, even in novices, according to a pilot study. After a two-week intervention with a ...

Do you know anyone who constantly has to be doing something? They can’t sit still? It takes real skill to step back, disengage and deeply relax. This is much easier said than done for many people, but ...

NSDR was reportedly coined by Dr. Andrew Huberman, a neuroscientist at Stanford University, who has been studying--and practicing--it for more than a decade. In an interview with podcaster Tim Ferris, ...

In many ways, yoga nidra is more similar to meditation than to what most people think of as yoga. It doesn’t involve any stretches or poses. Yoga nidra instead focuses on relaxing and reaching deep ...