What will I learn?

This course aims to: 

• provide a structured programme to support regular personal practice of Total Yoga Nidra, as the foundation for comparative analysis of the effects and potential applications of the practice. 
• provide an holistic, comparative, creative, investigative and sustained examination of the practical application of Total Yoga Nidra for personal use, in yoga classes and in one-to-one sessions. 
• enable you to use yoga nidra safely, creatively and appropriately in classes and for one-to-ones, both online and in person.
• encourage a critical awareness of a range of different approaches to yoga nidra in order to empower students to evaluate others' perspectives and develop a clear rationale for your own approach to the uses of Total Yoga Nidra. 
• develop a creative response to the needs of clients and students, enabling you to create and tailor Total Yoga Nidra scripts appropriate to specific circumstances and requirements.
  

During the course, you will:

• learn to devise and deliver Total Yoga Nidra practices appropriate to your needs and those of your students and clients.
• gain a clear practical understanding of the structure and function of Total Yoga Nidra, including models of best practice, and techniques to be avoided.
• gain a practical understanding of the key principles of yogic psychology and philosophy relevant to the practice of Total Yoga Nidra.
• gain a contextual understanding of the development and history of Total Yoga Nidra across different lineages.
• learn to share Total Yoga Nidra with an informed sensitivity to the emotional and spiritual experiences of those receiving the practice.
• learn to teach a range of restorative yoga asanas suitable for use during yoga nidra practice.
• learn to teach within the appropriate safety guidelines for this type of yoga practice.