Yoga Nidra to Reduce Worry and Anxiety
Meditation for Deep Relaxation and Inner Exploration
Experience profound relief from worry and anxiety with this specialized Yoga Nidra practice. Designed to help you develop emotional resilience and inner calm, this meditation guides you through a deeply relaxing journey while teaching you practical skills for managing anxiety in daily life. Practice in a comfortable lying position as you learn to transform anxious thoughts into peaceful awareness..
- Includes: 1 Talk (10min), 1 Guided Meditation (28 min)
- Author: Dr Swami Shankardev Saraswati
- Level: All levels
- Access: Listen online via online portal/app or download MP3s
“Using Yoga Nidra in the evenings has given me deep relaxation and left me rejuvenated for the rest of the night.”
Karla Becker
“Swami Shankardev's guidance in Yoga Nidra is incredibly effective, complementing my relaxation meditation practice perfectly.”
Jill Pederson
“Big Shakti's Yoga Nidra Meditation provide powerful, authentic techniques for stress reduction and healing.”
Tamara Vokes, M.D.
Perfect for Anyone Experiencing Worry or Anxiety
This carefully crafted meditation is ideal for both beginners and experienced practitioners seeking relief from anxiety and worry.
The practice helps you develop your "window of tolerance" - the range of emotional experiences you can handle without becoming overwhelmed. Through systematic guidance, you'll learn to remain centered and calm even when facing challenging situations.
This meditation initially helps you release physical tension, calm racing thoughts, and creates a sense of safety in your body. It then guides you to explore the relationship between your thoughts and feelings, teaching you practical techniques for emotional regulation that you can use in daily life.
New to Yoga Nidra?
If you're new to Yoga Nidra, we recommend starting with our Introduction to Meditation and Yoga Nidra. The guided meditations in this series support deep relaxation and recovery, making them ideal if you've been unwell, are recovering from surgery, or simply need to recharge.
Once you've established a foundation with our introductory meditations, it is easy to advance to the next stage with Yoga Nidra to Reduce Worry and Anxiety.
The meditations in our Introduction to Meditation and Yoga Nidra series help you recover from fatigue and exhaustion so you can remain awake and awarewhile moving deeper into yourself. This will enhance your ability to cultivate emotional resilience and the ability to better manage an overactive mind, worry, and anxiety.
The main elements of our Yoga Nidra to Reduce Worry and Anxiety are:
- Cultivate the witness—Learn to observe sensations and emotions as a witness. Developing witness consciousness, the ability to remain as an objective observer of phenomena without being emotionally disturbed and overwhelmed.
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Meditation on sensations—By consciously directing attention to experience opposing sensations like warmth, cold, heaviness, and lightness, you develop greater body awareness and learn to observe sensations without becoming attached to or reacting toward them.
- Meditation on emotions—Deliberate movement between pleasant and unpleasant feelings and emotions helps release physical and emotional tension stored in the body as you learn to safely experience the full spectrum of feelings without being overwhelmed.
- Meditation on emotional resilience — Increase the range of emotional and sensory experiences you can handle without becoming overwhelmed.
Sample Meditation Audio
The 7 Key Stages of the Practice
- Resolve (Sankalpa): Set a positive intention for your practice.
- Rotation of Consciousness: Guide your awareness through and relax different parts of your body
- Explore Feelings: Learn to safely experience and transform difficult emotions
- Create Comfort: Develop the ability to generate peaceful states at will
- Relax Deeply: Experience profound rest and rejuvenation
- Resolve (Sankalpa): Reinforce your intention.
- Finish: Conclude your practice with a sense of peace and clarity.
“As a Yoga devotee for 35 years, I am convinced, more than ever, that embodying Big Shakti's Teachings is one of the most essential and far-reaching processes a Yogi can embark upon. I am determined to continue the practices in the long term. I remain in your debt for this doorway into deeper, profound levels of Self.”
Ray Rixon
“Heartfelt gratitude to both of you. I have been longing for this deep connection to teachings that can only be transmitted by the Teacher. I understand that you are conveying many subtle levels of communication to us through your expertly crafted courses. The meditations are helping me stay centered and present. My sense of self-awareness is heightened, and I am able to witness my thoughts, actions, and emotions throughout the day.”
Deborah Garland
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Embrace Self Discovery
Begin your journey with Yoga Nidra to Reduce Worry and Anxiety to deep relaxation and self-discovery. Perfect for managing an overactive mind and to reduce catastrophizing. This practice will help you become more conscious of the deep inner peace within you.
Explore the depths of your body and mind, and experience the transformative power of Yoga Nidra. Download your guided meditation and start your path to inner peace and rejuvenation.
Embrace Self Discovery
Begin your journey with Yoga Nidra to Reduce Worry and Anxiety to deep relaxation and self-discovery. Perfect for managing an overactive mind and to reduce catastrophizing. This practice will help you become more conscious of the deep inner peace within you.
Explore the depths of your body and mind, and experience the transformative power of Yoga Nidra. Download your guided meditation and start your path to inner peace and rejuvenation.
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