Yoga Nidra for Pain Management 4/24/22

This special class/series will address building coping mechanisms for dealing with chronic pain. The three classes in the series will each teach different techniques to change your experience with pain.

Yoga Nidra is a deep relaxation technique. The word “nidra” means sleep in Sanskrit so it is commonly referred to as yogic sleep. During a yoga Nidra class, the instructor walks the participants though verbal instructions that focus awareness to the breath, bodily sensations, emotions and thoughts. It helps to quiet the mind, relax the muscles and calm the nervous system.

The purpose of yoga nidra is to fully relax, detach from thoughts and move into a highly restorative state of rest.

Additional benefits of yoga nidra include:

• Helps insomnia
• Reduces post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Reduces chemical dependency
• Heightens awareness and focus
• Transforms negative habits and ways of thinking

Yoga Nidra aims to restore and reboot the overwhelmed and exhausted parts of our bodies and minds. This is especially fitting for the ones who suffer from chronic pain, cancer patients and their families, helping to calm the nervous system and develop a sense of peacefulness. Additional benefits include an immune system boost, pain management, lower blood pressure and increasing tolerance to stress and trauma.