Yoga Nidra | Non-Sleep- Deep-Rest

Thursday, October 5 • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Heathcote & Star, 344 Grove Green Road, Green Grove Room
Basia Zieniewicz
I am a fully qualified and insured Yoga Instructor. After almost 20 years of practice, I began an 18-month teaching diploma training under Sevanti at Unity Yoga in 2019 and completed more than 400 hours of various trainings since. Beginning my yoga journey in 1999, I've found my practice to be an incredibly powerful tool for support and positive transformation in my life. I've practiced and studied with teachers from various styles and traditions but I consider my practice and sharing to be post-lineage. I endeavour to share yoga practices in an inclusive, accessible and non-hierarchical way which respects your own inner wisdom and natural rhythmic cycles. I embrace the role of a guide in the realms of both tenderness and resilience, softness and strength, in what I like to call “subtle activism” and am inspired by embodiment practices. I like to slow things down and I encourage this at every opportunity. My approach emphasizes nurturing an inquisitive awareness of the body, mind, and spirit. I aim to be playful in my devotion and facilitation, interweaving my various yoga trainings, esoteric practices, and transpersonal psychology. I like to focus on honesty and introspection in practice, guiding yogis to connect deeply with themselves to discard the superficial and delve into the breath to clear the mind & steer it towards clarity. I am passionate to guide towards cultivating a more sensitive connection to the subtle cues within and outside the body in order to align you with your most unique compass code. It's my firm belief that our duty is to discover what inspires us so we can be bold and share our sparkle in this world. In addition to my initial teacher training certificate, I see myself as an ongoing student of yoga, inspired by many brilliant teachers, and have trained under Dr Kumar in Traditional Vedic yoga, Uma Dinsmore Tuli in Yoga Nidra, WeEvolve and Katonah yoga under Selena Gareffino, as well as yoga for children with Zen Kids and Trauma-Sensitive Foundation with Centre for Trauma and Embodiment. With a degree in arts education and an accredited and certified self-leadership coach, My post-graduate therapeutic trainings include Integrative Arts, Psychosynthesis and Grofian Psychedelic and Breathwork psychological models, being an ongoing student of spiritual psychology since 2020. I specialise in supporting and integrating spiritual emergence and emergencies. A humbled co-parent to our avant-garde yoga hub in East London, Yoga In the Stars, where we embody the philosophy of being a "merging of the emerging," and space for continuous learning, community and growth. I offer 121 coaching packages, yoga sessions, yoga nidra and am in the process of creating an online mentorship program to create a Masterpiece of Life. For a more in-depth understanding of my services and qualifications, please visit my website at https://www.wholeexquisiteself.com/

Description

Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation and deep relaxation that is often referred to as "yogic sleep." It is a practice that allows individuals to reach a state of profound relaxation while maintaining full consciousness. During a Yoga Nidra session, participants are guided through a systematic process of relaxation, body awareness, and breath awareness.
During a Yoga Nidra session, participants often find themselves in a liminal space, neither fully awake nor asleep
The practice involves a transition from the active, everyday state of consciousness to a deeper, more receptive state. This liminal phase allows individuals to access their inner world and explore their subconscious mind.

Nidra, more recently referred to by Western Scientists as Non-Sleep Deep Rest; can yield benefits such as:
Stress Reduction
Improved Sleep
Enhanced Mental Clarity
Emotional Healing
Increased Creativity
Pain Management
Enhanced Self-Awareness
Lower Blood Pressure
Improved Emotional Resilience
Enhanced Sleep Patterns
Spiritual Exploration
Reduction in Anxiety and Depression
Enhanced Immune Function

And on an esoteric level, depending on the intention, Yoga Nidra has been known to have effects such as:
Expanded Consciousness
Encounters with Archetypal Imagery
Contact with Inner Guides or Higher Self
Past Life Regression
Kundalini Awakening
Access to Akashic Records
Heightened Intuition and Psychic Abilities
Lucid Dreaming
Inner Alchemy and Transformation
Mystical Union