I'll say it again for the people in the back: yoga nidra is not a sleep practice. It's a consciousness practice that happens to heal sleep as a side effect. When we reduce it to "the thing that helps you sleep," we accidentally cut off 90% of what's available. One of our Peace in Rest members put it this way: "It's not a quick fix if you're not in a place to commit to setting some time aside. It's spiritual. It is a practice." And another: "I approached it to get better sleep and then I had no idea the depth of yoga nidra." So here's my question for you this week: What's the part of this practice you didn't see coming? What surprised you? What opened up? What shifted that you weren't looking for? I want to hear it all. The unexpected stuff is where the real teaching lives.

I have something coming up this month you won’t wanna miss! I will be on a bit of a west coast tour… Vancouver, BC Victoria, BC Sunshine Coast, BC I would love to see ya’ll!

Here is the post mentioned in the video: States of Rest Results

Maybe not in a dramatic way or with big symptoms or obvious signals. Just quietly... A heaviness that doesn't lift after a good night's sleep. A tension that's become so normal you've stopped noticing it. A low hum of 'I'm fine' that you repeat mostly to yourself. The next few weeks, I'm exploring with you what I call the States of Rest... Five phases of human experience... oscillating states that show up in the body before they show up in our awareness. The first one is the one seen most often... It's a nervous system that's been bracing for so long it's forgotten what it feels like to land. In a few days, I will share more with you about how we experience this state. SOMATIC CHECK-IN | Before you scroll or get pulled way: put one hand on your chest. Take one breath. Does your body feel like a place you want to be right now? No right answer. Just notice. Drop A WORD below that describes how your body feels today. I'll be reading every one.

You understand yourself. You can name your patterns. You catch your triggers in real time. And still… You end up in the same place at night. Same thoughts, loops... Same exhaustion. Here’s the part no one tells you: Insight alone doesn’t regulate the nervous system. You can understand something and still not feel safe enough to live it. That gap? That’s where people stay stuck. If you’ve ever felt this… I am curious to hear more or drop a 🔥 below. So I know I’m not speaking into the void.