Many of us feel that Yoga Nidra changes something deep. Calmer sleep. Less mental noise. A calm nervous system. But what’s actually happening in the brain? 👉 Read the article HERE This article breaks it down in a refreshingly grounded way; clear neuroscience meets lived experience. Here’s a glimpse of what the research is pointing toward: • Brain states that look nothing like “zoning out” and everything like restful awareness • Why Yoga Nidra quiets mental looping instead of just distracting you from it • How deep rest can influence stress chemistry, emotional regulation, and memory • Why this practice is not the same as a nap, even though it may feel just as nourishing What I love about sharing this is that it validates something many of us already know in our bodies: Deep rest is an active re-patterning of the nervous system... through non-doing. If you’re someone who likes understanding why a practice works, or you’ve ever struggled to explain Yoga Nidra to a skeptical mind, this is a beautiful bridge between science and experience. After you read, I’m curious: SHARE What part of Yoga Nidra feels the most impactful for your nervous system right now?

I’m sharing a new Yoga Nidra with you today, created for those moments when life asks us to pause and reassess what we’re carrying. This practice is inspired by Capricorn and The Ruler. It’s a space to soften effort, calm the nervous system, and gently release the weight of roles, responsibilities, and expectations that no longer belong to you. This Nidra is for: • deep rest and nervous system regulation • burnout and over-responsibility • reassessing what truly brings you life and joy • remembering who you are underneath it all You don’t need to think your way through this one. Just let the body rest and do what it knows how to do. If you feel called, listen when you can rest fully, or just before sleep. And if you notice anything shift, soften, or surface, you’re warmly invited to share here. Your reflections are always welcome. Rest well. Be well, ✧☽ Ayla Nova UPGRADE and Become Premium + VIP Supporter | Listen HERE Standard Members | Listen HERE SHARE | What did you feel yourself release?

healing rarely arrives all at once. the body releases in layers, only at the pace it feels safe enough to move. the resistance is not the enemy... it is the teacher. you might feel something soften one week, then notice it return later in a subtler way. that doesn’t mean the practice 'didn’t work'. it means the nervous system trusts you enough to meet what’s underneath. yoga nidra supports this kind of layered healing because it doesn’t ask for resolution or force an outcome. it offers awareness. each time you return to rest, the body remembers that rest is possible again. and over time, what once needed protection begins to loosen on its own. ✨ reflect + SHARE what feels ready to soften right now? and what still feels protective? both belong. LEARN MORE

Some things don’t release easily because they were once essential. ~Hyper vigilance kept you aware. ~Over-responsibility kept things functioning. ~Emotional guarding kept you from being hurt again. These patterns made sense at some point... Letting go doesn’t mean rejecting those parts of yourself. It means allowing them to rest now that the context has changed. Yoga Nidra supports this transition by helping the body clearly sense the present moment. Not the memory of danger, but the reality of now. As the nervous system registers safety, old strategies no longer need to remain active. ✨Self-Inquiry | What part of you has been working very hard for a very long time? SHARE below and consider.... where you might need to soften. *If it helps, first notice what is present in the body or emotional state, if you're not fully ready to name it.

these are five invitations through the lens of yoga nidra and the koshas, layers of being. 1. ✧your body✧ what does your physical body need more of this year rest? warmth? slower mornings? a sense of safety you can feel in your bones? 2. ✧your energy✧ notice where your life force is flowing freely… and where it feels depleted? not everything needs effort some things need space. 3. ✧your mind and heart✧ what thoughts or emotional patterns are asking for?compassion? what softens when you stop arguing with yourself? 4. ✧your inner wisdom✧ beneath the noise… beneath the goals… there is a quiet knowing, what truth has been patiently waiting for you to listen? 5. ✧your capacity for peace✧ the part of you that is unaffected by last year … by “mistakes” … by stories this is there reminder… you are still here! you are always whole. this is how you can meet a new year not by reinventing yourself but by remembering your true self. layer by layer. we are still being invited by the year of the snake to shed what isn't ours. and today! choosing clarity ✧☽ presence ✧☽ and a nervous system that gets to feel at home. ✧☽ Cheers to beginning again… everyday.