Currently, I am preparing for the 2026 Nova Nidra Teacher Training. Between feeling my feelings, taking deep rest, and swinging a kettlebell(actually so fun!), I have been reviewing applications, meeting incredible humans on calls, and bringing the Peace in Rest space into one beautiful home for those who feel called to go beyond the recordings. After sharing from my heart yesterday, something shifted. It felt more open today. More grounded. Connected. This space was never meant to be a one-way transmission. I created it so we could gather. So we could meet on lives. So we could celebrate the new seeds, the new chapters, the courage it takes to begin again. Life is only ever happening now, and when we remember that, everything softens. Thank you to those of you who commented yesterday. For a moment, I forgot that I am a member here too. Your reflections reminded me. I also love it when you share your own posts, too! Hearing how Yoga Nidra is landing in your body, your sleep, your relationships, your inner dialogue. That is what makes this community ALIVE. Day 22 | Yogic Sleep | 50 minutes This was the Yoga Nidra that started this community! This was the Nidra that grew into over 900 Members! Thank you for making my dream a reality and supporting my work in your own way! 🎧 Free Members | 🎧 Premium & VIP Supporter HERE For those who want to go deeper, the special recordings inside the Nova Nidra Vault are where I pour a little extra intention into this space. These are practices designed to meet you in specific seasons of becoming. If you have been circling the idea of joining, consider this your nudge. And now I would love your voice in this. What should the next Vault Nidra be centred on? Vote below. Your nervous system gets a say in what we create next! 😉

I was reluctant to share this. Often, guides and teachers are believed to have it all together. Awakened and cool as cucumbers. But I am going to be real with you. I still feel everything you feel. I have a system. And yes, it works. But it is not linear. Here is the radical and honest truth: Sometimes things ache into the marrow of your bones. This past year has been marked by significant loss for me. The Year of the Snake has revealed gifts I would not have chosen, yet somehow needed. Yes, I call this grief a gift (and I know not everyone will agree). Not because it feels good. But because it mirrors how deeply I have loved. The pain is in direct proportion to the love. And some days it presses against my ribs like it wants to be known. What is the alternative? Numbness? At one point in my life, I would have chosen that. An old familiar mask. A quiet disappearance. But losing everything once before taught me something sacred. Numbing is best replaced with intention. 'No thing' can hold us if we are willing to feel. So now, each morning and night, I whisper my sankalpa. I surrender to stillness. I release the need to fix what hurts. I allow myself to be held by something larger than my fear. The void has become a safe place. And still, grief visits. Today, after my Nidra, it crept back in. Heavy. Low and settling into my chest. For a moment, I felt that old pull to retreat. Instead, I stood up and went for a walk. I sent gratitude to the trees. To the lake. To the mountains. To the winter wind brushing my cheeks. To the warm coat wrapped around my body. I even sent gratitude to the ache in my heart... And slowly, something shifted. The tightness began to loosen. My breath deepened. AND I AM NOT KIDDING YOU... The sun came out. It just simply arrived. I turned toward it and smiled while tears ran down my face. My sweet Sun. My remembrance. I am safe. I am alive. I am. Lightness does not always announce itself. Sometimes it comes as relief.

Today's Nova Nidra offering is a practice that I felt really suited not only to Monday Vibes but also to how we might feel at the beginning of something new... Get rooted! In your body and in your commitment! Start from the bottom! This is the beauty of yoga nidra... it teaches us to get out of out thinking mind and connect with our physical body. Whether you choose your own practice or the ones I suggest each day of February... [ SHARE BELOW ] How are you committing to deep rest for February?! Standard Members >>> Rooted in Rest | 40 Minutes Premium + VIP Supporters >>> Rooted in Rest | 40 Minutes

Ayla, just read your email about getting out and snowboarding. I myself love getting out in the cold air and walking around. The sights and sounds are so different for each season of the year, it's just so joyful. The other week I signed up for a night walk, although I only went around a field, man what a workout!!! Once done I was so invigorated and felt the effects for a couple of days.

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.