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Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Yoga Nidra—The Sleep Yoga

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2011

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Tami Simon speaks with Richard Miller, a master of yoga and meditation who holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He is recognized as a leading authority on the practice of yoga nidra, and is currently teaching iRest, a healing technique he developed based on deep relaxation and meditative inquiry. Richard has worked with Sounds True to create an integrated book-and-audio learning program called Yoga Nidra. Richard discusses the stages of yoga nidra, how the practice is a path to realization and self-inquiry, the nature of paradoxical sleep, and his ongoing work with soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder through the practice of yoga nidra. (61 minutes)

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This program is brought to you by sounds true.com.

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For those seeking genuine transformation,

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sounds true dot com is your trusted partner on the spiritual journey,

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offering diverse, in-depthdepth and life-changing wisdom.

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Many Voices, one journey. Sounds true.com. com.

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You're listening to Insights at the edge.

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You're listening to Insights at the Edge.

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Today my guest is Richard Miller.

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Richard is a master of yoga and meditation who holds a doctorate in clinical psychology.

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He is recognized as a leading authority on the practice of Yoga Niedra and is currently teaching

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I Rest, a healing technique he developed based on deep relaxation and meditative inquiry.

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Richard has recently worked with Sounds True

0:56.4

to create an integrated book and audio learning program

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called Yoga Niedra, the Meditative Heart of Yoga.

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In this episode of Insights at the Edge,

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Richard and I spoke about the stages of Yoga Niedra,

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how the practice is a path to realization and self-inquiry, the nature of paradoxical sleep,

1:18.0

and Richard's ongoing work with soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder through the practice of

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yoga-neiedra.

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So to begin, what is Yoga Niedra. So to begin, what is Yoga Niedra?

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Yoga Niedra is actually a combination of two words, Yoga, and I'm defining yoga here as embodying our sense of non-separation

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where everything that we see and feel and

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