Yoga Nidra Meditation CD: Extreme Relaxation of Conscious Deep Sleep

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Summary: Lovely Recording for Lucid Dreaming - Conscious Deep Sleep
Review: This recording has 5 tracks. The first one introduces you to Yoga Nidra - and the following tracks guide you through actual practice.

The guided meditations on this recording are entirely verbal - there is no music in the background.

The introduction is followed with a meditation which guides you into a state of deep relaxation.

The next track guides you through 61 points relaxation - guiding your awareness to 61 different points on your body.

Then follows the practice of ascending breath - inhalations and exhalations begin and end at different parts of your body - ultimately leading to leading the breath up your spine.

The last meditation guides your awareness to your "third eye" - awakening and opening it, going down to your throat chakra and then resting in your heart chakra. You are then guided into the state of emptiness.

The purpose of recording is not only to help you remain conscious while dreaming, but also to help purify your mind and emotions (your energy field) from emotional attachments - attaining a state of deep peace, purify and clarity.

Even though there is no music in the background, the voice is very relaxing and you may find yourself drifting into sleep while listening to it.





Rating:
Summary: Disappointing. and rather boring.
Review: When I purchased this CD I thought it was by Swami Janakananda Saraswati. He has a CD that I absolutely love called "Experience Yoga Nidra" (see my other Amazon review). I was disappointed when I tried this CD, which I realize now is Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati. He talks in a monatone, no music or sounds and alot of silence and pauses. At some of the moments I thought something was wrong with my CD player ;o) This CD was boring for me and became rather irritating even when I put it away and tried it again later.

I guess my expectations were quite high after experiencing "Experience Yoga Nidra" with Swami Janakananda Saraswati. If you're looking for a really good Yoga Nidra CD, I would recommend his instead. I like his soothing voice, and lovely music and nature sounds. I use it time and time again and it is well worth the money.

See my other reviews on meditation and yoga CD's and DVD's on Amazon.



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Summary: Deep Relaxation
Review: Yoga Nidra CD is an excellent aid to relax and go into deep meditation. You rest while fully conscious. The ancient yoga techniques are brought into modern usage by Swami J. In today's stress-filled life, this CD is a great tool to achieve peace and rest.