Dear friends,

Many of you have been practicing the Yoga Nidra meditations in the membership (and I’ll be adding more in the future).

I wanted to include an explanation of the inner map of practice, and how you can explore this practice in-depth in my online program this Spring. 

The inner map of the Yoga Nidra practice guides us through the maya koshas, the five layers of our soul.

Our journey begins with the physical body, and guides us layer by layer, to the innermost centre of who we are.

Each layer of the soul is interconnected to the whole self, and unfolds toward our centre like the petals of a flower 🌸

Stress and trauma that arise on one layer, will inevitably effect the whole self, until it is resolved deep within our centre.

My online program, Journey Into Wisdom, explores the inner map of Yoga Nidra practice, and how it can become a vehicle for healing on all levels of the soul.

Each module of the program guides you through a journey of self-understanding, healing and inner transformation:

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🌸SANKALPA - create a seed of light from your heart to guide you forward on your journey. ⠀⠀

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🌸PHYSICAL LAYER- Balance your nervous system and step into right relationship with your body and the natural world. ⠀⠀

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🌸ENERGY LAYER- Awaken the flow of life force energy through your chakras, and let go of emotions that keep you stuck in the past.

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🌸EMOTIONAL LAYER - Shine a light into the subconscious patterns that you’re ready to transform through compassionate awareness.

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🌸WISDOM LAYER - Return to the inner knowing of your heart, and resolve the unconscious belief systems that separate you from the source of Love.

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🌸BLISS LAYER- Open to the innermost space of stillness, and integrate the flowers of new consciousness into your life. ⠀⠀

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Do you feel a call to explore Yoga Nidra?

JOIN me for a 6 week transformative program: 

www.kristenannmccarthy.com/yoganidraprogram

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Registration is open until Sunday April 16th 🧘🏻‍♀️

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You can also explore the meditation catalogue in this membership! Yoga Nidra is perfect after a yin yoga class. 

Warmly, Kristen 

Dear Yoga Community, 

I know that we are practicing together from all over the world - Northern and Southern Hemisphere - and our rhythms reflect the seasonal cycle of yin or yang that we are currently moving through. 

Here are some yoga therapy tips for late winter / late summer energies:

Yoga Therapy Tips for Late Winter | Northern Hemisphere

❄️Honour Deep Rest

This is the season to rest and digest with supported inversions, reclined twists, and restorative meditations like Yoga Nidra. Inner stillness helps us cultivate Ojas, the nutrient fluids of the tissues, which build the foundation of our immunity for the year ahead.

❄️Tend to Your Fire

When the days are short and cold, tend to your inner fire (Agni) with yin and yang flows that warm your body and balance movement with stillness. Subtle heat cleanses undigested wastes and pathogens from the deeper tissue layers of the body, and creates vitality in our body and mind.

❄️Brighten Your Heart

In the darkness of winter, open your heart with supported backbends to release any heaviness or congestion from your chest. The heart is the deepest tissue layer of the body, and the doorway to the Hridaya Guha, the secret cave of the heart. Here, we dissolve the knots of the heart that have caused grief, pain and sorrow, and rest in the joy of our true nature.

Find my top practices for Winter here > 

Yoga Therapy Tips for Late Summer | Southern Hemisphere

🌸Nourish yourself with the earth element. 

The earth element is connected to the prana of our food, and the organs that transform nutrients into sustenance for body, mind and spirit. Nourish your body with sweet foods like rice and yam.

🌸Support your energy.

The earth element is connected to the stomach and spleen energy channels. Yin yoga postures that massage the front line of the body (quads, hip flexors, abdomen) will move stagnation from the energy body and help you source from the earth.

🌸Care for your mind.

Take time to ground, cool and release worry from your mind. The tendency to worry can create digestive disturbances and prevent us from absorbing the sweetness that life can offer us.

Find my top practices for Summer here > 

Healing arises from our yoga practices when we make space to honour the timeless wisdom of each season.

Namaste, Kristen