Advanced Yoga Nidra Teacher Training
An Immersion into your Highest Truth
This teacher training is an online immersion into the wisdom teaching of Yoga Nidra, both as a state of transcending the mind as well as a physical relaxation practice.
We base our teachings on the dual aspect of the meaning of Yoga Nidra, one being the the state of kaivalya which is reached through transcending the mind and the other as Yoga Nidra taught as relaxation techniques, exploring Krishnamacharya's quote "The mental stability obtained through the power of Yoga is known as yoga-nidra" , indepth through yogic techniques of asana, pranayam, savasana and mantra practice. We place emphasis on the modern understanding of Yoga Nidra as a relaxation and deeply restorative technique bringing both the body and mind to deep states of stillness.
Yoga Nidra is a transformational practice that draws from rich diverse yogic practices such as gentle yoga postures, concentration, mindfulness and breathing practices as well as mantra & meditation which together form the fundamental approach to Yoga Nidra as a therapeutic relaxation technique. Yoga Nidra invites us to journey inward away from the influences of the external world. It is deeply therapeutic and can therefore be used in a wide variety of therapeutic settings. It is recommended for Yoga Teachers, Body Workers, Therapists, Psychiatrists, and other Mental Health Professionals.
Course Description
In this course you will:
Learn The Philosophy of Yoga Nidra
Understand The Modern & Traditional Definition of Yoga Nidra
Learn how to practice Diaphragmatic Breathing,
Learn how to practice various Pranayama (breathing techniques)
Learn Mindfulness Techniques & Learn How To Anchor Into The Present Moment
Learn about the Yogic Concepts of Turiya, Aum, Brahman & Self
Learn about the Three States of Consciousness
Learn about the Seven Limbs of Patanjali Yoga
Learn how to deepen into Dharana (One-pointed focus of the Mind), Dhyana (Meditation) and Samadhi (Bliss)
Learn the Himalayan Yoga Nidra Practice
Learn Meditation and Nyasa practices according to Sage Yajnavalkya & Vashishta
Learn about Mind, Breath & Emotions
Learn about Trauma & The Therapeutic Application of Yoga Nidra
Learn how To Settle The Body & Still The Mind & deepen Into Relaxation
Learn the Mindfulness Body Scan Techniques
Learn how to understand the Mind through the Three Gunas Rajas, Tamas & Sattva
Learn about the Three Sariras (Bodies) in Yogic Philosophy
Learn about the Five Koshas / Sheaths of The Body
Learn about Yoga Nidra : from Pratyahara (Withdrawing away from the senses) to Samadhi
Learn Mantra Chanting
Learn Gentle Asana (Yoga Postures)
Learn how to sequence a Yoga Nidra class
Learn about Marma (vital points on the body), Nyasa
Learn how to practice Savasana As A Posture for Beginner Meditation According To BKS Iyengar
Included in This Course:
6 Breathing Practices
3 Mindfulness Practices
Savasana Meditation technique of BKS Iyengar
Guided Audio Meditation Shavayatra - 61 Breaths
Guided Audio Meditation Shithali Karana - 75 Breaths
Guided Audio Meditation Yoga Nidra for Anxiety, PTSD & Shock
Guided Audio Meditation on The Eighteen Vital Points (Sage Vashishta)
Guided Audio Meditation on The Eighteen Vital Points (Sage Yajnavalkya)
Guided Audio Meditation on Chinmudra
Guided Audio Meditation for Establishing A Felt Sense of Awareness
Guided Audio Meditation For Holding a Wide Perceptual Field of Listening
Guided Audio Meditation Tripura Sundari
Meditation for Inner Peace
2 Guided Audio Yoga Nidra Meditations on the Chakras
Guided Audio Yoga Nidra Meditation For Opening the Heart Space
"Stillness in the Body heals the body, Stillness in the Mind heals the mind, Stillness of the Prana heals the Prana."
-Dr David Frawley
Course Curriculum
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- Welcome to Advanced Yoga Nidra Facilitator Training!
- 1.1 Course Orientation: Defining Yoga Nidra
- 1.2 Yoga Nidra & the Three States of Consciousness
- 1.3 Definition of Consciousness
- 1.4 Prana, the Mind & the Three States of Consciousness
- 1.5 Neural Oscillations / Brain Waves & the Three States of Consciousness
- 1.6 Yogic Texts on Yoga Nidra
- 1.7 Yoga Nidra as Yogic Sleep
- 1.8 Brahman, Turiya, Aum & the Three States of Consciousness
- 1.9 From Atma Bodha (Self Knowledge) by Adi Shankaracharya
- 1.10 History of Yoga Nidra
- 1.11 Yogic Cosmology
- 1.12 Mother Divine : त्रिपुर सुन्दरी - Tripura Sundari
- 1.13 Meditation on Tripura Sundari
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- 3.1Resting the Body / Relaxation overview
- 3.2 Relaxation: A precursor to meditation
- 3.9 Savasana according to B.K.S. Iyengar
- 3.3 Breath and Sensation Meditation
- 3.4 Relaxation Meditation Practice: Watching the Body breathe
- 3.5 Being Present: Establish a felt-sense of the body and become present in this Moment / Body Scan
- 3.6 A Practice for developing Presence
- 3.7 A Practice for Inner Peace
- 3.8 Softening the Hold: Guided Meditation
- 3.10 The Spinal Breath
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- 8.1 Pratyahara : Regulation of the Sensory Faculties
- 8.2 An Ayurvedic Perspective of the Fifth Limb of Patanjali Yoga
- 8.3 प्रत्याहार - Pratyahara Meditation according to Sage Yajnavalkya
- 8.4 Eighteen Vital Points according to Sage Yajnavalkya
- 8.5 Guided Meditation on the Eighteen Vital Points
- 8.6Eighteen Vital Points according to Sage Vashishta
- 8.7 प्रत्याहार - Pratyahara Technique: Shambhavi Mudra
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- 9.1 Diaphragmatic Breathing
- 9.2 Shavayatra - 61 Points
- 9.3 Shavayatra Table
- 9.4 Mahamrityunajaya Mantra to Rudra Shiva
- 9.5 Shithali Karana - 75 Breaths
- 9.6 Breath Awareness Practice
- 9.7 हृदयम् Hrdaye : The Spiritual Heart / Yoga Nidra Master Practice
- 9.8 Resting in the Heart / Yoga Nidra Proper
- 9.9 Sequencing a Yoga Nidra
- Complete Himalayan Yoga Nidra
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Course Outline
This training is created to be both a journey to experience deep relaxation and stillness in both body and mind as well as equip you to hold space and teach a Yoga Nidra session. This is a healing practice that will allow you to release long held trauma, release limiting beliefs and emotions. This course will teach you how to create a Yoga Nidra session according to your clients specific needs.
This training also delves deep into the original Yoga philosophy meaning of the term "Yoganidra" which in Sanskrit means the "sleep of yoga". This term refers to the transcendental state of Turiya which lies beyond the three states of human consciousness: waking state, dreaming state and deep sleep state of consciousness.
This training includes eleven guided Yoga Nidra meditations, as well as breathing practices, grounding, presence & mindfulness practices which will aid you into being fully present and aware in the present moment.
This training is a journey for you as the student to first understand the concepts of relaxation, breath, emotions and mind allowing you to first effectively bring yourself into this space of complete silence, stillness and non-doing and through your own inner embodied experience teach and hold space for your client bringing them into an aware and deeply relaxed state in every Yoga Nidra session you hold.
Course Format
This training programme consists of 13 Sections of Course Content that is immediately available to the student on payment.
There are eleven audio recordings which include guided Yoga Nidra meditations, guided breathing and body scan awareness practices.
The course content is on the teach:able platform and fully online and self led.
The course consists of over 300 pages of written content.
Included in this course are body scan techniques, mindfulness techniques, mantra recitation, awareness and grounding techniques to deepen into the practice of Yoga Nidra
We offer Student Mentorship throughout this course
Each section has written and practical assignments that the student needs to send in for grading and feedback.
The student will receive a Certificate on successful completion of all course content.
Principle Teacher & Course Author
Bettina Maria has immersed herself in the ancient teachings on Yoga Nidra since 2014. She is devoted to helping her students deepen into their own spiritual sadhana through the embodied practices of Yoga. It is her life's purpose to inspire others to liberate themselves from the cycle of suffering & realise their true authentic nature as unbounded Consciousness. Bettina is the Co-founder of Hrdayam School of Yoga. She is a qualified Yoga Teacher, Yoga Nidra Facilitator, a certified Yoga & Ayurvedic Consultant and certified Integral Vedic Counsellor. She has trained in Cranio Sacral Therapy and Shiatsu and is keenly aware of the innate and inherent ability of the body and mind to heal itself and be healed through right living and right practices of diet and lifestyle.
Certification & Accreditation
Hrdayam School of Yoga is registered with the Yoga Teachers fellowship of Southern Africa. This teacher training is internationally recognised through the Yoga Teachers Fellowship of SA. Upon successful completion of all coursework, all written and practical assignments, the student will be awarded a certificate from Hrdayam School of Yoga. This course certifies the student in 300hrs course study in the practice and application of Yoga Nidra. The student will receive a certificate showing "300hrs practice and application of Yoga Nidra qualifying as an Advanced Yoga Nidra Facilitator"
Tuition Fees
Advanced Yoga Nidra Teacher Training (300hrs)
An Embodied Wisdom Teaching - And Journey To Stillness
US$300
Includes All Course Content On-Demand