It is said to be the doorway to samadhi — the final stage of meditation; the experience of oneness with the universe.

Yoga nidra is a form of guided meditation, where one is systematically guided into truly deep relaxation — a state of being…free from tension, anxiety and disturbance. But, to be free, we must first learn to lie still in the midst of it’s being and experience its purpose for existence.

Done lying on the back in the posture of svasana — corpse pose, one practices the symbolic meaning of this pose. Death — with the shadow of fear that clingingly drags behind its existence. Everything we fear has to do with some kind of death — death of the familiar; death of security; death of a relationship.

In yoga nidra, we explore the relationship we have with ourselves and the identifications of ‘self’ we cling so tightly to. Ultimately, coming face to face with our own fears of death. Fears of letting go of these identifications to ‘self’, in fear of our own non-existence — the ultimate void. Though, we shall not fear death, as death leads to rebirth. Through the courage of allowing the “self” to die, can one finally be reborn into who they are really meant to be.

“Those who have known death from inside, lose all fear of death.” – Osho

You are guided to step out from the external, physical world. The physical world that is filled with constant sensory stimulation that can often send us into a high beta brain state, a stressed state, where the majority of our strongest identifications are placed. From here, you are lead into the internal, causal world. The causal world exists within the lower vibrational brain states of alpha, theta and delta. It is here, in these subtler states — of which we normally fall asleep in — that the opportunity to explore the inner realms of your being, is given — where we can look deeply into the pocket of identifications we cling so tightly to. And with an enhanced awareness of these identifications, can we then choose to release our tight grip to them and break free from the chains that lock us in fear of non-existence; of death and come to the realization that we are not these identifications, but that we are much, much more. Fear of death cannot exist through this realization, for this is the realization that death is only the beginning…

“Death is not the end, but the beginning of a new life. Yes, it is an end of something that is already dead. It is also a crescendo of what we call life, although very few know what life is. They live, but they live in such ignorance that they never encounter their own life. And it is impossible for these people to know their own death, because death is the ultimate experience of this life, and the beginning experience of another. Death is the door between two lives; one is left behind, one is waiting ahead.” – Osho

Please, come step through the doorway to samadhi…