Turiya Yoga Nidra Teacher Training/Immersion
The spirit of man has two dwellings: this world and the world beyond. There is also a third dwelling place: the land of sleep and dreams. Resting in this borderland, the spirit of man can behold his dwelling in this world and in the other world afar; and wandering in this borderland, he beholds behind him the sorrows of this world, and in front of him he sees the joys of the beyond.
Śukla Yajur Veda, Bṛihadāraṇyaka Upanishad, 4.3.9
12, 19, 26 March; 2, 16 April 2023
Duration: 30 hours over 5 days
In studio (and online)
Meeting Time(s) and Location(s): 10:00 - 17:00; 5 Parkhill Walk, London NW3 2YU
Instructor: Leela Miller, eRYT-500, YACEP, RYS, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, HeartMath Coach
What it is: Turiya Yoga Nidra Teacher Training is a 30-hour yoga nidra course presented in person and online that combines traditional and evolved principles and practices grounded in the complementary studies of yoga and craniosacral therapy that are reflected in classic yoga nidra. Participants may choose to attend purely to deepen their knowledge and experience of yoga nidra, or in order to qualify to teach the practice. In order to qualify to teach, you will be asked to complete homework assignments, attend one nidra class per week for 12 weeks and present a final yoga nidra for assessment within three months of completion of the last module.
Who is it for: This training is appropriate for yoga practitioners and teachers, mental health professionals such as counsellors, social workers, and holistic health coaches.
Time frame: One 7-hour day per week for five weeks (total class time 30 hours).
Price: £350. There is an additional fee of £50 for processing assessments and issuing certificates.
To book: Please email mail@leela miller.com
To pay: A deposit of £145 secures your place. Balance due 28 February 2023. Pay via bank transfer or PayPal.
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About Yoga Nidra
Yoga nidra is a powerful and profound technique that systematically induces complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation with inner awareness. This practice finds its roots in Tantra - where the evolution of mind is an organic process, rather than an overlay of rules.
A defining element of yoga nidra is a detailed scan of the body led by the teacher whilst the practitioner rests, usually in savasana. This is a kind of somatic ignition, a body blessing. It grows out of the tantric practice of nyasa, which means “to place” or “to focus on,” that instills the physical body with a higher awareness that acknowledges the divine aspect in all of us.
Other parts of typical 30-minute session may include setting an intention, focused breathing, cultivating equanimity and visualisaton. A dialogue occurs between the conscious and subconscious minds, facilitated by the teacher’s voice. These components work together to create a lucid dream state between waking and dreaming, where the subconscious mind can be accessed and observed resolved with the conscious mind, and conflicts resolved as a result.
Although grounded in yoga philosophy and traditions, craniosacral therapy approaches to healing and scientific investigations into the nervous and cardiovascular systems support the experience of yoga nidra to fundamentally reprogramme the mind, and effect positive change in one’s life.
In this 30-hour training you will learn:
The components of yoga nidra
How to teach yoga nidra safely and skillfully, and in line with the larger traditions and concepts of yoga and tantra
Principles of healing aspects of craniosacral therapy and HeartMath that are expressed in yoga nidra.
The modules are as follows:
Overview and savasana
Yoga nidra, tantra and nyasa
Craniosacral therapy – theory of respiration, stillpoints and healing
HeartMath
Intention and Somatic ignition
Breathing and Equanimity
Images, themes and story-telling
Integration and Summary
Each session will include:
One full yoga nidra
Component practices and discussion
Information on Yoga principles and related brain/body physiology
Supporting materials – books, handouts, etc