Week 3: Pranayama
In this section, you will:
- Hear how pranayama (breath control) can help you prepare for yoga nidra
- Practice a 13-minute series of three pranayama techniques
- Get homework to take you into week 3
Preparing for Yoga Nidra with Pranayama
As we learned last week during the asana lesson, yoga nidra technically doesn’t require any warm-up. But preparing the body and mind with a short pranayama practice (or asana or meditation) will allow you to settle in more quickly and get straight to the deeply relaxing benefits of psychic sleep. Pranayama is a practice that can almost bring the mind to silence....