Yoga nidra (Sanskrit: योगनिद्रा; IAST: Yoganidrā; “sleep meditation”, “contemplative sleep”) is a discipline from Hinduism developed by Indian samnyâsin Swami Satyananda Saraswati.
The term nidrā translated from Sanskrit means “a half-asleep, half-awake state of consciousness requiring the full use of one's mental faculties”. Yoga nidra is also considered lucid sleep.
In Hindu mythology, this corresponds to the constant state of Narayana, sleeping Vishnu. It is also a technique aimed at improving the quality of sleep. Based on rotational exercises of the mind in the body, breathing and visualizations, it induces a deep state of relaxation.
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