Published: Aug. 7, 2019, 7 a.m.
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Karen Brody is the founder of Daring to Rest, a yoga nidra-based approach for women.\\xa0
In this episode, we talked about:
- Karen\\u2019s former experience of being a Type A personality and having panic attacks.
- Finding yoga nidra at her yoga studio whilst looking for a stretchy class to tone up her body.
- Lying down and taking a nap was outside of her paradigm
- Realising that she put her boys down for a nap each day and it helped them to be less cranky, but why wasn\\u2019t she doing this for herself?
- The danger of sleep-deprivation
- How do you quiet the mind?
- What is yoga nidra? Sleep meditation with a state of relaxed awareness
- Feelings of freedom, hope and possibility arose from the experience of yoga nidra
- The subconscious mind guiding you to your best self
- The fourth state of consciousness that you can\\u2019t access from sleep
- Rest-shaming in our culture
- Letting go of what you don\\u2019t need
- Being supported and safe when you lie down and surrender
- Yoga nidra as a gift for your baby/ children\\xa0
- Even 5 minutes of yoga nidra in the car is worthwhile
- Realising the transformational effect of yoga nidra after a traumatic robbery which left Karen with PTSD
- Creating a rest cave
- Sharing yoga nidra online to give more people access and create connections and community from women all over the world
- Training women in the Daring to Rest Method
- Yoga nidra taught an embodied understanding of choice and agency
- This tool can be used alongside anti-anxiety medication and anti-depressants
- Feeling less alone and more connected
- Yoga nidra as non-negotiable rest before and during your period
- Bookending in the morning and/or night
- Soul whispers\\xa0
- The Wild Woman archetype from Clarissa Pinkola Est\\xe9s
- Activating the intuitive part\\xa0
- Awakening creativity through rest
- Lying down teaches us to tune in
- The most radical act for women is to rest and reawaken
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If you\\u2019d like to connect with Karen Brody, find her @karen_Brody or @daringtorest or visit her website:
www.daringtorest.com
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You can read her book,\\xa0
Daring to Rest: Reclaim Your Power with Yoga Nidra Rest Meditation
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1622039092/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=avnitouch-21&creative=6738&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1622039092&linkId=f14449d35974aac07fd7e4b0bd095f81
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