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On those long nights when your mind is racing and the clock slowly ticks its way to dawn, sleep seems unattainable and precious. The three sessions on this audiobook offer time-honoured skills from the yoga tradition that will help you to enjoy a natural, nourishing night’s sleep. In the first session you learn to calm your mind and relax your body using a deep breathing technique with visualisations. The second session is a deep relaxation practice known as yoga nidra, or psychic sleep. It is used here as a self-hypnosis strategy for inducing sleep.

Dr Gillian Ross guides the listener through deep relaxation practices bringing peacefulness and calm. Destress and unwind with this beautiful audiobook accompanied by soothing musical tracks. The third eye has always been regarded by those who seek to know themselves as being a precious jewel on the forehead that marks a gateway to the inner realm of the spirit.

The benefits of yoga nidra cannot be overstated! In two Yoga Nidra sessions, Dr Gillian Ross guides the listener through deep relaxation and gentle yoga practices, bringing peacefulness and calm. Yoga Nidra or psychic sleep is an ancient practice of deep relaxation in which you draw your senses inwards and rotate your awareness through your body systematically releasing tension. It is an immensely enjoyable experience. When practised regularly, the benefits of Yoga Nidra cannot be overstated.

The practices in this audiobook offer a variety of easy and enjoyable relaxation techniques. Gillian’s soothing voices helps you to release tension in your body and mind guiding you into an inner space of calm and well-being. Yoga nidra is becoming a widely acknowledged healing practice. For example, it has been shown to help people with stress- and anxiety-related disorders, including insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The three relaxation practices available here complement each other. Used in sequence, they are designed to gradually awaken the relaxation response in even the most anxious and highly stressed people. Using breath awareness techniques from the yogic tradition, visualisations of light, and with the help of soothing music, Gillian gently guides you into a deep connection with your body. You begin to experience yourself as a harmonious whole. This is a profoundly healing state of being.

On learning to relax and to meditate children sleep better, play more creatively, concentrate more effectively and have more self-confidence. The four sessions in this audiobook are designed for primary aged children but with encouragement preschool children will also find them enjoyable and beneficial. The first two sessions are relaxation practices and are best done lying down. With the help of relaxing music, breath awareness and visualisations, Gillian guides young listeners into experiences of deep relaxation.