You can consciously want change and still feel like something inside you hasn’t caught up yet. That’s where Sankalpa can become such a powerful part of Yoga Nidra. A Sankalpa is often translated as an intention or resolve, but it goes deeper than a typical affirmation. It is a heart-led declaration that reflects something you already know, or are beginning to recognize, as true at your core. It can sound like: ‘I am safe.’ ‘I am enough.’ ‘I trust.’ ‘I choose peace.’ ‘I allow support.’ ‘I return to myself.’ During Yoga Nidra, the mind becomes deeply receptive. Repeating your Sankalpa in this state can help reinforce new beliefs and patterns beneath the surface, especially when your conscious mind knows you want change but older subconscious conditioning is still running the show. You do not have to use an 'I am' statement. Your Sankalpa can begin with 'I am,' 'I choose,' 'I trust,' 'I allow,' 'I welcome,' or simply 'I.' The words matter less than the truth beneath them. Choose something simple. Something you can return to. Something that feels like a deeper remembering rather than a performance. @Rawl O'Neal

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Dear @Ayla Nova , I miss N124 in the library, but saw it in the podcast app dated 30 july. Hope to listen to it tonight. Thanks! Pauline

Hi! I have pretty much quit internet and phone use. How can I listen to yoga nidra (Ayla Nova) without using podcast or spotify? So easy to listen to other things instead.. I still have an iPhone, but everything distracting is blocked by password

Hi Ayla - will your team edit the recording at the part with “just” the Yoga Nidra? I will listen to the full replay but for when we want to just land with the Yoga Nidra will that be an option? Many thanks for the work you do.