Yoga Nidra — “the yoga of sleep” — is a journey into deep stillness where the body rests and the mind awakens.
In this course, you’ll learn to guide and experience this powerful meditative practice that restores the nervous system, balances energy, and reconnects you to pure awareness.
Through gentle instruction and experiential learning, Yoga Nidra Essentials teaches you how to hold space for profound rest and transformation — in yourself and in others.
In this course, you’ll learn to:✨ Understand the principles and science behind Yoga Nidra and deep states of consciousness.
✨ Structure and deliver effective Yoga Nidra sessions for individuals or groups.
✨ Use voice, tone, and pacing to guide awareness with ease and safety.
✨ Integrate intention (Sankalpa) to support healing and inner alignment.
Who is this course for?
Yoga teachers, trainees, and dedicated practitioners who want to guide or deepen the experience of restorative meditation and inner awareness.
What You'll Experience
- Step-by-step guidance for crafting Yoga Nidra journeys
- Practices to explore states between waking, dreaming, and deep rest
- Techniques for voice modulation and energetic holding
- Methods for integrating Nidra into classes, healing sessions, or personal ritual
Yoga Nidra invites you into profound rest - making it a perfect complement to more active or physically demanding yoga practices.
It is not about “doing,” but about being.
What Our Students Say
FAQs
Not at all. This course is open to both teachers and practitioners. Teachers will gain new tools for their classes, while students
will discover new ways to practice yoga.
This course is designed for:
- Yoga Teachers who want to expand their class offerings and bring fresh tools to their students.
- Teacher Trainees who want to feel confident and versatile in their knowledge.
- Dedicated Yogis who are curious to experience a variety of practices and discover what resonates most deeply.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re “stuck” in one way of practicing or teaching, this course will open new possibilities.
No! That is our 200|300|500-hour Yoga Teacher Training courses. BUT this course will expand your teacher toolkit, introduce you to multiple styles of yoga and get you excited to step onto the mat!
It really is up to you! This course offers 10 hours of continuing education and you can complete it in a few weeks. There is plenty of information in this course, so you are certainly able to spend more time with the material, and also gaining support via the online campus community. Remember, once you purchase the course, you have access to the course materials forever. Don’t worry if you fall a little behind.
A yoga mat and comfortable space are enough to begin. For Restorative and Yin, props like bolsters, pillows, or blankets will enhance your experience.
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course—you decide when you start and when you finish.
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like – across any and all devices you own.
Yes! I know how hard it is to shell out a chunk of dough, and I want to make this possible for you. You have the option to pay in full or choose a payment plan via ShopPay. Both of these options are available to you upon checkout.
We want you to be happy with your investment, and we want you to give your best effort to apply all of the techniques and lessons in the program. We have a strict 7-day exchange period for all courses. To qualify for an exchange or store credit, you must submit proof that you did the work in the course and why it did not work for you. We do not offer exchanges for any other reason. If you selected a payment plan option for your purchase, we are not able to stop payments as this is through a third party (ShopPay). In the event that you discover your purchase does not work for you for a concrete reason, within 14 days of enrollment, contact support at support@mindfulpurposeinstitute.com and request an exchange or store credit by the 7th day at 11:59 EST. For all the details of the exchange/store credit policy, please see the Terms of Use Policy.
🌙 In the stillness of rest, awareness awakens.
Learn to lead others into stillness — where rest becomes awakening.