And this is where I leave you...
So now it’s crunch time. The semester is ending and even though this practice won’t be ending for me, it’s time for me to share not only what I’ve learned and experienced but how that is reflected in the experiences of others. We’ve made some pretty fine points during our time together. We’ve learned what nidra yoga is, how it’s done, and how the practice can positively impact not only your mental health but your physical health in terms of reduced stress and improved sleep and sleep quality. (For those of you who are playing catch up, we (my peers and I at the University of West Georgia) were asked to select a mind-body practice for the semester and to document our journey with it. I opted for a thing called Nidra Yoga. Nidra Yoga is quite literally "yogic sleep," (Sanskrit) a form of meditation and deep relaxation. I became interested in it when reading an article (Dinsmore-Tuli, 2021) on it being used in midwifery in the UK in order to combat exhaustion and sleep depr