The Daring to Rest Yoga Nidra Meditation Program: A 40-Day Journey to Break the Cycle of Fatigue and Restore Vitality, Purpose, and Power

by Karen Brody

When women are denied the rest they need—whether from social pressures and obligations, wanting to do too much in too little time, or a deeply rooted sense of guilt—they are cut off from the true source of their power. In her debut book Daring to Rest, Karen Brody came to the rescue of worn-out women everywhere with a transformative program for reclaiming rest through yoga nidra, the art of conscious relaxation This new release presents her groundbreaking 40-day program in audio form, complete with teachings, practices, and guided meditations.

Genres: Personal Development, Health, Nonfiction

6 pages, Audio CD

Published March 1, 2018

Reviews

[☮Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author of Daring to Rest describes the art of Yoga Nidra as:
"Stay awake, aware, and at ease. There is nothing to do. Yoga Nidra is the art of doing nothing."

This is a 40-day journey I found on Hoopla to learn how to really rest your body, guilt free, while remaining awake and aware, for about 20 minutes a day. I have been working this into my routine daily at 8 pm over the past week.

My hope was that it would help me to sleep more soundly. In sequence, Karen Brody talked me through Day 1 -- I could feel my body parts relaxing. Day 2 was a work day so I felt a bit more time-restricted, but rested nevertheless. Day 3 same as Day 2, only instead of a 20 minute session, I immediately went to sleep for over an hour and lost my place in the book. Das ist verboten!

Then I began skipping days here and there, as I sort of knew I would from the very start.

The tape is designed to get you through the eight different exercises, and then you're on your own to continue each part for the number of days assigned. I was hoping it would actually take me through all 40 days sequentially. I guess I could have set bookmarks and repeated each section the number of times assigned. It just didn't work out that way for me. But I still have the audiobook and can renew it any time on Hoopla, so that's the plan for now. Not for 40 days in a row, but simply when I feel like doing nothing.

[Fairin Woods · Rating 4 out of 5]

The meditations work well for me. There are places in them that move too fast and I do my best to create my own meditations and receive those parts at another time.

Read in winter of 2024 and ready to reread in 2025.

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is very powerful information and practice. It is changing my life.