7 Week 30-Hour The Nidra Blueprint Online Yoga Teacher Training with 90-Minute Weekly Live Session

Pre-application requirements

• 200-hour yoga teacher training or a minimum of two years of dedicated yoga practice
• Zoom account
• Stable internet connection

Certifications

The course/hours count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®) only.

How the training works

The training consists of seven weekly live calls (90 minutes each) via Zoom with Simone MacKay, access to over seven hours of recorded Yoga Nidra education including Dharma talks and weekly Yoga Nidra meditations with transcripts, weekly tasks and exercises, final assessment and teaching feedback, a WhatsApp group, case studies, a beautiful Script guide, and Yoga Nidra recordings captured on the beautiful island of Koh Phangan, Thailand. After receiving your application, Simone will confirm your registration and provide payment details. Once your payment is received, you will be emailed an access code to the course content and a Zoom link for the live classes. They will group applicants into cohorts with similar time zones when possible.

Timing of sessions (WITA)

• 08:00 - 16:00 Live session

Course information

Explore how you can be a part of shifting humanity's consciousness from the inside out. Discover how to navigate life's challenges with less stress, heightened balance, and increased resilience. Delve into the profound yogic philosophy that underpins the art of Yoga Nidra. Hone your skills and be equipped to confidently guide transformative Yoga Nidra sessions for others.

What magic do you unravel?

• Embark on a transformative journey through the layers of your being, from the physical to the soulful. You ground yourself in ancient yogic philosophy, set clear intentions, and seamlessly integrate newfound knowledge and practices.
• Explore the Koshas (Sanskrit for ‘sheaths’) - body, energy, mind, wisdom, and bliss. Each week, you demystify profound philosophical teachings of Source Consciousness and embodiment, explore modern neuroscience, including brainwaves, and provide practical tools and techniques for crafting unique Yoga Nidra sessions.
• You will receive sample scripts for confident, creative teaching.
• Weekly soothing Yoga Nidra audio recordings nurture your nervous system, rewiring neural pathways for your own learning and lasting transformation.

Contribute to an urgent shift in humanity's consciousness

In going straight to the source, Yoga Nidra can lead to profound shifts in humanity's consciousness by nurturing inner peace, fostering empathy and compassion, and enhancing decision-making. Individuals equipped with Yoga Nidra skills can contribute to a world marked by reduced conflict, greater unity, and wiser choices. This ripple effect extends to mindful living, self- and community care, purpose alignment, authenticity, heightened environmental awareness, and a sense of global citizenship. Yoga Nidra empowers individuals to be catalysts for positive heart-centered change, championing a world grounded in balance, compassion, and kinship with all sentient beings.

Develop essential tools

• Yoga Nidra mastery: Develop a heart-centered approach to confidently create and guide deep relaxation sessions.
• Safe container creation: Learn the art of holding space, craft a nurturing, trauma-informed container for students to find safety and inner connection.
• Somatic awareness and embodied wisdom: Connect with your body's wisdom to help students embody their own and navigate their inner landscapes.
• Mindful presence and authenticity: Cultivate mindful presence and authenticity, fostering openness, healing, and growth.
• Emotional resilience and sanctuary: Learn techniques to create an atmosphere of trust and healing, empowering students to face life's challenges with strength and grace.
• Compassionate intuitive guidance: Foster empathy and unwavering trust in your intuition to guide students on unique transformational journeys, ensuring they feel seen and respected.
• Soul path alignment: Guide students to align with their personal soul paths, finding purpose and meaning.

Curriculum

Mapping the Nidra Blueprint: Laying the foundation

• Explore qualities of the self
• Delve into the process of embodiment (Koshas)
• Fine-tune intention setting (Sankalpa)
• Cultivate the art of safe space holding

Welcoming sensation and felt-sense awareness: Annamaya Kosha

• Venture through your internal landscape
• Experience the body's language through sensation
• Discover practices that elicit deep relaxation and nervous system regulation

Harnessing your energy through rhythms of breath: Pranamaya Kosha

• Journey with the cyclical wisdom of breath
• Reveal the profound participation in prana
• Inquire into the intricate web of connections and the dynamic interplay between your body, emotions, mind, soul, and your natural world

Navigating the mind: Meeting feelings, emotions, and thoughts: Manomaya Kosha

• Uncover the connection between brainwave states and ancient teachings of the yogis
• Apply tools and techniques to enhance your understanding of your internal world of emotions and thoughts

In'Sight' to wisdom: Vijnanamaya Kosha

• Decolonise your mind
• Set your imagination free
• Refine the art of nurturing your intuitive wisdom
• Embrace its guidance both during a Yoga Nidra session and in your everyday life

The space of soul and embodying presence: Anandamaya Kosha

• Embody presence and, through this, hone your skill in transmitting from the realm of soul and stillness.
• Unveil the magic behind altered states of consciousness within the profound state of Yoga Nidra.

Completing the circle: Integrating the Nidra Blueprint Journey

• Weave your newfound insights into your practice and life for lasting change
• Be the change you want to see in the world
• Impact both yourself and others for a brighter world by shining your nurturing light