In this section we're going to go over some specific postures that can be helpful, right before you practice yoga nidra. Especially if you're feeling sleepy, be awake for the practice. Some of these are good, really quick, quick postures you can do that will help get the product moving in the body and blood flowing so that you can remain alert throughout the practice. So first of all, there's really the very thorough Surya namaskara or the sun salutation series. And you go ahead and start with your hands together as your heart center. Then you're going to inhale, raise your arm Step over your head and exhale into forward.
Continuing on in the series, you're going to step your right foot back and place your left knee down to the ground. gazing out the fingertips touching the ground. From here you're going to step both feet back into a mountain pose. Hips reaching up to the sky, then dropping me Chin chest to the floor. So you have eight points touching down. Exhale back to mountain and then reversing out of the suit.
You're going to do the same thing on the other side. And this is one full round of 24 poses which works every muscle is fine and all of the Shockers get stimulated so you have a great workout before the practice ending inshallah another very simple practice you can do is called the cost analysis You're going to just lie in your back and Shavasana and inhale, arms and legs with a straight back as you can, pulling the belly in. Last round you can tighten up your other muscles in the body Another very simple pose is just bringing the arms and legs up to the chest. And then exhale releasing back down into a relaxed position. Tightly coming up into a ball, proofing, tightening everything up. Another great post you can try is the cat and we count for my Johnny asked you Transcript.
So you're going to start hands and knees and you're going to drop your belly down, lifting the tailbone as you inhale to gaze upward. That is the counterpart of the pose. And then you're going to exhale for the bearing in. Crow the spine, shins, the chest into the calf. Repeating sentence Strength is fine and gets the blood moving to great spinal toning exercise to prepare for you. And of course if you are already familiar with other yoga poses and there's one that you really like to do, you can utilize any of these to help you prepare for your yoga nidra.
You can also just do a quick run or jog something just to get the blood flowing. Just getting your body More activated and open before you relax down. Of course, if you're doing yoga nidra right before bed, then I probably wouldn't recommend it unless you would like to stay awake for the practice, yoga nature will still help you go into a dream and deep sleep state. Even if you do a little exercise beforehand, just depends if you want to be aware and not fall asleep for practice. So there's our postures which can assist you in being awake for a yoga nidra. And also just preparing your body in your mind for that whole brain awareness integration