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autumn adams preparing a student for shavasana and yoga nidra during an outdoor women's yoga retreat

For Teachers

August 26, 2026 · 12 min read

If You’re Teaching Yoga Nidra, Stop Doing This

There’s one note I give yoga teachers more than any other when it comes to yoga nidra, and it has nothing to do with their script, their sequencing, or their voice. It’s this: stop filling every second with words. Most nidra I hear taught is continuous. Beautiful language, correct structure, warm voice — and never […]

women resting in savasana during a guided yoga nidra practice outdoors on retreat

For Teachers

August 23, 2026 · 15 min read

If You’re Teaching Yoga Nidra, Stop Policing Sleep

Full disclosure, I trained in a Bihar-inspired lineage, so I do ask my students to remain awake. Once when I’m explaining the practice, and usually once more right before we drop in: this isn’t sleep — see if you can stay on just this side of sleep. Then I let it go. And here’s what […]