A Workshop by Megie Santana

Yoga Nidra

The quiet change within

We try to change through effort.
More discipline. More willpower. More thinking.

But the patterns that shape us — the way we react, the thoughts that loop, the tension we carry — do not live in the thinking mind. They live deeper. Yoga Nidra reaches that place.

A state of conscious deep rest

Yoga Nidra is the threshold between waking and sleep — where the body relaxes completely while awareness remains awake. An ancient practice, refined over centuries, now studied by modern neuroscience.

In this state the mind becomes extraordinarily receptive. Tension held in the muscles, emotions, and thoughts begins to dissolve — not through effort, but through awareness. A single session can provide rest equivalent to several hours of ordinary sleep.

It is at once profoundly simple and profoundly transformative.

"Relaxation does not mean sleep. Relaxation means to be blissfully happy. Sleep gives only mind and sense relaxation. Yoga Nidra relaxes the inner self."

— Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Practiced regularly, it does not just relax you.
It gently rewrites what is underneath.

Our habits, reactions and inner narratives are not stored in the conscious mind. They live in the subconscious — where willpower cannot reach. This is why so much personal change feels like pushing against a wall.

Yoga Nidra works precisely at this layer. Through the practice, the mind enters a state of profound receptivity, where new intentions, patterns, and impressions can be planted and old ones gently released.

Why it works

Yoga Nidra is not mysticism. It is a systematic method for accessing the deepest layers of the mind.

The Hypnagogic State

Between waking and sleep, the brain enters a state of exceptional receptivity. Intentions and new patterns are absorbed without resistance — below the level of logic and willpower.

Nervous System Reset

Yoga Nidra shifts the body from sympathetic (stress) to parasympathetic (rest) activation. Blood pressure lowers, cortisol drops, and the body learns how to truly let go.

Threefold Release

Modern science identifies three layers of tension — muscular, emotional, and mental. Yoga Nidra works systematically through all three, where ordinary rest cannot reach.

A practice that belongs to your daily life

90 minutes to understand and experience the practice

An invitation to meet Yoga Nidra fully — not just as something to try, but as something to understand and take home with you.

· What we explore together ·

Asana

Gentle movement to release physical tension and prepare the body for stillness.

Pranayama

How breath directly regulates the nervous system, with practical tools.

Practice & Science

Where Yoga Nidra comes from and what research tells us about its effects.

Guided Yoga Nidra

A full experience of the practice so you know exactly how it feels.

Hridayakasha Dharana

Meditation on the inner space of the heart — the natural companion to Yoga Nidra.

Megie Santana

Megie brings together a deep background in contemplative and somatic practices with a clear, grounded approach to teaching. Her sessions are warm, precise, and designed to help you understand — not just feel — what you are doing and why it works.

The workshop is an invitation to begin. To understand one practice, deeply, and carry it forward into your life.

"Once you understand it,
it belongs to you forever."