Comprehensive and accessible for all levels, this book is a trusted resource for yoga teacher trainings and a lifelong companion as your relationship with the practice evolves. It provides the foundations and tools to move into the heart of the teachings - empowering you to lead with intention, wisdom, and skill.
"This beautifully organized guide makes the art of YogaNidra both accessible and immediately teachable and offers a blueprint forteaching it with authenticity."
—Alexandra Desiato, author of Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses
“The Heart of Yoga Nidra is an essential guide for all yoga teachers. Even if you do not teach yoga nidra, the teachings are universal and can be applied to many aspects of yoga and daily life."
—Gabrielle Harris, author of Lessons in Meditation
“In The Heart of Yoga Nidra, Sagel Urlacher has written a comprehensive - even definitive - guide on how teachers can guide themselves and their students to deeper connection and balance through intentional rest. Here, readers will find everything they need to develop yoga nidra sessions that stay true to the spirit of the practice while also expressing the unique voice of each teacher who guides it and adapting to the unique needs of the students who follow it. This book is both wonderfully practical and deeply profound. It's joining Urlacher's Yin Yoga and Meditation as a textbook in my advanced studies yoga teacher training!”
“This is the book every Yoga Nidra teacher has been waiting for! With clear teachings, embodied practices, and guiding questions to help uncover your own unique voice, Sagel’s gentle presence will support and empower teachers in creating their own Yoga Nidra practices. This is the resource Yoga Nidra teachers will be coming back to time after time.”
“The Heart of Yoga Nidra is a luminous companion for teachers drawn to the art of sacred rest. This beautifully organized, teacher-centered guide makes the art of Yoga Nidra both accessible and immediately teachable. With clarity, care, and deep respect for lineage, Sagel weaves philosophy, language, and practice into a resource teachers can confidently use immediately.”
“The Heart of Yoga Nidra is a wonderful resource for teachers and dedicated practitioners of Yoga Nidra. In this comprehensive guide Sagel Urlacher skillfully describes the many facets of this deep practice, ranging from an exploration of energetics to scientifically looking at brain-wave states, understanding how healing of long-held emotional and psychological wounds can occur to how to eloquently craft Yoga Nidra scripts."
