Rest as Practice: Why Stillness Is Part of Yoga Teaching Rest is often treated as something we earn after effort. In yoga, it is something we practice *alongside* effort. As teachers, students, and lifelong practitioners, we spend years refining technique, language, sequencing, and presence. Yet many of us were never explicitly taught how to rest *within* the practice—how to pause without disengaging, how to listen without fixing, how to allow stillness to inform teaching rat

YTT (Supports Weeks 19–20) What Is Yoga Nidra? Yoga Nidra is a guided meditation practice often referred to as yogic sleep. Unlike seated meditation, Yoga Nidra is typically practiced lying down, allowing the body to fully rest while the mind remains gently aware. In teacher training, Yoga Nidra serves three purposes: Supporting nervous system regulation Cultivating deep listening and internal awareness Developing clear, steady guiding language Yoga Nidra moves practitioners