Yoga Nidra Certification

Portola, CA

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Purpose

This Training Allows You To Transform Your Practice + Expand Your Reach

Designed for aspiring teachers and seasoned practitioners, plus mental health professionals who want to guide others toward profound rest, nervous system regulation, stress relief, and emotional balance.

What to expect

You Will:

✅ Confidently lead safe, structured Yoga Nidra sessions
👉 From breath awareness to guided body scanning

and powerful intention setting.

✅ Learn teaching skills backed by tradition + modern insight
👉 Not just scripts — but how and why scripted exercises work.

✅ Gain practical experience with feedback
👉 Practice scripts, gain support, partner facilitation, and seek instructor review in the private course community.

✅ Join a supportive network
👉 Ongoing live Q&As, shared learning, and connection.

Style/Lineage

Yoga Nidra is a deeply restorative, guided conscious state of relaxation often described as “yogic sleep.”

Supported by traditional yogic roots and contemporary nervous system science.

Perfect for:
👉 Aspiring Yoga Nidra guides
👉 Yoga teachers, meditation guides and other wellness workers looking to expand offerings
👉 Mental health professionals seeking deeper meditative tools

Core competencies

By the end of this program, graduates will be able to…

Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics	Describe how breath patterns influence autonomic regulation during Yoga Nidra
Lifestyle & Ethics	Apply choice-based and opt-in language to reduce coercion in guided practices Create adapted Yoga Nidra sessions that center safety, autonomy, and student self-awareness Describe ethical standards for teacher-student relationships and professional conduct
Practice Skills	Identify Satyananda's 8 stages of Yoga Nidra in sequence Demonstrate guidance of breath and body scan sequences with appropriate pacing Describe the role of opposites and imagery in accessing deeper states of awareness Evaluate the appropriateness of imagery-based and sensation-based cues for diverse populations Describe how Sankalpa supports student empowerment and meaningful intention
Teaching Skills	Identify the qualities of clear, supportive, and paced verbal guidance Demonstrate appropriate pacing, silence, and breath-based cues during guidance Describe the relationship between teacher tone regulation and student nervous system response Demonstrate use of calm, steady delivery with strategic pauses and inclusive language Demonstrate setup of a supportive Yoga Nidra environment including props and atmosphere Describe how trauma-sensitive, beginner, and accessibility needs shape Yoga Nidra delivery
Yoga History & Theory	Examine how limbic system activity and vagus nerve tone are influenced by Yoga Nidra Identify the definition of Yoga Nidra and its historical origins Explain how Yoga Nidra differs from sleep and seated meditation Identify the 3 bodies, 5 koshas, and associated philosophical frameworks Explain the relationship between brainwave states and stages of Yoga Nidra

AYC allows each school to state and evaluate the competencies each student acquires. Students rate how well the program delivered them.

Program Emphasis

Evaluation methods

Program evaluations

Oral Exam
Written Submission
Direct Observation
Solo Project Or Presentation

There is a combination of oral/written submissions, solo projects, and direct observation

Program Faculty

Featured Faculty

Christina Baggott

Hey there, I'm Christina! I've been teaching yoga since 2008. I focus my practice on trauma informed practices that support people as they navigate their mind, body and energy through recovery and change.

yogasoul.online/

Portola, CA, US

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