Ayla Nova | Yoga Nidra & Beyond

The Gap Between Doing Everything You're Supposed to... and Actually Feeling Rested

We often think we are doing everything "right" to care for ourselves.


The right app.
The right workout.
The right routine.
The right mindset.


Self-care is everywhere now. And that is beautiful.
But still, the demands are endless.

Somewhere along the way, caring for yourself became another thing on the to do list. Another routine. Another task.

What if caring for yourself begins with noticing where you actually are?


Maybe you're exhausted and need somewhere to land.
Maybe you've been holding too much and need space to release.
Maybe your mind has been so busy that stillness feels uncomfortable.


Or maybe you've had glimpses of a deeper kind of peace, and want to know how to return to it more easily.


These are all different experiences.
That's why the Five States of Rest exists.

It was made to meet you exactly where you are.
No more trying to figure out what you need and how to get it.

I did that part for you.
The practices meet you there.


🌙 Join the Five States of Rest
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1 day ago | [YT] | 21

Ayla Nova | Yoga Nidra & Beyond

Today, We Rest Together

🌗 LIVE Equinox Rest Ritual | 3PM PT 🌗

As we approach the Equinox, one of the most beautiful thresholds in the year where light and dark meet in equal measure, I want to remind you of this:

You don't have to have it all figured out.
You don't have to understand what's shifting.
You don't have to be ready for change.
You don't have to hold onto what's passing.

Balance isn’t something we need to achieve or hold onto. It’s something we are always moving in relationship with.

The light changes. The seasons change. We change.

Come exactly as you are 🖤

We'll gather together and make space to notice what is shifting, and what is asking to be released.

LIVE Yoga Nidra for Balance & Transition
Monday, Sept 21 @ 3 pm PT
youtube.com/live/1RTwJmqMM8A

We believe rest is radical.
See you later! ✨


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3 days ago | [YT] | 26

Ayla Nova | Yoga Nidra & Beyond

Rest Has Different Doors 🚪✨

There isn't only one way into rest. Sometimes the body needs to feel safe enough to soften.

Sometimes we need to release what we've been holding.

Sometimes we need to quiet the constant doing.

And sometimes rest isn't about becoming quieter at all.

It's about becoming more present.

I've come to see these as different doors into rest. And that matters because the kind of rest that will help you today may not be the kind you need tomorrow.

The Five States of Rest are an invitation to become curious about those different doors.

Not to decide which one is better or put yourself in a box.

But just to notice: What kind of rest is asking to be experienced in me right now?

Because the more we understand our relationship with rest, the easier it becomes to meet ourselves where we actually are.

🌙 ✨ Explore the Five States of Rest: www.skool.com/novanidracommunity/about


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📸 Laura Darcy

6 days ago | [YT] | 37

Ayla Nova | Yoga Nidra & Beyond

Why Do You Still Feel Busy When You're Doing Nothing?

Have you ever finally stopped for the day...
and noticed that your mind didn't stop with you?

Your body is on the couch.
Your phone is down.
There's nowhere you need to be.

And yet, inside, you're still moving.
Thinking about what happened. Planning what needs to happen next. Going over a conversation. Trying to solve something that isn't even happening right now.

This is something we don't always recognize as a form of effort.

The body may be still, while the mind is still working. And that's why simply taking time off doesn't always leave us feeling rested.

Deep rest asks for something a little different. Not forcing the mind to become quiet.
But creating enough space to notice what is happening without needing to follow every thought.

That's part of what we learn how to do as a result of simply practicing Yoga Nidra.

We begin to discover that stillness isn't just the absence of movement. It's a different way of being with ourselves.

And the more familiar we become with that space, the easier it can be to recognize what kind of rest we're actually needing.

🌙 ✨ Five States of Rest Experience: www.skool.com/novanidracommunity/about

And if you're ready to explore rest beyond simply taking a break, to begin developing a deeper relationship with stillness, awareness, and yourself...

🕊 Discover Peace in Rest: novanidra.com/offerings/peaceinrestprogram

We believe rest is radical. 🖤

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1 week ago | [YT] | 21

Ayla Nova | Yoga Nidra & Beyond

Sleep Isn't the Only Way to Rest

We often use sleep and rest as if they're the same thing. But they're not.

You can sleep for eight hours and still wake up feeling like you haven't truly restored.

And sometimes, what you're longing for isn't more sleep.

It's a different kind of rest. The kind where your body has permission to soften. Where your mind doesn't have to keep solving, planning, and remembering. Where you aren't trying to accomplish anything. You're simply allowing yourself to be.

This is part of what makes Yoga Nidra so interesting.

You can enter a state of deep rest while still remaining aware of what's happening within you.

And the more we experience different forms of rest, the more we begin to understand what our body is actually asking for.

The question isn't always "How much did I sleep?"

Sometimes it's "Did I actually feel rested?"

If you're curious about your own relationship with rest, the Five States of Rest is the place to begin.

🌙 ✨ Five States of Rest Experience: www.skool.com/novanidracommunity/about

And if you're ready to explore what happens when rest becomes something you cultivate beyond a yoga nidra session, something you begin to live from, that's what we explore inside the Peace in Rest program.

🕊 Discover Peace in Rest: novanidra.com/offerings/peaceinrestprogram

We Believe Rest is Radical 🖤


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1 week ago | [YT] | 22

Ayla Nova | Yoga Nidra & Beyond

Put it Down

What have you been carrying that you don't need to carry anymore?

The New Moon in Virgo is a beautiful time to pause and look around.

What what is taking up space in your life?

What are your habits?

Maybe it's the feeling that you have to do everything yourself.

We don't always have to rush to fix things immediately. Sometimes we just need to notice them.

When we become quiet, the body often knows what the mind has been too busy to hear.

That is, in essence, one of the gifts of rest.
It gives us enough space to notice what is actually here.

So as we move through this potent Virgo energy, you might ask yourself:
What am I ready to put down?

Not because there is something wrong with you.
But because you don't need to carry everything into the next chapter.

🌙 ✨ Five States of Rest Experience: www.skool.com/novanidracommunity/about


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📸 Laura Darcy

1 week ago | [YT] | 49

Ayla Nova | Yoga Nidra & Beyond

You Don't Always Have to Hold It All

You might know how to take a day off. How to meditate. You might even practice Yoga Nidra regularly.

And still find yourself struggling to truly let go.

Because resting isn't only about doing nothing.

Sometimes it's about what happens when you finally feel safe enough to stop being the one who holding everything together.

That experience can teach us something very different about rest.
And over time, we can begin to carry that feeling with us beyond the practice.

That's what interests me about going deeper into rest.

Not simply learning another way to relax, but exploring what happens when rest becomes a way of relating to yourself.

If you've been curious about going deeper into that relationship with rest, that's what we're exploring inside the Peace in Rest Program.

Bridging the ancient wisdom of yoga nidra with the science of neurophysiology.

Discover Peace in Rest | novanidra.com/offerings/peaceinrestprogram

We believe Rest is Radical 🌙


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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 15

Ayla Nova | Yoga Nidra & Beyond

A Space to Rest Together... in ONE hour

We are gathering for another monthly Nova Nidra Experience.


I think there is something very different about resting when you don't have to do it alone.

So much of our lives ask us to hold things together.

To be present for others.

To keep moving.

And sometimes, what we need is simply a space where nothing is being asked of us.

You can arrive exactly as you are.

You don't need to know how to rest.

Just come, listen, and allow yourself to be held by the practice and by the space we're creating together.

10 am PT | Monday, September 7

We'll spend an hour exploring conscious rest through Nova Nidra.


And perhaps you'll notice something afterward that you couldn't quite hear before the practice began ✨


🌙 Five States of Rest Experience: www.skool.com/novanidracommunity/about



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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 8

Ayla Nova | Yoga Nidra & Beyond

What Actually Happens During Yoga Nidra?

Sometimes the hardest part of rest is actually getting there.

We can spend the whole day waiting for a quiet moment...
and when it finally comes, the mind gets louder, the body feels restless, or we suddenly feel like we need to do something.

This is worth noticing.

Because how you respond to stillness can tell you something about your relationship with rest.

POLL QUESTION:


When you finally have time to rest, what usually happens?
Notice which one feels most familiar.

Or if you really just don't know how to rest... join us Monday

10 AM PT | SEPTEMBER 7


FIVE STATES OF REST EXPERIENCE 🌙✨
www.skool.com/novanidracommunity/about



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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 7

Ayla Nova | Yoga Nidra & Beyond

Anger Is Really Just Sad Love

I said what I said.

Last week, I had the honour of being a guest on ‪@NeverLaunchonaFriday‬

Natasha Golinsky is a trauma-informed business coach and yoga teacher who does deep, root-cause healing work with female founders. In this episode on Heart-Led Leadership, we got to the heart of something that's often difficult to name...

When a part of you is out of balance, you keep pushing through with unmet needs. Eventually, the body says "enough." And it shuts down.

I know this because I've been there. At some point or another, we all have.

You may be calling it exhaustion. But what if it's also grief? Loss? Love with nowhere to go. Needs that were never met.

The Five States of Rest is where you learn to listen to what your body's been trying to tell you all along.

Join | www.skool.com/novanidracommunity/about

Listen to the Full Episode | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcvBu...


We believe rest is radical 🖤

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