52: Yoga Nidra for Sleep: A Guided Journey Into Deep Rest
Discover how to drift gently into nourishing sleep with this calming Yoga Nidra practice designed to help your body, mind, and nervous system deeply restore.
In this guided Yoga Nidra session, Christina Zipperlen invites you into a state of conscious relaxation, often called Yogic Sleep. You’ll be led into stillness, softening, and surrender, allowing sleep to come naturally. This practice creates a safe, nurturing container where your body and mind can rest, your nervous system can reset, and your spirit can reconnect to its essence.
No prior experience is needed, only a quiet space where you can lie down and let go. Christina reminds us: “You are exactly where you need to be.”
Key Takeaways
Yoga Nidra offers a bridge between wakefulness and sleep, creating space for deep rest and healing.
Intentions (Sankalpa) can be planted in this receptive state, supporting transformation and peace.
The practice allows you to safely release tension, connect inward, and let go of what no longer serves you.
Sleep, if it arrives during the meditation, is not a failure—it is welcomed as part of the process.
Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome & introduction to Yoga Nidra
01:05 – Preparing your body and space for rest
05:02 – Gentle tension and release sequence
10:30 – Setting your Sankalpa (intention)
16:18 – Guided breathwork and relaxation
19:12 – Awareness through the body practice
24:53 – Visualization: safe, serene landscapes
29:05 – Trusting the process and letting go
31:31 – Closing guidance into restful sleep
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This podcast is hosted by Christina Zipperlen, a teacher, writer, and founder of Ananda Soul, a heart-led jewelry brand and community devoted to beauty, healing, and intention. Her work bridges spiritual practice and intentional living, guiding others to cultivate inner peace and soulful alignment.
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51: Rituals for Puberty, Parenting, and Personal Healing with Day Schildkret
What if coming of age wasn’t just for the child, but a sacred shift for the parent, too?
In this heartfelt continuation, Christina and ritualist Day Schildkret explore how ritual can support us through the challenges of parenting, puberty, and personal transformation. From nightly hand-cleansing practices to memory book ceremonies, they offer meaningful ways to honor change with clarity, creativity, and compassion.
For anyone navigating family transitions or seeking new ways to mark life’s thresholds, this episode is a gentle invitation to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the sacred in everyday life.
Enjoy 10% off Ananda Soul’s ritual-inspired jewelry with code PENDULUM10 at checkout.
See the full show notes and resources mentioned at
https://anandasoul.com/blogs/sensitive-matters-podcast/rituals-for-puberty-parenting-and-personal-healing
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50: Embracing the In Between: Rituals for Change, Grief, and Everyday Meaning w/ Day Schildkret
What if grief wasn’t something to move through quickly, but a sacred space to honor, feel, and be transformed by?
In this episode, I’m joined by ritualist Day Schildkret to explore the healing power of ritual in times of loss, change, and uncertainty. From marking transitions to creating sacred moments in everyday life, they invite us to slow down, remember, and reconnect with what matters most.
For anyone navigating a life shift or holding space for someone who is, this episode offers meaning, comfort, and a path to deeper presence.
Enjoy 10% off Ananda Soul’s ritual-inspired jewelry with code PENDULUM10 at checkout.
See the full show notes and resources mentioned at
https://anandasoul.com/blogs/sensitive-matters-podcast/rituals-for-change-grief-and-everyday-meaning-with-day-schildkret
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49: Rewiring the Early Imprints: Affirmations for Safety, Belonging & Self-Worth
When doubt, fear, or overwhelm arise, this guided affirmation practice offers a gentle return to what has always been true. Before words. Before stories.
Rooted in the wisdom of early imprints, those first cellular questions: Am I safe? Do I belong? This practice invites you to soften. To come home to yourself.
Let the affirmations support your nervous system, unwind old patterns, and gently reconnect you with the quiet truth that you matter, just as you are.
Come as you are. Breathe. Receive.
For more soul-nourishing practices, explore our free Affirmation Quiz or join our next Virtual Moon Gathering.
See the full show notes and resources mentioned at
https://anandasoul.com/blogs/sensitive-matters-podcast/affirmations-for-safety-and-self-worth
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48: Yoga Nidra for Deep Rest and Trusting Your Body's Wisdom
When life feels like the world is moving too fast, this guided yoga nidra practice is a soft invitation to rest, reflect, and reconnect with your body’s inner wisdom. Whether you're in transition, healing, or simply craving stillness, allow this gentle journey to ground you in presence and offer the deep restoration your soul is calling for.
You’ll move through grounding breathwork, gentle reflection, and soothing visualization, ending in quiet spaciousness for intuitive insight. There’s no right way to experience this—just come as you are.
For more soul-nourishing practices, join our Virtual Moon Gatherings, a sacred space for reflection and connection under the Full Moon.
See the full show notes and resources mentioned at
https://anandasoul.com/blogs/sensitive-matters-podcast/yoga-nidra-for-deep-rest-and-trusting-your-bodys-wisdom
This episode features binaural beats set to a theta brainwave frequency, designed to support deep relaxation and meditative states.
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Sensitive Matters is the podcast that explores what we should have been taught but weren’t—unpacking the unspeakable, questioning societal myths, and shedding light on taboo topics around birth wisdom, women’s wisdom, mental health, and spirituality. Hosted by Christina Zipperlen—mom, somatic coach, jewelry designer, postpartum doula, and advocate for mental health and LGBTQIA+ rights—this show offers bold, nurturing conversations and practical tools, like nervous system-regulating meditations and Yoga Nidras, that guide you to deeper healing and understanding.
From her home in Bali, Christina connects with truth-speakers, mystics, creatives, and visionaries who challenge outdated narratives and share soul-centered insights and mystical, witchy wisdom. Whether you’re seeking emotional healing, spiritual connection, or a safe space to feel seen, Sensitive Matters is your invitation to listen, feel, and grow.
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