Healing from Within: A Guided Practice for Nervous System Regulation
This gentle, trauma-informed meditation weaves together the deep rest of Yoga Nidra and the embodied awareness of body scanning to support nervous system regulation, emotional safety, and reconnection with your body after trauma or chronic stress.
Trauma can leave us feeling disconnected, unsafe, or numb in our own bodies. This practice invites a slow and compassionate return to presence—helping you notice sensations without judgment, shift into a more regulated state, and gradually rebuild trust in the body as a safe place to be. You will be guided through a rotation of awareness across different parts of the body, with opportunities to notice, sense, and rest—at your own pace, with no pressure to feel anything in particular.
Yoga Nidra has been shown to support deep brain states linked with healing and integration, while body scan meditation enhances interoception (your ability to sense internal states), grounding you in the here and now. Together, they offer a powerful pathway for restoring connection, gently unfreezing held tension, and creating space for emotional and physical ease.
This practice is best done lying down or in a supportive seated position, in a quiet space where you can rest without interruption. You are encouraged to listen in a way that honours your body’s needs—pausing or stopping if anything feels too much.
This gentle, trauma-informed meditation weaves together the deep rest of Yoga Nidra and the embodied awareness of body scanning to support nervous system regulation, emotional safety, and reconnection with your body after trauma or chronic stress.
Trauma can leave us feeling disconnected, unsafe, or numb in our own bodies. This practice invites a slow and compassionate return to presence—helping you notice sensations without judgment, shift into a more regulated state, and gradually rebuild trust in the body as a safe place to be. You will be guided through a rotation of awareness across different parts of the body, with opportunities to notice, sense, and rest—at your own pace, with no pressure to feel anything in particular.
Yoga Nidra has been shown to support deep brain states linked with healing and integration, while body scan meditation enhances interoception (your ability to sense internal states), grounding you in the here and now. Together, they offer a powerful pathway for restoring connection, gently unfreezing held tension, and creating space for emotional and physical ease.
This practice is best done lying down or in a supportive seated position, in a quiet space where you can rest without interruption. You are encouraged to listen in a way that honours your body’s needs—pausing or stopping if anything feels too much.