{
  "slug": "yoga-nidra",
  "name": "Yoga nidra",
  "aliases": [
    "yogic sleep",
    "nidra",
    "nsdr yoga nidra",
    "guided yoga nidra"
  ],
  "family": "calm",
  "heat": "high",
  "talk": "Lots of talk",
  "mostDiscussed": false,
  "firstLine": "Yoga nidra is a guided resting practice, usually done lying down while a voice leads attention through the body and other instructions.",
  "whyLine": "People describe following a voice through a body scan while resting, sometimes feeling heavier or more settled and sometimes falling asleep. The recording, length and whether the voice suits them affect the experience.",
  "feelWords": [
    "yogic sleep",
    "nidra",
    "nsdr yoga nidra",
    "guided yoga nidra"
  ],
  "commonPicture": [
    {
      "lead": "Reported recording length",
      "why": "Ten to thirty minutes appears in the notes. [community]"
    },
    {
      "lead": "A simple resting setup",
      "why": "Headphones and a comfortable floor or sofa position are common examples. [community]"
    },
    {
      "lead": "NSDR is a broader label",
      "why": "Some guided-rest content is marketed as non-sleep deep rest; that label does not make every recording the same yoga-nidra practice. [community]"
    }
  ],
  "watchFor": "A guided rest recording is not a replacement for needed sleep or professional trauma care. The voice and format need to feel tolerable.",
  "whatPeopleSay": [
    "**The job:** downshift with a voice without a full meditation sit. [community]",
    "**r/yoga and Huberman-adjacent rooms** mix nidra and NSDR. [community]",
    "**Not a trauma protocol from this page.** [community]"
  ],
  "howPeopleRunIt": [
    "**One recording. Stay if you can; don’t turn it into a second night sleep.** [community]"
  ],
  "amountsPeopleUse": [
    "**10–30 min** is the copied band. [community]"
  ],
  "howPeopleKeepIt": [
    "**A playlist they actually finish.** [community]"
  ],
  "howItFeels": [
    "**Heavy limbs, then they rejoin the day — or they slept.** [community]"
  ],
  "howLongPeopleRunIt": [
    "**A few times a week** in the logs. [community]"
  ],
  "deepDive": [
    "**Following a voice while resting:** The recording supplies instructions, often a body scan, while the listener rests. In a yoga discussion, people report differing experiences of falling asleep during the practice. Dozing, feeling relaxed and staying aware throughout are different descriptions, not reasons to claim one recording supplies the same benefits as a night’s sleep. [community]",
    "**Why recordings feel different:** The accounts name the voice, setting and 10–30-minute lengths. Those details can matter more to a listener than the label: an irritating voice, uncomfortable position or inconvenient length changes the experience. Yoga nidra is a named guided practice; NSDR recordings do not all use identical instructions. [community]"
  ],
  "watchForLong": [
    "**If dissociation or trauma work is the real job, a clinician, not a YouTube.** [community]"
  ],
  "related": [
    "nsdr-down",
    "ten-minute-sit",
    "box-breathing",
    "physiological-sigh"
  ],
  "researchPointer": [],
  "playPointer": null,
  "forums": [
    "r/yoga",
    "r/HubermanLab"
  ],
  "sources": [
    "r/yoga nidra threads",
    "2023–26 NSDR vs yoga-nidra naming talk",
    "NSDR vs yoga-nidra naming talk"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Community talk. May contain inaccuracies. Not medical or health advice. No result or safety is promised.",
  "quickAnswerHistory": [
    {
      "field": "communityPicture",
      "rows": [
        "People use headphones and a recording, compare it with NSDR, and report heavy limbs or accidental sleep. This page is the named recording, not a trauma protocol."
      ]
    },
    {
      "field": "definition",
      "rows": [
        "Yoga nidra is a guided lie-down practice, often ten to thirty minutes, distinct from a nap and from a stretch class."
      ]
    },
    {
      "field": "deepDive",
      "rows": [
        "**A named lie-down, not NSDR’s twin page:** The object is a yoga-nidra recording. NSDR stays the neighbor card. [community]"
      ]
    },
    {
      "field": "watchFor",
      "rows": [
        "NSDR is the neighbor card. This is the named yoga-nidra recording, not a compound, not a promised trauma protocol."
      ]
    },
    {
      "field": "commonPicture",
      "rows": [
        {
          "lead": "Headphones, floor or sofa",
          "why": "A recording, a body. [community]"
        },
        {
          "lead": "10–30 minutes",
          "why": "The usual clip length. [community]"
        },
        {
          "lead": "NSDR is the neighbor name",
          "why": "Same job, different search term. [community]"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "field": "firstLine",
      "rows": [
        "Yoga nidra is a guided lie-down that is not a nap and not a stretch class — body scan, voice, stay awake-ish."
      ]
    },
    {
      "field": "whyLine",
      "rows": [
        "Yoga nidra is a guided lie-down that is not a nap and not a stretch class — body scan, voice, stay awake-ish."
      ]
    }
  ]
}