The Mystical State of Conscious Sleep: Exploring Yoga Nidra

Join us for a calming and illuminating conversation with multimedia artist, mindfulness educator, breathworker, and Yoga Nidra guide Santosh David as we introduce our audience to the deeply restorative practice of Yoga Nidra, often called “yogic sleep.” Through his work, Santosh creates spaces where rest meets imagination, offering guided journeys that help people slow down, regulate the nervous system, and reconnect with themselves through breath, stillness, and inner awareness. His offerings include the Psychic Sleep Library, a collection of Yoga Nidra recordings designed to support deep rest and emotional restoration, as well as live gatherings centered on guided rest and inner journeying.

In this special episode, Santosh will guide us into the heart of a practice that invites the body into profound relaxation while the mind remains quietly aware. We will explore how Yoga Nidra can help ease stress, restore energy, improve sleep, and open a gentle doorway into emotional healing and spiritual renewal. Both grounding and mystical, this conversation is an invitation to experience rest not as escape, but as a sacred return to self — a soft, conscious practice that can transform the way we relate to the body, the mind, and the inner world. Santosh’s work is rooted in themes of rest, breath, symbolism, imagination, and subtle inner transformation, which makes him a beautiful guide for this journey.

In this conversation, we will explore:

• What Yoga Nidra is and why it is often called “yogic sleep”
• The history and deeper origins of Yoga Nidra
• How Yoga Nidra developed into a modern guided practice
• How this practice made its way into Western spiritual and wellness circles
• The state between waking and sleeping, and why it is so powerful
• How Yoga Nidra supports deep rest, stress relief, and nervous system healing
• The role of breath, body awareness, intention, and guided imagery in the practice
• How Yoga Nidra can become a pathway to self-discovery, emotional healing, and inner peace