Discover how ancient wisdom meets modern science, and how consciousness is explored through both spiritual tradition and lived research.

In this episode, Nid speaks with Dr. Ishan Shivanand, a globally recognised yoga teacher, mental health researcher, and founder of Yoga of Immortals. Raised in Indian monasteries within a 21-generation yogic lineage, Ishan brings together ancient yogic knowledge and modern neuroscience to explore how we understand the mind today.

Together, they discuss how meditation, consciousness, and community support us in navigating the increasing pressures of modern life. The conversation also explores the role of technology in shaping attention, perception, and emotional wellbeing, and how ancient practices can help restore clarity, resilience, and inner balance.

Through stories from his upbringing and insights from his research, Ishan shares how practices like meditation, breathwork, and conscious living reconnect us with a deeper inner intelligence that is often lost in modern rhythm.

This episode invites reflection on mental health, consciousness, and the evolving potential of the human mind.

Chapter markers

00:00 Introduction to Ancient Wisdom & Mental Health
04:40 Growing Up in a Yogic Lineage
10:12 The Power of Satsang & Community
16:18 Understanding Energy & Healing
22:10 Altered States of Consciousness in Meditation
28:45 Why Some People Feel Disconnected from Their Inner Energy
35:20 Purification, Emotional Layers & Inner Awareness
42:15 Yoga of Immortals & Modern Mental Health Research
48:50 Finding Joy Through Simple Practices

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Support the show

Some practices may bring up deep emotions, so if you need guidance, please don't hesitate to reach out. 🌿

✨ Discover which layer of the spiral you are in

Take the Awakening Spiral Quiz here

✨ Align with Purpose
Explore the Nid’s Nidra App for tools to find peace and clarity: Download here

✨ Find True Rest
Access yoga nidra practices and dive deeper into the power of this modality in our Living in Deep Rest Course - free to the first 250 students!

Much love and light,
Nid

Fear around boundaries doesn’t always shout.
Sometimes it whispers through hesitation, tension, or difficulty saying no.

In this guided Yoga Nidra, we can explore the fear of boundaries through deep relaxation and embodied awareness. Rather than pushing fear away, this practice supports you to meet it gently, through the body, breath, and grounded presence.

This session includes:

• A full body scan to calm the nervous system
• Rooted breath awareness and earth connection
• Exploration of permission and refusal as felt experiences
• Symbolic inner imagery to strengthen clarity and self‑trust

This practice may support you if you are navigating anxiety, people‑pleasing patterns, emotional intensity, or shifts in self‑expression.

It is a space to rest.
To feel.
To reconnect with your inner steadiness.

🌙 Self-Care Note

This practice includes opposites work exploring permission and refusal, which can bring awareness to emotional patterns, memories, or sensations connected to boundaries.

Please approach this gently, honour your capacity, and pause the practice if needed. Seek appropriate support if deeper material arises.

📌 Chapter Markers

00:00 – Arrival & Settling Into Rest
03:30 – Creating Inner Safety
06:30 – Full Body Awareness
13:30 – Grounding Through Breath & Earth
16:30 – Opposites of Permission and Refusal for Emotional Boundaries
22:00 – Planting the Intention & Inner Creation
30:00 – Integration & Returning

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Some practices may bring up deep emotions, so if you need guidance, please don't hesitate to reach out. 🌿

✨ Discover which layer of the spiral you are in

Take the Awakening Spiral Quiz here

✨ Align with Purpose
Explore the Nid’s Nidra App for tools to find peace and clarity: Download here

✨ Find True Rest
Access yoga nidra practices and dive deeper into the power of this modality in our Living in Deep Rest Course - free to the first 250 students!

Much love and light,
Nid

Rest can feel confronting. Not because we don’t need it, but because, for many of us, it doesn’t feel safe.

In this episode of the Facing Fears Series, Nid is joined by Tim Thomas, former professional fighter, Special Forces soldier, and founder of Breathwork in Bed, to explore the deeper fear that lives beneath exhaustion.

For many high-performing nervous systems, rest and gentleness can feel more uncomfortable than pushing through.

This conversation opens a different perspective on strength, vulnerability, and what it means to truly recover.

In this episode, you are invited to explore:

• Why rest can feel unsafe or unfamiliar
• The shift from “warrior mode” into gentleness
• Sleep and nervous system regulation as foundations
• How small moments of pause begin to change your state

Key takeaway:
Rest is not weakness. For many of us, it is the edge we are being asked to meet.

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⏱️ Chapters Marker
00:00 Fear of Rest and Modern Exhaustion
02:11 Meet Tim Thomas: Yoga Nidra and Breathwork
04:11 Warrior Archetype: Dropping the Guard
08:45 Triggers as a Bridge to Healing
12:21 Real Connection vs Antisocial Social Groups
17:20 Sleep as the Soil and Learning Gentleness
27:12 Restfulness as a State of Being (Not Just Sleep)
35:54 Two Golden 5 Minute Windows (Before Sleep and After Waking)
48:34 20 Breaths That Changed Everything and Breathwork in Bed
57:41 What Lights Tim Up: Generosity

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Some practices may bring up deep emotions, so if you need guidance, please don't hesitate to reach out. 🌿

✨ Discover which layer of the spiral you are in

Take the Awakening Spiral Quiz here

✨ Align with Purpose
Explore the Nid’s Nidra App for tools to find peace and clarity: Download here

✨ Find True Rest
Access yoga nidra practices and dive deeper into the power of this modality in our Living in Deep Rest Course - free to the first 250 students!

Much love and light,
Nid