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

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

✨ Get Supportive Daily Tools for Your Awakening Gifts

Download the Nid’s Nidra App for free tools to ground your awakening gifts with peace and clarity: Download 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

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

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

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.

Try Tim’s Breathwork in Bed app (28 days free):

• Apple
• Google

⏱️ 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

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 can silence the voice.

Not only in public speaking, but in everyday moments when you need to express yourself, speak up, set a boundary, or say what is true. Often, the fear is not just about words. It is about the deeper, authentic voice within you that wants to be heard.

In this episode of the Facing Fear series, Nid guides a playful, practical practice to help you activate your voice and open from fear using a Do Re Mi Fa So La Te Do gargle along. Through sound, mouth movement, and a little delight, you are invited to release held tension and reconnect with courage and self-expression.

This is not about singing perfectly.
It is about giving the voice permission to move again.

In this episode, you are invited to:

• Move through fear of speaking up with playfulness
• Activate the voice through the Do Re Mi gargle practice
• Release jaw and throat tension connected to unspoken words
• Explore confidence and self-expression through sound
• Reconnect with your authentic voice in daily life

___________________________________________________________________________

Essential oils support
If you want to try my favourite organic essential oils for high vibration, I love the Elan Vital blend by Synthesis Organics for creative energy, vitality, and life force. Beautiful as a perfume, on the skin, or in a massage when you want to spark inspiration.

Save 10 percent with my code NID10:
https://www.synthesisorganics.com/

Safety note: Essential oils are highly concentrated. Use only as directed by the manufacturer. For any oral use, ensure the product is intended for that purpose, do not swallow, and discontinue if irritation arises.

⏱️ Chapters Marker
00:00 Fear of speaking up and using your voice
00:44 The deeper fear: your authentic voice
02:42 Activate your voice with Do Re Mi Fa So La Te Do gargle along
04:00 Optional essential oils for the gargle
05:04 Three rounds of practice with resets
08:29 Notice the shift and share what changed

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

Parenting changes the way we lead.

In the most ordinary moments, a grocery store meltdown, a rushed morning, a child who won’t cooperate, fear can rise quickly. Not because you don’t love your child, but because parenting asks you to meet parts of yourself you may never have had to meet before.

In this episode of the Facing Fear series, Nid is joined by Micheline Green, Strategic Wisdom Partner and Integral Master Coach™, for a grounded conversation on conscious leadership and parenting.

Together, they explore how high-performing, purpose-driven women can soften control, restore connection, and return to a deeper inner steadiness, so leadership is lived not only in the world, but at home.

A mindful note: This conversation includes themes around modelling and influence in parenting. It is not a replacement for professional support, and it does not diminish the importance of diagnosis and resourcing when you know a child needs additional support. Trust your inner knowing and the supports available to you.

In this episode, you’re invited to explore:

● Why parenting can feel like one of life’s scariest initiations
● How stress habits, irritations, and triggers shape our reactions
● Releasing the tight grip of control (without “giving up”)
● A powerful framework: moving from fear/lack/separation into love/abundance/unity
● The inner infrastructure of belly–heart–mind for composure, connection, and skill
● Why rebuilding community support matters, personally and collectively
● Purpose, work, and service after becoming a parent

⏱️ Chapters Marker

00:00 – The Fear of Becoming a Parent (Facing Fear Series)
00:57 – Meet Micheline Green + A Mindful Note on Diagnosis & Support
03:13 – Conscious Leadership at Home: From Performance to Presence
04:13 – Micheline’s Path: High Performance Sport → Motherhood → Coaching
15:37 – The Hardest Part of Parenting: Triggers, Stress Habits & “Good Enough”
22:35 – Chaos & Overwhelm: Soften Control, Strengthen Connection
30:05 – Love, Abundance & Unity (Belly–Heart–Mind Framework)
36:59 – Rebuilding the Village: Community Support + Changing Systems
44:16 – Purpose, Work & Service After Becoming a Parent
50:54 – Micheline’s Book, Programs & Free “Spidey Senses” Resource + Closing

About Micheline Green

Micheline Green is a Strategic Wisdom Partner guiding visionary women leaders from high performance to deep presence. Her work sits at the intersection of intuition, integrity, parenting, and leadership — supporting powerful women who move mountains, yet long to reconnect with the sweetness, softness, and subtle rhythm of life.

Connect with Micheline:
Website: https://michelinegreen.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelinegreen_coach/

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 changes the way you stand.

In moments of uncertainty or overwhelm, the body contracts. The shoulders rise. The jaw tightens. The heels brace or prepare to run.

Without noticing, you begin to shrink.

In this episode, Nid guides you through simple, practical movements designed to release fear from the body and return you to alignment, strength, and self‑confidence.

Through shaking, expanding, twisting, stretching, and powerful posture shifts, you are invited to move tension through rather than hold it in.

This is not about pushing fear away.

It is about changing your physical state so that your deeper steadiness can re‑emerge.

In this episode, you're invited to:

● Notice how fear alters posture and body language
● Shake and bounce to release held tension
● Expand your posture to shift your internal state
● Unravel contraction through gentle twists and side bends
● Reclaim space with a grounding power pose

⏱️ Chapters Marker

00:00 – How Fear Shows Up in the Body
02:28 – Bounce & Shake to Release Tension
04:01 – Expanding into Confident Posture
05:39 – Twists & Side Bends to Unravel Fear
08:40 – Opening the Legs & Releasing Contraction
11:57 – Power Pose: Returning to Strength

There is nothing to perfect here.

Only a remembering.

Your body already knows how to release.
Your posture can guide your presence.
Your strength is not something you create, it is something you allow.

Allow your heart to listen.

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 doesn’t always come from danger. Sometimes it arises quietly, without reason, yet feels deeply real in the body.

In this episode of the Facing Fears Series, Nid speaks with Rubina Chadha, founder of Inner Design™, to explore emotional fear, inner tension, and the patterns that keep us stuck in overthinking.

Together, they open a grounded perspective on why fear can exist even when life appears “fine,” and how the body continues to respond through memory, conditioning, and learned patterns of safety.

Rather than trying to fix or analyse fear, this conversation invites a different approach - it begins with understanding how the system is responding, and learning how to meet yourself with it.

Rubina draws from neuroscience, mindfulness, and leadership to share how reconnecting with the body supports clarity, emotional balance, and aligned decision-making.

This episode gently highlights the shift from over-rationalising your experience to rebuilding a sense of safety within the body

In this episode, we explore:

• Why fear can arise without a logical reason
• How the body holds patterns of safety and protection
• The loop of overthinking and the illusion of control
• Nervous system regulation and emotional steadiness
• Moving from performance-based patterns into presence
• eet fear without needing to fix or resolve it

About Rubina Chadha

Rubina Chadha is the founder of Inner Design™, a globally recognised framework that blends mindfulness, neuroscience, and creative strategy.

Her work supports individuals and leaders to move from burnout, overthinking, and emotional dysregulation into clarity, presence, and aligned leadership.

*Chapter Markers*
00:00 Why Do You Feel Stress When Nothing Is Wrong?
00:57 From Performance to Presence: Meet Rubina Chadha
03:17 Designing Your Life from the Inside Out
05:00 Success, Burnout & Nervous System Pressure
07:59 Creativity as a Path to Clarity
12:03 Small Pauses That Reset the Nervous System
15:18 Self-Leadership in Everyday Life
27:22 Fear as a Signal, Not a Problem
32:00 Mindset vs Physiology: The Nervous System Factor
37:30 Beauty, Photography & Training Your Attention
40:18 What Lights You Up? The Power of Light

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 changes the way we breathe.

In moments of panic, uncertainty, or inner intensity, the breath often becomes shallow - held high in the chest, shortened, or restricted.

Fear changes the way we breathe.

In moments of panic, uncertainty, or inner intensity, the breath often becomes shallow - held high in the chest, tight, and restricted.

In this episode, Nid guides a gentle exploration into the breath as a doorway back to steadiness. Rather than trying to control or correct the breath, you are invited into simple ways of softening, releasing, and returning to centre.

This is a practice of remembering and allowing the body to find its own rhythm again.

In this episode, you're invited to:

● A softer relationship with the breath in moments of fear
● Releasing tension without force or technique
● Reconnecting with the belly and natural grounding
● A simple way to return to presence when overwhelmed
● Letting the breath regulate you, rather than controlling it

⏱️ Chapters Marker

00:00 – When Fear Takes the Breath
00:40 – Breath & Sensitivity
01:35 – Anxiety in the Body
02:54 – When Deep Breathing Feels Hard
04:50 – The Soft Exhale
06:34 – Letting Go of Control
08:44 – Upper & Lower Body Balance
10:46 – Hand to Belly Practice
12:50 – Integration

There is nothing to get right here.

Only a return to what has always been available - your breath, your body, and the quiet intelligence within them.

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