Yoga Question

Is Yoga Nindrha (cant post a link till my post count is higher but heres a synopsis from the site) the same as Yoga Nidra. I kind of want to start doing the former (if its not the same) to train my subconscious to help me perform better in my sport (if any1 knows any yogas or meditations to help me with this please let me know) as well as to relax more. Thanks for the help

WHAT IS YOGA NINDHRA ?
Yoga Nindhra is a highly powerful ancient meditation technique originated from the Tantras. It is the scientific way to eliminate the root cause of all the negativities.

Yoga Nindhra comprises of the secrets of total transformation which give a real positive direction to our life and eliminate the root cause of all negativities like stress related disorders, ailments like hypertension, depression, insomnia, asthma, digestive disorders, etc which drain our life energy. It is the key to penetrate the latent realms of mind, and train the mental faculties to access the immeasurable powers of the subconscious and unconscious mind.

The Sanskrit word Yoga means ?union? or ?one pointed awareness? and Nindhra means ?sleep?. In Yoga Nindhra, the body, mind and intellect are completely relaxed and one appears to be sleeping but the consciousness is functioning at a deeper level, and the subconscious and unconscious realms of mind get opened up. So yoga nidra is ?dynamic sleep? or in other words ?psychic sleep? in which you learn to relax consciously.

In yoga Nindhra, you not only enjoy the complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation but also get to explore the tremendous powers hidden in the deeper layers of subconscious and unconscious mind.

In the deep relaxation state of yoga Nindhra, the mind is in a state between sleep and wakefulness and its receptivity is many times more than its receptivity in wakeful state. The secret is that the subconscious mind is at front in this state while the conscious mind takes the back seat. The subconscious mind is a very obedient disciple and immediately carries out the orders that you put to it. By practicing yoga nidra you can completely train your subconscious mind. Then the ordinary conscious mind and intellect will follow the suit. The subconscious and the unconscious mind are the most powerful forces in the human being. In yoga Nindhra you learn how to access these powerful forces to gain knowledge, cure diseases, increase creativity, and to realize your true self.

When the consciousness is connected to all the senses, the receptivity is less while in the deep state of relaxation, the senses are withdrawn and the receptivity is much greater. Normally, when we sleep, we loose track of our self and cannot utilize this capacity of mind. Yoga Nindhra enables the person to be conscious in this state and nurture the seed of great will power, inspire the higher self, and enjoy the vitality of life. So the nature of mind can be changed as required, because when you withdraw your mind from outer world and you are neither in deep sleep nor completely awake, whatever impressions you plant at that time grow and enrich your life.

I am completely unfamiliar with the english spelling you cite - nindrha. Of course Sanskrit does not perfectly transliterate to English so who can say other than a Sanskrit scholar and I am not a Sanskrit scholar.

However, based on PARTS of the description, it seems to be yoga “nidra”.

One point to make here and that is that yoga nidra requires a certain state of brain activity. Therefore it is almost impossible for it it be self-administered by anyone other than a very skilled practitioner with several decades of practice (and by practice I mean all of the tools of Yoga - a complete practice).

Best to be taken there by a teacher or when that is impossible, an audio recording might do. But again, there are many things labeled “yoga nidra” and there are, in my experience, very few teachers actually providing a true yoga nidra. Some relaxing while supine, yes. Yoga nidra, no.

gordon

that is unfortunate is there any type of yoga/meditation you can recommend to me that can be self taught and would help me improve in my sport