What is a Clearlight Yoga Nidra Teacher?

A teacher of Clearlight Yoga Nidra is trained in the meditative science of conscious deep sleep as a path of healing, clarity, and awakening. Their studies integrate traditional Yoga Nidra lineages with modern neuroscience, exploring how guided rest transforms the body, mind, and subtle energy systems.

They learn to work skillfully across all layers of experience, including the physical body, the thinking mind, and the heart of awareness. This includes understanding the science of sleep, the koshas or layers of being, and the role of intention (sankalpa) in shaping inner transformation.

Training emphasizes both personal practice and facilitation. Teachers develop the ability to design and guide Yoga Nidra journeys for deep restoration, emotional integration, and mental clarity, including trauma-informed approaches for different states of mind.

They also study subtle body practices, prana (life force), and the cultivation of inner resources, alongside comparative systems such as dream yoga and clearlight sleep practices drawn from Tibetan traditions.

Through immersive practice, teachers learn to help others access profound states of relaxation, insight, and non-dual awareness, supporting the awakening of what is often described as one’s innate “clear light” nature.