The Rest We Share: Jewish-informed Yoga Nidra Meditations | Ruthie Ayzenberg

Ruthie Ayzenberg
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  • Mental Health
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The Rest We Share: Jewish-Informed Yoga Nidra Meditations (Formerly Na'aleh Yoga Nidra for Deep Rest+) for people of all backgrounds to support relaxation, sleep, nervous system restoration, and emotional healing The Rest We Share offers guided Yoga Nidra/NSDR (non-sleep deep rest) meditations inspired by Jewish wisdom to support restful sleep, relaxation, emotional healing, and inner peace.  Adapted from Indian Yogic teachings and rooted in Jewish spiritual traditions, this podcast welcomes people of all backgrounds to share in the practice of Yoga Nidra. These practices invite you to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and experience the restorative power of rest. Alongside guided meditations, the podcast features conversations about healing, spirituality, health, and well-being. Yoga Nidra is a deeply restorative practice where your body is in a state of deep sleep, while your mind remains awake. This non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) state creates the conditions for nervous system repair and natural healing for the body and mind opening the doors to increased calmness, clarity, creativity, hormonal and metabolic benefits, and emotional resolution. Simply close your eyes and listen to the guided audio as it takes you on a soothing journey into deeper consciousness.  *Yoga *Yoga Nidra *Meditation *Healing *Mental Health *Spirituality *Jewish meditation *Sacred Rest *Sleep meditation *NDSR Non-Sleep Deep Rest *Insomnia *Sleep Help *Mindfulness *Therapy *Sleep *Guided meditation *Relaxation support *Consciousness *Body Scan

  1. Season 3 Trailer

    Announcement: New Podcast Name and Updates (5 mins)

    The Rest We Share: Jewish-informed Yoga Nidra Meditations (Formerly Na'aleh Yoga Nidra for Deep Rest+)   In this short announcement, the host, Ruthie Ayzenberg, introduces the podcast's new name and cover and explains the intention behind the new name.  Ruthie also shares the podcast’s mission to offer Yoga Nidra meditations rooted in yogic teachings and aligned with Jewish wisdom and spirituality, the importance of rest as a universal need, and how these practices support presence, compassion, creativity, and healing.   Subscribe to The Rest We Share for more meditative Yoga Nidra journeys and transformative experiences. If you like this podcast, please share it with your friends or leave a comment on YouTube or the platform of your choice.   Feel free to reach out to me through the links below. I'd love to connect with you so don't be shy!  Website: www.mentalfitnesstherapy.org YouTube Channel: @TheRestWeShare Instagram: @RuthieAyzenberg Email: ruthie@mentalfitnesstherapy.org  Join WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dctsv246R8735S4oa6GWvW    May you be peaceful and safe!  DISCLAIMER: This practice is NOT a medical treatment and NOT a replacement for medical treatment. Although this is a very safe, non-invasive meditative practice, this podcast does not take responsibility for any undesired experiences. This is a holistic psychospiritual practice that can be a beneficial adjunct to other treatment methods.    #Stressrelease #YogaNidra #JewishMeditation #JewishYoga #SleepMeditation #GuidedRest

  2. Jul 27

    91. Short Yoga Nidra to Listen Deeply: Your Hearing Heart (10 mins)

    NA'ALEH YOGA: Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   In this short, episode you are guided through a gentle Yoga Nidra hearing meditation created to connect with the energy of the Jewish month of Av. The theme of this month is listening—learning to truly hear ourselves, one another, and the earth beneath the chatter of the mind. The practice moves from external listening to internal awareness of listening to your harmonic heart, followed by planting a heartfelt intention.  What to expect: a brief, grounding guided meditation focused on embodied listening, gradual inward attention, and a simple intention-setting ritual. Key points include body relaxation, breath awareness, progressive listening from far to near and a heart-centered intention.    Episode Summary: Here’s what you can expect: Preparation: Begin by settling into a comfortable position. Make sure you’re fully supported completely at ease.  Progressive Hearing: Gradually transition from distant external sounds to close and inner sounds of your breath and heart.  Intention/Prayer/Manifestation: Allow an intention, prayer, or manifestation that resonates with your heart and soul to arise for you from this practice.  Background Music: Deep Binaural Meditation from Pixabay   Subscribe to Na’aleh Yoga for more meditative Yoga Nidra journeys and transformative experiences. If you like this podcast, please share it with your friends or leave a comment on YouTube or the platform of your choice.   Feel free to reach out to me through the links below. I'd love to connect with you so don't be shy!  Website: www.mentalfitnesstherapy.org YouTube Channel: @naalehyoga Instagram: @RuthieAyzenberg Email: naalehyoga@gmail.com  Join WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dctsv246R8735S4oa6GWvW    May you be peaceful and safe!  DISCLAIMER: This practice is NOT a medical treatment and NOT a replacement for medical treatment. Although this is a very safe, non-invasive meditative practice, this podcast does not take responsibility for any undesired experiences. This is a holistic psychospiritual practice that can be a beneficial adjunct to other treatment methods.    #Stressrelease #YogaNidra #JewishMeditation #HeartCenterHealing

  3. Jun 15

    90. All Night Nidra: Wake Up Feeling Clear & Restored (7 hours)

    NA'ALEH YOGA: Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   This all-night Yoga Nidra practice is designed to guide you into deep, nourishing rest. The first hour ushers you into deep relaxation through a soothing guided yoga nidra meditation, followed by soothing sleep music for 6 hours of optimal rest to extend you practice. Whether you fall asleep or not, this practice is created to slow down your brainwaves and progressively guide you into complete physical and mental relaxation, so you can get up in the morning restored and refreshed.  May your night be truly wholesome and may your deep rest supply you with the restoration and energy for healthy, balanced day tomorrow.    Episode Summary: Here’s what you can expect: Preparation: Begin by settling into a comfortable position. Make sure you’re fully supported completely at ease resting on your back or in the posture of your choice. Intention Setting: You will be guided to recall your intention (Sankalpa/kavanah). Your intention is a simple statement that resonates with your heart and soul, reflecting your resolve and deepest truth. Body Scan: Experience a relaxing body scan focusing on each part of your body to shift further into a state of deep healing rest.  Breath Awareness: Connect to your energetic and emotion body through conscious contact with the layer of your breath.  Visualization:  Rest in deep awareness as you are guided to engage with the deeper layers of your subconscious mind through vivid imagery.  Return to Your Intention: Reconnect with the intention you set earlier. Let it sink deeply into your being and encode throughout your body. Externalization: Gently transition back to your ordinary waking state. Reconnect with your surroundings to integrate the practice into your daily life. Background Music:   Wisdom of Sound, Our Peaceful Ocean by Narek Mirazaei   Subscribe to Na’aleh Yoga for more meditative Yoga Nidra journeys and transformative experiences. If you like this podcast, please share it with your friends or leave a comment on YouTube or the platform of your choice.   Feel free to reach out to me through the links below. I'd love to connect with you so don't be shy!  Website: www.mentalfitnesstherapy.org YouTube Channel: @naalehyoga Instagram: @Ruthie Ayzenberg Email: naalehyoga@gmail.com  Join WhatsApp group: This is a silent group for updates on new yoga nidra practices and events.  https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dctsv246R8735S4oa6GWvW    May you be peaceful and safe!  #yoga nidra #guidedmeditation #emotional healing #Jewish mindfulness #deep rest #journeypreparation #calm #guided relaxation #stress relief #sleep meditation #medicinejourney #psychedelicpreparation DISCLAIMER: This practice is NOT a medical treatment and NOT a replacement for medical treatment. Although this is a very safe, non-invasive meditative practice, this podcast does not take responsibility for any undesired experiences. This is a holistic psychospiritual practice that can be a beneficial adjunct to other treatment methods.

  4. May 11

    89. Breathwork Healing Journeys with Moish Feiglin (50 mins)

    NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake... In this episode we spend time with Moish Feiglin, an integrative psychotherapist, breathwork guide, and musician who founded Echo Healing. Moish shares his personal path from traditional social work to somatic, trauma-informed breathwork, including how his experiences led him to blend psychotherapy, breath practices, music, nature, and community for deep healing. We explore the role of music in guided sessions as well as the similarities and differences between breathwork and yoga nidra and when each may be most useful. The episode covers safety and contraindications and how breathwork can be adapted to meet individual needs. Moish emphasizes trauma-informed group adaptations and the importance of attunement so powerful experiences are followed by adequate support. We also delve in the role of community and support in integrating peak experiences into daily life.    Moish's bio: Moish Feiglin is a therapist, musician and group facilitator specializing in healing and transformation for men. He helps men connect with their inner wisdom and show up more confidently in their relationships, work and life — with strength, compassion, and presence. With over 15 years of experience, Moish has led hundreds of men in 1:1 therapy, breathwork groups, and healing retreats across Israel, USA, Australia, and the UK. In 2023 he founded a wellness practice called ECHO Healing and more recently The Grounded Soul Course. Drawing from advanced modalities and a deep commitment to his own healing journey, Moish offers a grounded, authentic, and transformative approach to personal growth.   Here is where to find Moish: Website: www.echo-healing.com Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/moishfeiglinspotify   Subscribe to Na'aleh Yoga Podcast for more transformative journeys and feel free to share this podcast with a friend. Take a moment to review and share your thoughts—I always appreciate your feedback!  Feel free to reach out:  Biosite: https://bio.site/ruthieayzenberg Therapy Practice: Mental Fitness Therapy Email: naalehyoga@gmail.com  Instagram: @RuthieAyzenberg Join WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dctsv246R8735S4oa6GWvW  May you be peaceful and safe!

  5. Apr 29

    88. Yoga Nidra for Journey Integration: Ground, Organize, Embody (42 mins)

    NA'ALEH YOGA: Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake... "Seek the sacred within the ordinary, the remarkable within the commonplace"-- Rav Nachman of Bresslov This guided Yoga Nidra practice is designed to help you process and integrate your journey experience within your body, mind, and daily life.  Here you will be guided into gentle re-entry from travel or inner exploration into grounded daily life, inviting compassionate attention and deep rest. In the containment of deep relaxation, you are invited to revisit your journey and allow meaningful images, feelings, or symbols to come forward from your subconscious mind for compassionate witnessing or further inner dialogue. The practice includes opportunities to gently engage with material that wants attention without forcing resolution.  This episode offers a calm, skillful pathway to let insights settle into your life. Expect a slow, embodied, and compassionate landing back to your body and heart, with guidance to carry the integration forward.   Episode Summary: Here’s what you can expect: Preparation: Begin by settling into a comfortable position. Make sure you’re fully supported completely at ease resting on your back or in the posture of your choice. Intention Setting: You will be guided to recall your intention (Sankalpa/kavanah) as you return your journey and re-set your intention as you continue forward. Your intention is a simple statement that resonates with your heart and soul, reflecting your resolve and deepest truth. Body Scan: Connect to your journey through a relaxing body scan focusing on each part of your body to shift further into a state of deep healing rest.  Breath Awareness: Connect to your energetic and emotion body through conscious contact with the layer of your breath.  Visualization:  Rest in deep awareness as you are guided to engage with meaningful aspects of your journey Return to Your Intention: Reconnect with the intention you set earlier. Let it sink deeply into your being and encode throughout your body. Externalization: Gently transition back to your ordinary waking state. Reconnect with your surroundings to integrate the practice into your daily life as you continue extending your life journey forward.  Background Music:  Quiet Mind by BreakZ Studios from Pixabay Subscribe to Na’aleh Yoga for more meditative Yoga Nidra journeys and transformative experiences. If you like this podcast, please share it with your friends or leave a comment on YouTube or the platform of your choice.   Feel free to reach out to me through the links below. I'd love to connect with you so don't be shy!  Website: www.mentalfitnesstherapy.org YouTube Channel: @naalehyoga Instagram: @Ruthie Ayzenberg Email: naalehyoga@gmail.com  Join WhatsApp group: This is a silent group for updates on new yoga nidra practices and events.  https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dctsv246R8735S4oa6GWvW    May you be peaceful and safe!  #yoga nidra #guidedmeditation #emotional healing #Jewish mindfulness #deep rest #journeypreparation #calm #guided relaxation #stress relief #sleep meditation #medicinejourney #psychedelicpreparation DISCLAIMER: This practice is NOT a medical treatment and NOT a replacement for medical treatment. Although this is a very safe, non-invasive meditative practice, this podcast does not take responsibility for any undesired experiences. This is a holistic psychospiritual practice that can be a beneficial adjunct to other treatment methods.

  6. Apr 13

    87. Yoga Nidra for Journey Preparation: Body, Breath, Mind Relaxation (60 mins)

    NA'ALEH YOGA: Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...   Whether you are preparing for vacation or business travel, a personal trek, a psychedelic journey, or navigating inward realms through other paths, or simply journeying through a chapter of life-- this episode is for you. Crafted with intentionality, this episode guides you through a gentle, structured practice that supports rest, emotional regulation, and clarity of intention before any trip or transition. Through experiential exercises in a deeply relaxed state, you are guided to experience breath and body practices to resource you on your journey and connect with a felt-sense intention that is your inner compass.  Key techniques include somatic grounding, breath-led relaxation, mindful witnessing, and creative visualization evocative imagery, and prompts to witness your inner landscape without judgment.   Episode Summary: Here’s what you can expect: Preparation: Begin by settling into a comfortable position. Make sure you’re fully supported completely at ease resting on your back or in the posture of your choice. Intention Setting: You will be guided to set a powerful Sankalpa/kavanah (intention) as you set out on your journey. Choose a meaningful, positive "I am..." statement that resonates with your heart and soul, reflecting your resolve and deepest truth. Body Scan: Prepare your physical body through a relaxing body scan focusing on each part of your body to shift further into a state of deep healing rest.  Breath Awareness: Prepare your energetic and emotion body through conscious contact with the layer of your breath.  Experience Polarities: Train your body and mind to contain opposite experiences at the same time Visualization:  Rest in deep awareness experiencing therapeutic guided imagery in the theme of the season Return to Your Intention: Reconnect with the intention you set earlier. Let it sink deeply into your being and encode throughout your body. Externalization: Gently transition back to your ordinary waking state. Reconnect with your surroundings to integrate the practice into your daily life as you set out for your journey. Background Music:  The Inner Calling, by Narek Mirzaei, Music of Wisdom Subscribe to Na’aleh Yoga for more meditative Yoga Nidra journeys and transformative experiences. If you like this podcast, please share it with your friends or leave a comment on YouTube or the platform of your choice.   Feel free to reach out to me through the links below. I'd love to connect with you so don't be shy!  Website: www.mentalfitnesstherapy.org YouTube Channel: @naalehyoga Instagram: @Ruthie Ayzenberg Email: naalehyoga@gmail.com  Join WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dctsv246R8735S4oa6GWvW    May you be peaceful and safe!  #yoga nidra #guidedmeditation #emotional healing #Jewish mindfulness #deep rest #journeypreparation #calm #guided relaxation #stress relief #sleep meditation #medicinejourney #psychedelicpreparation DISCLAIMER: This practice is NOT a medical treatment and NOT a replacement for medical treatment. Although this is a very safe, non-invasive meditative practice, this podcast does not take responsibility for any undesired experiences. This is a holistic psychospiritual practice that can be a beneficial adjunct to other treatment methods.

  7. Mar 24

    86. Healing Emotions through Voice Biofeedback with Deepak Chari (53 mins)

    NA'ALEH YOGA: Yoga Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...    Join host Ruthie Ayzenberg and guest Deepak Chari for a deep, hopeful conversation about how anxiety, stress, and long-held emotional patterns live in our bodies — and how they can be released. Deepak, an engineer-turned-healer and creator of the Life Transformation Technology Program, explains how advanced voice biofeedback listens to the subconscious intelligence in your voice to uncover ancestral, prenatal, and childhood imprints that shape confidence, relationships, and wellbeing. This episode covers Deepak’s personal story, why he moved from engineering into emotional healing, and the four phases that form emotional imprints. Ruthie and Deepak walk through concrete case studies and outcomes as Deepak explains his stepwise approach and how the work meets each person where they are. The episode also includes practical tools you can use right away to downregulate your nervous system. This episode connects voice-based biofeedback to the inward, restorative work of yoga nidra and offers immediate tools plus a clear pathway for deeper transformation. Who this episode is for: listeners struggling with anxiety, social anxiety, burnout, insomnia, feeling unseen or unheard, or people who keep repeating negative relationship or confidence patterns.    Deepak's bio: Deepak Chari helps women and men release hidden emotional blocks from stress, anxiety, and past emotional experiences with an Advanced Voice Biofeedback Technology—so they can feel calm, confident, empowered and free! He is the co-founder of the Chari Center of Health, an Engineer & Certified Biofeedback Specialist and the creator of his Life Transformation Technology™ Program with Advanced Voice Biofeedback to promote emotional healing, mental clarity and peak performance.   Here is where to find Deepak: Website: www.fastanxietyhelp.com.  Deepak offers a complimentary 15-minute consultation to map a personalized program. Gift link of the pdf of 2 techniques Deepak shared in this podcast that you can do right now to help yourself in the moment of any emotional challenge. www.fastanxietyhelp.com/tips   Subscribe to Na'aleh Yoga Podcast for more transformative journeys and feel free to share this podcast with a friend. Take a moment to review and share your thoughts—I always appreciate your feedback!  Feel free to reach out:  Biosite: https://bio.site/ruthieayzenberg Therapy Practice: Mental Fitness Therapy Email: naalehyoga@gmail.com  Instagram: @RuthieAyzenberg Join WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dctsv246R8735S4oa6GWvW  May you be peaceful and safe!

  8. Mar 10

    85. Heart-Swaddling Meditation: Soothe Your Heart (20 mins)

    NA'ALEH YOGA: Nidra Journeys for Deep Rest+ Close Your Eyes and Stay Awake...    "Only the heart knows how to heal the heart." Rebbe Nachman of Bresslev This Yoga Nidra episode designed with gentle presence to cradle and soothe a weary heart for anyone carrying heavy emotions. The session moves through gentle breathwork and a progressive relaxation that softens the body and invites you to access your heart’s innate wisdom through a nurturing heart-swaddling visualization followed by a soothing sound activation. Through this practice, you are invited to create the conditions for mending and tending to your precious heart and all that it holds.    Episode Summary: Here’s what you can expect: Preparation: Begin by settling into a comfortable position. Make sure you’re fully supported completely at ease. Body Scan: Fall into relaxation with a short guided body scan  Heart Swaddling: Swaddle your heart in a sheath of nurturing light or soft cloth Sound activation: Experience a soothing heart-centered sound vibration practice followed by music Intention/Prayer/Manifestation: Allow an intention, prayer, or manifestation that resonates with your heart and soul to arise for you from this practice.  Externalization: Gradually transition back to your ordinary waking state and integrate the practice  Background Music: Healing Frequency by Natures Eye from Pixabay Music for Sleep, Song of the Sea, Astria Lyrioth from Pixabay   Subscribe to Na’aleh Yoga for more meditative Yoga Nidra journeys and transformative experiences. If you like this podcast, please share it with your friends or leave a comment on YouTube or the platform of your choice.   Feel free to reach out to me through the links below. I'd love to connect with you so don't be shy!  Website: www.mentalfitnesstherapy.org YouTube Channel: @naalehyoga Instagram: @RuthieAyzenberg Email: naalehyoga@gmail.com  Join WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dctsv246R8735S4oa6GWvW    May you be peaceful and safe!  DISCLAIMER: This practice is NOT a medical treatment and NOT a replacement for medical treatment. Although this is a very safe, non-invasive meditative practice, this podcast does not take responsibility for any undesired experiences. This is a holistic psychospiritual practice that can be a beneficial adjunct to other treatment methods.    #Stressrelease #YogaNidra #JewishMeditation #HeartCenterHealing

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The Rest We Share: Jewish-Informed Yoga Nidra Meditations (Formerly Na'aleh Yoga Nidra for Deep Rest+) for people of all backgrounds to support relaxation, sleep, nervous system restoration, and emotional healing The Rest We Share offers guided Yoga Nidra/NSDR (non-sleep deep rest) meditations inspired by Jewish wisdom to support restful sleep, relaxation, emotional healing, and inner peace.  Adapted from Indian Yogic teachings and rooted in Jewish spiritual traditions, this podcast welcomes people of all backgrounds to share in the practice of Yoga Nidra. These practices invite you to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and experience the restorative power of rest. Alongside guided meditations, the podcast features conversations about healing, spirituality, health, and well-being. Yoga Nidra is a deeply restorative practice where your body is in a state of deep sleep, while your mind remains awake. This non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) state creates the conditions for nervous system repair and natural healing for the body and mind opening the doors to increased calmness, clarity, creativity, hormonal and metabolic benefits, and emotional resolution. Simply close your eyes and listen to the guided audio as it takes you on a soothing journey into deeper consciousness.  *Yoga *Yoga Nidra *Meditation *Healing *Mental Health *Spirituality *Jewish meditation *Sacred Rest *Sleep meditation *NDSR Non-Sleep Deep Rest *Insomnia *Sleep Help *Mindfulness *Therapy *Sleep *Guided meditation *Relaxation support *Consciousness *Body Scan

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