The science & Practice of Yoga Nidra

A training in Deep rest, Nervous system regulation, and Inner awareness

What if rest could be learned?

What if awareness could heal?

Yoga nidra, often called “yogic sleep” is a powerful guided practice that brings the body into deep rest, while the mind remains gently aware. Far beyond relaxation, it offers a pathway into nervous system regulation, emotional integration, and a return to your natural state of ease.

This immersive training explores both the ancient roots and the modern science behind Yoga Nidra, helping you understand not only how to practice, but why it works.

In this training, you will explore:

• What yoga Nidra truly is ( and what it is not )
• The science of deep rest : Nervous system regulation, stress response, brain states.
• How yoga Nidra supports healing, resilience, and emotional balance.
• Explore how feelings and sensations arise during a practice.
• Stages and structure of Yoga Nidra
• How to guide a Yoga Nidra practice with clarity, confidence, and presence

Who is this for?

• Yoga teachers and therapists
• Wellness practitioners
• Individuals experiencing stress, fatigue , overwhelm.
• Anyone exploring a deeper relationship with rest, awareness, and inner calm.

What you’ll gain:

• A grounded understanding of the science behind Yoga Nidra
• A direct experience of deep restorative rest states
• Tools to regulate your nervous system and support others
• Language and confidence to guide or integrate the practice

This is not about escaping.

This is about returning to the body, to awareness to your true nature

Led by

Lizzy Hoffmann is the Director of Urban Bliss Yoga which she founded in 2006 in North Carolina.

Her first yoga teacher was her mother, who taught her this ancient science in the late 1960’s and 1970’s. Her mom studied with gurus like Muktananda, Satchitananda, and Roy Eugene Davis, and opened Lizzy up to the experience of yoga at a very young age. This would shape Lizzy’s perspective as a young girl and instill in her the values of yoga, such as Ahimsa and conscious vegan eating, which have become lifelong practices for her.
In her youth, Lizzy began dancing with a deep passion and interest. By the time she graduated high school, she was working with professional dance companies across the United States. She received a degree in Dance, Kinesiology, and Choreography in 1986. She considers the joy of movement to be an expression of the miracle of life, a constant source of inspiration.

After exploring dance for many years, Lizzy entered the fitness world with the same fervor she did with dance. She became a presenter for major fitness companies and traveled around the world sharing health and wellness with others. This worldwide journey would lead her full circle back to yoga, to Miami’s Yoga Shala in Southern Florida. It was here that she was introduced to her teacher, Paul Toliuszis, and earned her 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher designation. She has since taught innumerable classes inspired by the Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series. In 2006, she founded Urban Bliss School of Yoga and now leads teacher trainings across the southeastern United States.

Lizzy learned from the late Georg Feuerstein, with whom she studied for 3 years totaling over 800 hours and continues to be inspired by masters such as Pattabhi Jois,David Swenson, Leslie Kaminoff, Paul Grilly, Berny Clarke, Donna Farhi and others. She is certified on the 1,500 hour level and holds an E-RYT 200 & E-RYT 500 status with Yoga Alliance. She has a vast knowledge of Yoga History, Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Literature, Yoga Therapy, Asana sequencing, Yin Yoga, Holistic Therapeutic Yoga, Yoga for Pregnancy, the Ashtanga Yoga Primary series, and more.

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