Prepare for sleep with this sweet and simple practice that brings you into your body, resets your nervous system and sets you up for going to sleep and staying asleep. I have been using this Yoga Nidra myself in the last couple of weeks and it has become my go-to for the perimenopausal wakefulness I've been having. In this recording, I guide you through some relaxing breathing, then on a journey around the body which will take you away from your thoughts and into a quieter space, ready for deep ...
Mar 21, 2025•13 min•Ep. 128
Hello and happy solstice. This is a deeply restful restorative yoga practice for you. The breath, our travelling companion for life, can take us into deep states of relaxation and peace. I hope you enjoy this practice 🙏 Blessings of the longest night to you. Here's a poem to guide you into the coming journey towards the light. Blessing for the Longest Night by Jan Richardson DECEMBER 21, 2022 / JANFALLS All throughout these months as the shadows have lengthened, this blessing has been gathering...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 127
This is a yoga nidra that I wrote for the Embodiment Restorative Yoga series. Every Autumn I run a series of workshops which progressively take you on an inner journey and a celebration of rich inner life. This Nidra uses a visualisation of stars to illuminate the inner body. Apparently this year, Wintering is in, so this is an absolute essential for any budding Winterers out there, or anyone who, like me, relishes any opportunity to introvert 🌚 Join me for the final workshop in the Embodiment ...
Dec 17, 2023•19 min•Ep. 126
Here's part two. A live class I recorded at my Gentle Yoga class on a Thursday morning. You can come live to this one on Zoom if you like! I wanted to share it because it's focused on joint freedom and the class participants loved it so much I thought you might too. The cold can creep into our joints and make movement feel uncomfortable. This can happen at any age but those of us in our forties and beyond, especially us menopausal women can really feel it. This class shows you thay you don't hav...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Hello, This is a yoga practice especially for anyone who is feeling the cold 🥶 and who wants to prepare the body for coping with the icy weather. We start with warming breath work, then we free the joints, move gently through standing poses, build our bone and muscle mass and do some pelvic floor awareness and strengthening. This class also includes some fall-prevention, teaching the muscle memory to react quickly in fall positions like slipping back or forward. Find me at www.yogabynature.org ...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 124
A guided relaxation which will soothe your nervous system and help you to rest. We do a visualisation which will help you to find the sense of belonging which is innate within you and which helps you to feel grounded and calm. Visit me online: www.yogabynature.org Share your thoughts: info@yogabynature.org Namaste, Morven 🙏...
Jul 27, 2023•21 min•Ep. 123
This meditation practice is a recording of the live group session that takes place on Tuesday mornings. It's free to join, so if you are looking for a community of like-minded people to meditate with then please join us! You can book via the Yoga by Nature website here: https://www.yogabynature.org/classes-all The sessions are guided by Morven and include some movement to get into the body, followed by 10 -1 5 mins of stillness. Morven guides you into your meditation then gives you a period of s...
Apr 21, 2023•26 min•Ep. 122
I love this yoga nidra from our restorative yoga teacher Lucy Saunders. Sadly, Lucy has to take a break for a while from YBN while she restores her own health. This podcast is a yoga nidra she guided us through originally in October when there was a lot of movement in the air. I thought it would be a beautiful practice to lead us into Spring also, as exuberance begins to bubble under the surface. Join us for online classes, in-depth yoga courses, teacher training or a retreat. Find out more at y...
Feb 06, 2023•31 min•Ep. 121
This is a no frills episode - just the nidra and no chat. I wanted to get this out to you so you can have it over Christmas week and beyond, any time you need to rest. This nidra leads you into a felt sense of the richness of the darkening time of the year as the world turns in to grow the seeds of next year. I hope you enjoy it! Any questions and comments to info@yogabynature.org . And find me on socials! @yogabynatureuk www.yogabynature.org...
Dec 24, 2022•21 min•Ep. 120
How to have a great Christmas against the backdrop of peri-menopause, with myself and nutritionist Amy Payne. In case you missed it on Insta, Amy and I share nutrition, yoga, mindfulness and lifestyle tips so you can join in with all the fun of Christmas without exacerbating your peri-menopause symptoms. Erratic blood sugar levels, heightened stress hormones and little opportunity to move our bodies are a recipe for poor sleep, anxiety, hot flushes, sweats and poor digestion. We hope you benefit...
Dec 15, 2022•46 min•Ep. 119
Happy Winter everyone! This is a recording of a live class I taught last week. It's called Sparkle and Shine because it's dark outside and we need to search for the sparkles within. If you have equipment, have 2 blocks, a belt and a blanket handy but don't worry if you don't have them. Look out for a special solstice inner sparkle Nidra coming up next week. Check us out at www.yogabynature.org , & find @yogabynatureuk on socials for competitions, interviews and all sorts. Questions and comme...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 118
Did you know that joy is good for you? experiencing joy raises your overall wellbeing, boosting mental health but also positively affecting your immune system and reducing pain. Yoga nidra is a deep relaxation where I guide you through a journey into yourself, uncovering your potential for deep rest and regeneration and your innate sense of joy. Please keep in touch! Check out on-demand and live classes, retreats and teacher training at www.yogabynature.org You can find us on social @yogabynatur...
Oct 25, 2022•15 min•Ep. 117
Life is full of challenges. This practice with our Yoga for Calm teacher, Mary, is offered to you as a gift to help you to relax. Just taking 5 minutes our of your day can have a profound effect on your wellbeing. So many of us suffer from chronic anxiety and stress. Yoga offers us a way to find balance again. Find out about our classes, courses and teacher trainings on the Yoga by Nature website here . Please let us know your thoughts! info@yogabynature.org...
Sep 08, 2022•7 min•Ep. 116
This one is for you if you would like a 45 minute refreshing flowy yoga practice to clear your mind and get back in your body. The focus is on developing forward bends, heading towards hanumanasana (splits) as the peak pose. No expectations to achieve - just play and see. Let me know what you think of the class: info@yogabynature.org Enquire about one to one yoga tuition in-person or on Zoom or personal retreats. Check out www.yogabynature.org for yoga teacher training, retreats, classes and my ...
Jun 17, 2022•47 min•Ep. 115
This recording is a yoga nidra led by our new teacher, Lucy Saunders. Lucy will be leading nidra fortnightly at the Friday evening 5.45 class on Zoom from mid-June. Don't miss her, she's a very special nidra artist! Also, I would like to introduce Hannah from Tovi Gifts . No, she's not paying me, I just really like her project! She's a British single mum collaborating with small enterprises in Sri Lanka to help Sri Lankan women in business and do her bit to help the environment. Think cool yoga ...
Jun 08, 2022•39 min•Ep. 114
For when you only have a short time to practice. Drop into yoga nidra for ten minutes. A great practice for in between appointments when you're feeling frazzled and need to ground down and refresh. Make sure you're somewhere comfortable, preferably lying down where you won't be disturbed. Enjoy! I offer one to one sessions in-person and online. Contact me on info@yogabynature.org For teacher training and all other yoga stuff, it's www.yogabynature.org...
May 26, 2022•11 min•Ep. 113
I offer you a gentle yoga practice on the theme of stillness. Is it possible to find stillness in a world that constantly moves and changes. The body, mind, breath and environment are always in flux so how can we develop a continuity of attention that creates a haven of stillness in our experience. Props needed: bolster, blocks, belt or improvise! I love hearing your feedback. Get in touch for a chat or a one to one session info@yogabynature.org Classes, retreats and training: yogabynature.org...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 112
This practice weaves restorative yoga postures with guided yoga nidra practice. The sequence is structured to heighten awareness in the area of the body where the rotation of consciousness is based, giving you enhanced awareness of enlivening cellular consciousness as you progress through the practice. We will practice on the theme of Life as a Moment to Moment Experience. You will need: Blankets, Blocks, Bolster, Belt or anything you can sub with. Questions/ comments are welcome to info@yogabyn...
Apr 29, 2022•59 min•Ep. 111
Ukraine fundraiser yoga nidra. When we came together live to do this, we raised over £150 at the last count towards aid for Ukraine. If you would like to listen, I'd be so grateful if you could please donate between £5 and £10 to DEC. This practice is on the theme of cultivating compassion, inspiring change and coping with things much bigger than ourselves. I welcome any feedback and questions to info@yogabynature.org. Find out about classes, retreats and yoga teacher training at www.yogabynatur...
Mar 24, 2022•41 min•Ep. 110
This is a practice for peace and self-support. This week I found myself feeling shaken and tearful much of the time after the news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It occurred to me that many others may be feeling the same and so I created this practice to share. I hope it helps you build resilience and reconnect to the good in life. When we are calm and strong, we can help other people. Doing yoga isn't going to stop the war, but it will help us all to cope and be ready to help. Props needed...
Feb 27, 2022•58 min•Ep. 109
Hello all, this is a yoga nidra I created in response to the news that a dear student of mine had suffered the loss of a friend. It's Stress Awareness Week this week, and many of us are coping with grief and loss - whether that's the loss of a loved one, the loss of environmental stability, the loss of life as we knew it to be before the pandemic and all the other challenges, great and small, that life brings. This yoga nidra is a compassion practice, focused on healing (making whole) and offeri...
Nov 01, 2021•26 min•Ep. 108
Hello all, This is a yoga nidra to do whenever you need help to see things more clearly. Do you ever find yourself reacting from fear or hurt and making poor judgments because you are stuck in a pattern? Yoga calls this avidya - the inability to see things as they really are. This is known as ignorance, and it's something we are all vulnerable to. Practising yoga nidra can help you to filter out unhelpful patterns of thought and action, and help life the veil of illusion (maya) that clouds our u...
Oct 21, 2021•28 min•Ep. 107
Hello, I wanted to share this with you as it's a bit different. I was inspired after doing meditation on the breath, to interweave perception experiences with the breath into yoga nidra. And this is what happened. We start with a body scan on the breath and then graduate to a yoga nidra which begins with rotation of consciousness and progresses to subtle awareness of the breath and embodied visualisation. It's deeply relaxing and supports an exploration of the inner body and subtle energies. I h...
May 25, 2021•30 min•Ep. 106
Yoga nidra for energy balance with my new mic - so much better quality now! 30 mins of deep relaxation yoga bliss. Be somewhere you won't be disturbed and have yourself some shuteye. Follow me: www.yogabynature.org | @yogabynatureuk
Mar 23, 2021•31 min•Ep. 105
Hello! This is a recording of a live session that I taught in my Gentle Yoga class on Zoom the other day. It's a fifteen minute savasana for full immersion in the blissful yoga vibes. Perfect for a mid-afternoon refresher (nap!) or just before bed. Edits have been done since the first version was published - no doorbell in this one! Find me: www.yogabynature.org Instagram: @yogabynatureuk Facebook: Yoga by Nature Community...
Mar 02, 2021•14 min•Ep. 104
Hi everyone, I hope you are all staying well! I offer you here a 30 minute yoga class for those times when you need to move and you need to calm down too! It's not always the right moment for lying still and resting, so if you have energy to burn and still crave that centred peace that yoga brings - this one's for you. We move through a dynamic sequence using the breathing ratio 1:2, which means your exhale is twice as long as your inhale. It's the magic ratio for triggering the physiological re...
Feb 16, 2021•35 min•Ep. 103
Hello! Thanks for being here. This is a one-hour class, recorded live at one of my Saturday morning Zoom classes. It's fairly dynamic, so if you are looking to move and sweep out the cobwebs this one's for you. We do some cross-referencing through the body, exploring some poses with alternative support pathways so you can learn where your strength lies and how to use it. Get in touch with me info@yogabynature.org www.yogabynature.org...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 102
This is a 20 min yoga nidra, manifesting your future fulfilled. Things will always be changing around us and we will always have the truth of the body and the breath to turn to, providing us with an internal compass to help us navigate this crazy world. Thank you for all your support YBN Community, I love you! Namaste, Morven Get in touch info@yogabynature.org/ www.yogabynature.org...
Dec 30, 2020•20 min•Ep. 101
Hi everyone, What a strange year it has been! The solstice offers us the opportunity to absorb what has gone before and reflect on what to take into the next cycle. This offering is intended as a space for you to do that. The quiet, dark solstice days require deep rest and inner-nurturing. We start off this one with a slow, mindful flow then move into hibernation mode in restorative long-holds to release the spine and open the hips, finishing with Yoga Nidra and a visualisation to sow the seeds ...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 100
Hello, I hope this finds you well. This is a level 1 yoga practice for these times. I wanted to create a yoga class which breathes life and vitality into all the fibres of your being. Through conscious breath and deliberate movement, you co-create a seamless dance through space - not just in your yoga class but everywhere you go. Designed to counter any stressful effects of life as we currently know it and to hep you through these uniquely complex times. Join me for a class soon - I'm now online...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 98
