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Mar 03, 2025
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Yoga Nidra
Working
all the parts
of my body,
the rotation.
Rewinding
all the muscles
everywhere
bit by bit.
Slowly.
Gently.
Smoothly.
Feeling my way
all over.
Reviving.
Restoring.
Reconstructing.
All for the benefit
of my mind and body.
Calm.
Peace.
Clarity.
Serenity.
About This Poem
Last Few Words: Every morning, for at least thirty minutes, I go online and practise Yoga Nidra, which is something that I have only recently discovered. It calms me down so much that I fall asleep. It is the intensity of the calmness of the Yoga Nidra that I am seeking out.
Review Request Direction:
How was my language use?
What did you think of the rhythm or pattern or pacing?
Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft
Comments
neopoet
4 months 1 week ago
Neopoet AI - version 2.0
The below is a computer-generated response from Neo, Neopoet's computer artificial intelligence:
The poem "Yoga Nidra" effectively captures the process of relaxation and rejuvenation through the practice of yoga. The use of short, concise lines mirrors the deliberate and focused movements of the body during yoga practice. The repetition of words like "Working," "Rewinding," and "Reviving" emphasizes the cyclical nature of the process, reinforcing the idea of restoration and renewal. The progression from physical actions to emotional states like "Calm," "Peace," and "Serenity" effectively conveys the ultimate goal of achieving inner peace and clarity through yoga. Overall, the poem successfully conveys a sense of mindfulness and self-care.
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Geezer
4 months 1 week ago
Wow...
I couldn't agree more with the AI this time. This is a nicely thought-out post. It reminds me of a technique that my 2nd wife showed me. I'm not wired to the method, but it does happen to work. You lie calm and still as can be, then you imagine that your toes are relaxing, etc. straight up to your face and brain, making everything calm. Usually, you don't get to the face, at least, I never did. Anyway, I'm glad that you have explained this and made it a bit more real, because now, I can read it with more of the story behind it. ~ Geezer.
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The Gogetter
4 months 1 week ago
Response to Geezer
I never thought I would be a yoga meditation, self hypnosis , hypnotherapy type of person, but because I encountered it, and it worked big time with me, yoga nidra no longer seems so much of a stretch for me. Even yesterday, when I returned later from a choir rehearsal, and usually my brain is pretty wired up, but it wasn't because I did some yoga nidra in the afternoon and never even made it to turning over and waking up. Luckily I got to the rehearsal in time. Once you relax the tongue and the inside of your mouth, I am pretty much gone by then. Post hypnotherapy session I have become quite the expert at shutting things down in the rotation stage. I enjoyed that part of the session with the hypnotherapist so much that I associate it with that moment. You could have knocked me over with a feather when Bruce said to me that I was an insomniac, but I have slept so soundly since the session, that now, when I get up early, like I did yesterday, I turn on my favourite yoga nidra for insomniacs and then I am out like a light. I rose at 6.30am. I did not even hear the end of the online yoga nidra. You just have to submit to the stages of relaxation and it sucks you in.