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Online Yoga Nidra Course (15 hour Certification)

Learn to teach & experience deep relaxation. Become a certified Yoga Nidra facilitator and transform your life

  • 260+ certified students
  • Yoga Alliance accredited
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What is Yoga Nidra ?

Yoga Nidra, often called yogic sleep, is a powerful guided meditation technique that brings the body into deep relaxation while keeping the mind aware. Practiced lying down, it systematically guides you through layers of consciousness—helping release stress, improve sleep quality, and restore mental clarity. Unlike traditional meditation, Yoga Nidra requires no effort or concentration, making it accessible for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. This ancient yogic practice activates the parasympathetic nervous system, allowing profound healing on physical, emotional, and subconscious levels. Today, Yoga Nidra is widely used for stress relief, insomnia, anxiety management, and personal transformation, making it an essential tool for both self-practice and professional teaching in modern wellness and yoga therapy.

Benefits of Yoga Nidra Practice

Improve sleep quality

Release stress and tension

Activate healing response

Enhance creativity and clarity

Who is This Course For?

This Online Yoga Nidra Course is designed for anyone who wants to deepen their personal practice, improve sleep, and learn how to guide others through Yoga Nidra meditation. Whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced professional, this course provides a structured and supportive path into this powerful practice.

This course is ideal for:

  • Yoga teachers & aspiring Yoga Nidra facilitators
    Gain the skills and confidence to teach Yoga Nidra professionally and expand your offerings as a certified instructor.
  • Therapists, coaches & healers
    Integrate Yoga Nidra for stress relief, trauma recovery, and nervous system healing into your existing practice.
  • Beginners with no prior experience
    You don’t need any background in yoga or meditation. This course is beginner-friendly and accessible to all.
  • Individuals seeking better sleep & stress relief
    Learn how to use Yoga Nidra for insomnia, anxiety, and deep relaxation in your daily life.
  • Wellness professionals looking for continuing education
    Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT) can earn Yoga Alliance Continuing Education (YACEP) hours and deepen their expertise.

What makes this course unique?

This 15-hour Yoga Nidra certification online is delivered through 6 live weekend sessions (2.5 hours each), combining:

  • In-depth philosophy and theory
  • Fully guided immersive Yoga Nidra practices
  • Ongoing teacher support and private group access

The structure allows you to practice, reflect, and integrate throughout the week—helping you build a strong, sustainable home practice while developing the ability to guide others.

Open to everyone

Whether you’re looking to start your Yoga Nidra journey, deepen your understanding, or become a facilitator, this course meets you where you are.

One of the most beautiful aspects of Yoga Nidra is that it works even if you fall asleep—making it one of the most accessible and effective meditation practices available today.

By the end of the course, you will be able to practice confidently, adapt sessions to your needs, and guide others—including students, clients, friends, and family—through transformative Yoga Nidra experiences.

What You Will Experience in This Yoga Nidra Course

This Online Yoga Nidra Course offers a complete and immersive journey into the philosophy, science, and practical application of Yoga Nidra, helping you build a strong personal practice while gaining the skills to guide others.

🧘‍♀️ Foundations of Yoga Nidra

  • Gain a complete understanding of the philosophy, history, and origins of Yoga Nidra
  • Learn how this ancient practice has evolved and how it is applied in modern wellness and therapy

🧠 Understanding the Mind

Explore the mechanism of the mind and how it functions during relaxation

  • Learn how Yoga Nidra helps to release subconscious blocks, including:
    • Self-limiting thoughts
    • Unhelpful habits
    • Long-held fears
    • Stored negative emotions

🌿 Deep Personal Transformation

  • Experience complete immersion into guided Yoga Nidra practices throughout the course
  • Learn how to practice Yoga Nidra independently, without a teacher or facilitator
  • Discover the therapeutic benefits of Yoga Nidra for stress, anxiety, and deep relaxation

🧬 Science of Relaxation

  • Take an in-depth look at the autonomic nervous system
  • Understand how Yoga Nidra activates the parasympathetic (rest and restore) state
  • Learn how deep relaxation and Savasana states are achieved through the practice

🌙 Sleep, Brainwaves & Consciousness

  • Learn about the stages of sleep and their relationship to brainwaves
  • Understand how Yoga Nidra helps to gradually slow brainwave activity, leading to profound states of awareness and inner stillness

🎯 Intention & Energy Awareness

  • Understand the role of Sankalpa (intention) and how to use it effectively
  • Learn how to integrate intention into both personal practice and guided sessions
  • Explore the concept of the energy body and how Yoga Nidra helps release blocked energy

🎓 Teaching & Facilitation Skills

  • Learn how to conduct and teach authentic Yoga Nidra sessions confidently
  • Develop the ability to write your own Yoga Nidra scripts
  • Gain practical skills to:
    • Create the right environment for sessions
    • Use the correct voice, tone, and pacing
    • Structure effective and impactful classes

🧘 Integration & Daily Practice

  • Learn how to integrate Yoga Nidra into your daily routine for long-term benefits
  • Build a consistent home practice that supports relaxation, clarity, and emotional balance
  • Discover how to apply Yoga Nidra techniques in real-life situations for stress management and inner stability

By the end of the course, you will have a strong personal practice, deep theoretical understanding, and the ability to guide Yoga Nidra sessions for students, clients, or your own community.

What’s Included in This Yoga Nidra Course

6 Live Lectures (Weekend Training)

In-depth philosophy, theory, and guided Yoga Nidra practice to build both understanding and real experience.

Yoga Nidra Certification (15-Hour Yoga Alliance CE)

Receive a course certificate that can be used towards Yoga Alliance Continuing Education (YACEP) hours.

Yoga Nidra E-Manual (PDF)

A comprehensive manual to support your learning, revision, and long-term practice.

Private Members Community & Support

Get access to discussions, Q&A, assessment support, and a space to connect and share with others.

Yoga Nidra Scripts for Different Needs

Access a variety of scripts designed for different purposes such as relaxation, healing, and stress relief.

Meet Your Teacher: Joshita Arora

"Yoga is simply going back to yourself"

Joshita Arora

Originally an Interior Designer, Joshita started to practice Yoga and Meditation at a very young age under the guidance of her mother. Joshita has been practicing Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, Yoga Nidra, and Meditation for several years on a regular basis. She has conducted Yoga Nidra, Meditation classes, courses, and workshops in various teacher training courses and retreats for over 8 years in Rishikesh, India, and Thailand. Joshita is a certified Yoga Nidra Facilitator. She studied Yoga Nidra with Bettina Kahlert (renowned Yoga Nidra Teacher) and also finished Yoga Nidra Facilitator Training with her. She also got the privilege to study and complete 30-hour Yoga Nidra Facilitator Training through the one and only ‘International Yoga Nidra Conference’.

Her curiosity to explore different aspects of Yoga led her to Rishikesh, India, and Asian Countries where she studied and still continues to be intensively participating in different forms of Yoga, workshops, and courses from various traditions. She began to learn in-depth knowledge of ancient teachings of Yoga at The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre in Kerala, India. After finding its profound benefits with the daily practice of Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation and Karma Yoga, it completely changed her perspective of the body, mind, energy and spirituality.

The call for sharing this knowledge was so deep in her that she started to teach Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, and Meditation at Sivananda Yoga Centre. She loves to bring dynamism and enthusiasm in her classes.

Her first experience of Yoga Nidra after an asana class made her realize that life does not have to be taken so seriously and it’s not so difficult to let go as we think it is. This practice made her realize that stillness exists within all of us, undistorted by what we do or don’t do on the outside but this point of stillness inside remains the same always. She is very excited to share her experience with you and see what it can bring for you.

~ Julia Dunstan, Australia
~ Julia Dunstan, AustraliaYoga Nidra Course Student
Learning from Joshita about the practice of Yoga Nidra and its benefits for release and health has been a wonderful experience for me as a Yoga and Meditation teacher with over five years of experience. Her teaching is clear and concise, friendly, and conversational across the six structured sessions that span a three-week period. The whole design of the course allows participants to really internalize the fundamental elements and principles of this ancient practice and to feel confident in their way forward. I have a good understanding now of the way to effectively practice on a personal level and to effectively guide others in the class setting. I am so happy that I chose to link up with Joshita, and I intend to take more training with her and visit her at Nada Yoga School next time I am in Rishikesh. Thank you and Om Shanti
~ Patricia Mccarroll, United Kingdom
~ Patricia Mccarroll, United KingdomYoga Nidra Course Student
Beautiful course, very well delivered, would highly recommend this course to anyone who is interested diving deeper into Yoga Nidra
~ Gabor Parlag, Netherlands
~ Gabor Parlag, NetherlandsYoga Nidra Course Student
Joshita’s Yoga Nidra course was well structured, informative and involving students into discussions about the various subjects covered throughout the sessions. The lesson-ending practices give you the tools to guide yourself or others into this deep meditative space. I enjoyed the course very much. Joshita was enthusiastic about the subject and the atmosphere was warm and welcoming.
~ Sally Fenaux, Spain
~ Sally Fenaux, SpainYoga Nidra Course Student
I really liked how the program is organized into three weekends, because it allows us to test the techniques on our own and have more questions ready for the next sessions. The class stays very connected to the real practice in this way, and it's a joy. Joshita is a wonderful teacher that makes a lot of time for questions and participation, making the group more involved. Thank you so much!
~ Kerry Cooper, UK
~ Kerry Cooper, UKYoga Nidra Course Student
Just completed the Yoga Nidra course with Joshita, I learned so much on this course but most importantly the benefits of daily personal practice which I have done for the 3 weeks throughout the course and will continue to do to develop my own practice and experience. Joshita has such a lovely manner and her voice during yoga Nidra is amazing. I would highly recommend anyone thinking of doing this course or curious as to what Yoga Nidra is? So, just sign up and do it, you won’t be disappointed. Thank you so much Joshita and Nada Yoga School.
~ Beth Dielle Ciesco, France
~ Beth Dielle Ciesco, FranceYoga Nidra Course Student
I loved Joshita's Yoga Nidra course. It was intelligently organized and provided a balanced amount of information with actual practice. I'm still practicing and benefitting from all that I learned. My only wish was that it didn't end so soon.
~ Audrey O'Marra, Canada
~ Audrey O'Marra, CanadaYoga Nida Course Student
Thank you Joshita for your beautiful teaching! I have a much better understanding of the benefits of practicing Yoga Nidra as well as experiencing them during the program.
~ Jayne Blatchford, United Kingdom
~ Jayne Blatchford, United KingdomYoga Nidra Course Student
The yoga nidra course has been wonderful, Joshita is a very good facilitator, she has a warm and inclusive approach as well as explaining everything clearly. I wasn't able to join in the live sessions so I watched all the recordings and have to say that I still felt part of the group and included. Joshita has a beautiful soothing voice for the yoga nidra which helps you to relax immediately and go deeper. This practice has helped me to sleep and relax after months of not sleeping due to pain, I am so grateful for that and would recommend this course to anyone who has an interest. Thank you so much Joshita and Nada Yoga School.
~ Emma Roberts, United KingdomYoga Nidra Course Student
The course was great - the right amount of theory with balance. And I liked that the course was at weekends, it actually created a retreat/course feel for me. Joshita was brilliant - clear, welcoming; I thought she did a great job of making the course inclusive and getting people to join in yet leading and keeping the course on track and with enough structure without being strict. Her knowledge was evident and the PDFs were a great support tool. Super generous too, to put on an extra session - thank you very much. Really great course and I'm so pleased I could do this online with a course based in India and a group based all over the world.
~ Wesley Giselle, Canada
~ Wesley Giselle, CanadaYoga Nidra Course Student
This course was amazing. It blew my mind. Joshita is a gifted teacher - engaging, clear, compassionate funny, and also organized, articulate and knowledgeable. And the practice has really affected me in a deeply positive, healing way. I just wish the course was longer! I would definitely do a level 2 or beyond. It was such a beautiful experience. Thank you!
~ Nadasen Genasen Pillay, Ireland
~ Nadasen Genasen Pillay, IrelandYoga Nidra Course Student
This was an amazing course with really great content. I thoroughly enjoyed Joshita's relaxed style and her wealth of information and skills. The course works brilliantly in an online environment. I would recommend it to anyone who would like to deepen their Yoga practice. It is perfect for novices and those with experience. The website is easy to navigate. There is space on the forum to explore questions at a deeper level which is wonderful. Joshita has a real passion for sharing this wonderful Holistic Practice with her students. She values their contributions too and sees them as an integral part of the process of learning. It is a wonderful investment in self-care and ultimately incredibly rewarding for self and others.
~ Dr. Venkatesh Murthy, United KingdomYoga Nidra Course Student
The Yoga Nidra course was very well organized, methodical, and was done with a very passionate teacher Miss Joshita Arora. She made sure I understood the concept and importance of each and every step of Yoga Nidra. Looking forward to continuing to attend more courses & workshops at Nada Yoga School when possible.
~ Margaret Guthrie, IrelandYoga Nidra Course Student
This experience was like no other. I’m not often drawn to an online course however this course lead by Joshita has completely changed my perspective. I loved the pace of the course, always leaving space for questions and answers or sharing experiences. The information was given in a format that was very easily followed and understood. The offering of the practice done together was the cherry on the top for me. Not waiting to do it at a later date. Knowing I can go back over the course as I desire is bonus. Thank you so much.

Yoga Nidra Course Details

Dates

April 25th – 27th, 2026

May 2nd – 3rd, 2026

May 9th – 10th, 2026

Course Fees

$129

  • Live Classes
  • Class presentations + scripts
  • Email Support
  • Access to a private Yoga Nidra Group
  • 1-year access to the course RECORDINGS
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