Ally Boothroyd is a yoga educator and meditation teacher with a passion for yoga nidra and the healing power of conscious rest. She is the founder of Sarovara Yoga, a yoga space and women's retreat centre in Ontario, Canada. A sanctuary on the water where she fosters local community and supports health, personal growth, emotional resiliency, authenticity, awareness, and awakening. Ally also leads Retreats and Yoga Teacher Trainings in Nosara, Costa Rica
By Ally | Meditation
WELCOME & NAMASTE,This 30 minute power nap guided meditation includes relaxing music for sleeping. This calming music uses binaural beats for a 30-minute binaural sleep. This mental recharge makes for a great afternoon nap. This 30 minute power nap includes a sleep talkdown guided meditation and is an effective lunch time guided meditation. Learn more […]
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By Ally | Meditation
In this illustration we will look at how the 8 different types of human brainwaves affect our consciousness and how it relates to yoga nidra.
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By Ally | Meditation
In this illustration, we are going to explore the states of consciousness as described in the Mandukya Upanishad as they relate to Yoga Nidra
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By Ally | Meditation , Yoga Nidra , Yoga Teacher Resources
In this post we are going to explore how the pancha maya koshas (the layers of the self relate to Yoga Nidra Meditation. One of the things that makes yoga nidra a unique meditation technique is not just the deep rest/deep sleep state with trace awareness, but also the fact that in most yoga nidra styles you will go on an awareness journey through the 5 layers of the self (whether you realize it or not!)
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By Ally | Meditation
welcome & namaste, Many of you have asked me how to practice the psychic nadi shodhana or imagined alternate nostril breathing. Don’t feel frustrated if you tried a yoga nidra and it felt like it was tricky or didn’t make sense to you. It’s important to learn the beginner steps first and then start to […]
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By Ally | Well Being , Yoga Nidra
This 24 minute yoga nidra body scan meditation helps to calm the nervous system and put you into a state of “non sleep deep rest”. This yogic sleep has natural rain sounds to sooth anxiety. This 20 minute yoga nidra meditation is lead by Ally Boothroyd of Sarovara Yoga.
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By Ally | Meditation , Yoga Nidra
This 10 minute grounding yoga nidra helps calm stress and anxiety. It’s a short, effective yogic sleep practice with natural forest sounds and birdsong to create even deeper relaxation and states of innate healing through slowing down the brainwaves and activating the parasympathetic response. This meditation uses a breath studied by Dr. Andrew Huberman and his Huberman Lab called the physiological sigh.
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By Ally | Insomnia , Neuroscience
In this blog post/video I talk about how to reset the circadian rhythm and how to automate your house for your circadian rhythm. I go into the tips and tricks on how to time lights for circadian rhythm to release melatonin at the right time of day to help you sleep. How to support your natural body clock and how to fix your sleep schedule. If you suffer with insomnia like I used to fixing your sleep schedule is so important to overall wellbeing. I love sharing tips on how to fix your sleep and in this video I talk about how to reset your circadian rhythm using lights in your home. This method is all backed up by the latest neuroscience on how to fix your sleeping pattern, reset your sleep schedule and get your internal clock & hormones working on the rhythm they were intended to, with sunlight! I hope that implementing some of these tips will help you fall asleep, sleep better therefore improve your overall life 🙂
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By Ally | Ayurveda , Meditation , Yoga Nidra
This spring equinox yoga nidra is a yogic sleep guided practice for the vernal equinox. Visualizations of light, the sunrise, seedlings, bird song all help welcome in this spring equinox 2021. It’s a new beginning meditation but also a deep relaxation which you might also know as non sleep deep rest (NSDR). You can practice this spring equinox ritual for spring renewal as many times as you like with Nidra guide Ally Boothroyd of Sarovara Yoga.
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By Ally | Yoga Nidra
In this yoga nidra guided meditation to relax you will be guided through a body scan to calm the nervous system, It’s a 10 minute yoga nidra guided relaxation for stress relief. This guided meditation includes a relaxation technique that I learned from Andrew Huberman which is the double inhale long exhale breath. It’s a 10min yoga nidra script lead by Ally Boothroyd of Sarovara Yoga that is perfect for stress management. Lay down, relax, rest and meditate all at the same time!
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