Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga by Richard Miller Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga
Book Review: A Most Wonderful Treat!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this book and CD. The depth Richard Miller has to offer is boundless. When you are willing to simplify and pare down to the essentials -- this is the meditation for you. Many layers, many doorways into why we make things so complicated, when really it comes down to our most simple and personal understandings. Richard Miller shares this understanding in the form of mental, physical, and emotional ease. We can directly experience this kind of ease. It can be that simple. Book Review: CD is good, but the book needs an editor.
Summary: 3 Stars
Yoga Nidra may not necessarily be what some people are expecting. This form of guided meditation doesn't have you envisioning warm sunshine over the body or the sound of a babbling stream. Instead, you are guided through a series of sensing exercises as you examine the relationship between emotions and feelings and their effect on the body - eventually helping you to realize the duality created by the mind that ultimately causes suffering. For instance, you are asked to notice the constriction of the heart as you think about a time when you felt closed off to a person or situation. Then you are guided away from being directly in those feelings, observing them instead. I've been practicing this for some time in the form of vipassana meditation, and Yoga Nidra is a nice supplement to that practice.
The CD is very well produced and Richard Miller's voice and pacing are quite good. His instructions are clear, without talking too much. Some meditation CDs are very wordy to the point of distraction, but this one isn't like that.
However, the book that comes with the CD is in desperate need of an editor. I'm a yoga teacher and generally used to reading flowery material, but this one goes over the top. I found myself reading and rereading sentences trying to cut through all the adjectives to get to the meaning. I think Richard Miller's points are often lost in his overly descriptive text. A good editor would do this book a great deal of service.
I don't think you necessarily need the book to get something from the CD. However, it is useful to understand what the meditation is all about b/c it isn't the same as other forms. It's a shame that his text makes the practice seem overly involved. As such, it took me an extra few weeks to get around to listening to the CD b/c the book made it seem like the meditation was going to be a lot of work.
My advice is to listen to the CD and THEN read the book, even though Richard Miller says otherwise.
Book Review: Book is helpful tool for insomniacs
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a 60-year-old woman who has struggled with severe insomnia since her mid-twenties. I have used many strategies to help with this, some with more success than others. This book and CD have been very useful tools for me. It's emphasis is a form of meditation that you can take with you into your daily life. I have only been practicing it for a month now (although I have long practiced yoga) with very promising results.Book Review: Very relaxing
Summary: 5 Stars
Richard Miller has a very relaxing and soothing voice, making the cd that accompanies this book very enjoyable. It has helped me take the next step in my yoga journey.Book Review: Pure New Age
Summary: 2 Stars
I give the book 2 stars but the accompanying disc was a waste. A very poor Yoga Nidra experience.
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