Discover Profound Stillness – For Yourself & Others
Yoga Nidra is a powerful meditative practice that guides you into the hypnagogic state—the space between wakefulness and sleep—where deep relaxation, healing, and transformation naturally unfold. Within each of us lies an unshakable peace, a profound calm that connects us to life itself.
50-Hour In-Person & Online Training
Join James Reeves for an immersive 50-hour teacher training exploring the science, philosophy, and practice of Yoga Nidra. Designed for yoga teachers, wellness practitioners, and dedicated students, this comprehensive training offers both personal transformation and professional facilitation skills.
Rooted in yoga philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology, the course delves into deep rest, emotional regulation, and the subconscious mind. Whether you seek to deepen your own experience or guide others skillfully, this training will equip you with the knowledge, confidence, and tools to integrate Yoga Nidra into your life and teaching.
Within us all lies a profound calm that connects us to life itself and to an unshakeable peace. Find it – and share it – through Yoga Nidra.
How Can Yoga Nidra Help?
Yoga Nidra is a powerful practice for self-awareness, emotional balance, and nervous system regulation. It can help: ✔ Process and integrate difficult experiences ✔ Transform limiting beliefs and negative thought patterns ✔ Build resilience and lasting well-being ✔ Soothe stress, anxiety, and sleep disturbances
Yoga Nidra, also known as 'yogic sleep', explores the conscious state between wakefulness and sleep, allowing deep relaxation as well as access to the multiple layers of our being.
The practice gives us the tools to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves as complex, sometimes conflicted, multi-dimensional beings. Using the Koshas (energetic 'layers' that move from the outermost layer of skin to the deep spiritual core) as framework, James will walk you through the philosophy and science that underpin this fascinating practice. Providing you with expert knowledge and unique tools and techniques, along with step-by-step guides, scripts and recordings, this comprehensive course will give you the confidence to start sharing and teaching the practice of Yoga Nidra with others.
““I have come away from this training deeply resourced and with a grounded sense of knowledge and confidence of how to share this transformative practice with others.” ”
No prior yoga experience is needed. This training is for anyone looking to: ✔ Deepen their own meditation and relaxation practice ✔ Guide others into restful, restorative states ✔ Explore the connection between mind, body, emotion, and consciousness ✔ Integrate ancient yogic wisdom with modern neuroscience ✔ Create safe, inclusive, and trauma-sensitive Yoga Nidra sessions
This training is suitable for anyone who wishes to understand themselves more deeply, and from that new perspective to facilitate others in the same journey.
Training Overview
Foundations of Yoga Nidra
Historical & philosophical background
The hypnagogic state: bridging the conscious & subconscious mind
Understanding and seeding intentions for lasting change
Crafting a trauma-sensitive and accessible practice
The Koshas – Five Layers of Experience
Exploring body, breath, emotions, mind, and bliss through the Kosha model
Learning to facilitate deep rest & insight through structured inquiry
Working with breath and awareness to calm the nervous system
Techniques for processing emotions & transforming thought patterns
Neuroscience & Sleep
How Yoga Nidra shapes the brain and supports nervous system regulation
Sleep cycles, the liminal state, and the science of deep relaxation
How to tailor Yoga Nidra for insomnia, stress, and focus issues
Teaching Yoga Nidra
Finding your authentic teaching voice & presence
Structuring and delivering impactful sessions
The art of pacing, tone, and ambience
Ethics, safety, and holding space with compassion
Business & marketing insights for Yoga Nidra teachers
JAMES REEVES
Drawing on over twenty years’ experience, James will walk you through the philosophy, psychology and neuroscience that underpin this valuable practice. Come away with unique tools and techniques designed for your own personal explorations, and to share with others.
What You’ll Receive
7 scripts for your personal and professional use
3-month access to a Yoga Nidra digital library with 100+ recordings
Comprehensive teacher training manual
Audio recordings of the live training
Step-by-step script-writing guide to create your own sessions
Pre-recorded online content for pre- & post-course support
19 hours of post course self-practice, journaling, and script development for total 50 hours. You will asked to read James book on REST before the training, and to do some assignments after the live training. (approx 20 hours all combined of online, integration, partner work, homework).
2 weeks before the training: you will be emailed links to pre-recorded introduction by James & some practices. He asks that you review the videos and practices before the start date
Whether you wish to share this practice with others or go deeper into your own journey, this experience will leave you feeling resourced, inspired, and transformed.
JOIN US!
Dates & Times: Live with James: Sat, Sun, Mon, Tues. May 2-5, 2026 | 11.30 to 19.00 Mon & Tues: times will be a bit different - start earlier and end earlier - we will let you know in January. Online follow-up day with James: Saturday 30th May | 10.00 to 16.00 Location: Yoga Moves Fly | Croeselaan 209, Utrecht
Price: €595 Until 1 October 2025 €645 Until 1 December €695 Until 1 February 2026 €745 Until 1 March €795 Regular
Training prices are exempt from VAT (BTW);we are CRKBO registered.
James is one of Europe’s leading yoga nidra experts and the author of the Book Of Rest. He is recognised as a world-leading authority on the practice of rest and Yoga Nidra.
Warm, invitational and grounded in practical experience, James has a reputation for making his teachings relevant and accessible for modern day living and shows how the healing benefits of the practice can apply to us all.
