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Ailsa Burns
- Jul 22
- 2 min
A ritual for the Leo New Moon
I am delighted to be creating this Leo New Moon ritual in collaboration with my lovely, intuitive and exuberant friend, Haley of Haley...
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Ailsa Burns
- Jun 13
- 2 min
10 minute Yoga Nidra for Compassion
10 minute Yoga Nidra for Compassion.
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Ailsa Burns
- Jun 6
- 2 min
20 minute Breath Counting Yoga Nidra for Sleep
20 minute Yoga Nidra for Sleep utilising Breath Counting.
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Ailsa Burns
- May 30
- 2 min
10 minute Ignite Your Intention Yoga Nidra
10 minute Ignite Your Intention Yoga Nidra.
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Ailsa Burns
- May 23
- 2 min
10 minute Full Body Relaxation Yoga Nidra for Sleep
10 minute Full Body Relaxation Yoga Nidra for Sleep.
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Ailsa Burns
- May 17
- 2 min
10 minute Yoga Nidra for Morning Presence
10 minute Non Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) Yoga Nidra for Morning Presence.
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Ailsa Burns
- May 9
- 2 min
20 minute Alternate Nostril Breath Yoga Nidra for Sleep
This 20 minute NSDR Yoga Nidra is designed to help you to relax and prepare for sleep.
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Ailsa Burns
- May 2
- 2 min
10 minute Alternate Nostril Breath Yoga Nidra
10 minute NSDR (Non Sleep Deep Rest) Yoga Nidra exploring Alternate Nostril Breath.
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Ailsa Burns
- Apr 25
- 2 min
Ease Insomnia with 20 minute Yoga Nidra for Sleep
This 20 minute NSDR Yoga Nidra is designed to help to ease insomnia.
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Ailsa Burns
- Apr 18
- 2 min
10 minute Yoga Nidra 🌸 Reset Your Nervous System
10 minute Yoga Nidra to Reset Your Nervous System.
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Ailsa Burns
- Apr 13
- 2 min
A season of Yoga Nidra NSDR
Thank you so much for joining me for The Sunday Sanctuary over the past few months. I loved reading your comments and I hope that the...
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Ailsa Burns
- Mar 20
- 2 min
20 minute Fire Element Yoga Nidra
20 minute Fire Element Yoga Nidra. Yoga Nidra is a form of meditation that helps with insomnia, anxiety, stress, adrenal fatigue and PTSD.
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Ailsa Burns
- Feb 27
- 2 min
20 minute Yoga Nidra for Insomnia
20 minute Yoga Nidra for Insomnia. Yoga Nidra is a form of meditation that helps with insomnia, anxiety, stress, adrenal fatigue and PTSD.
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Ailsa Burns
- Feb 6
- 2 min
13 minute Grounding Yoga Nidra
I guide you through a Yoga Nidra which utilises body scan and breath awareness techniques.
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Ailsa Burns
- Jan 24
- 4 min
Yoga Nidra Sankalpa (or intention) Explained
January is the time of year associated with New Year Resolutions and setting goals for the year ahead. As I write this, it is the...
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Ailsa Burns
- Jan 23
- 2 min
10 minute Yoga Nidra
10 minute Yoga Nidra. In this 10 minute form of guided meditation taken lying down, I guide you through a Yoga Nidra which utilises body...
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Ailsa Burns
- Jan 21
- 5 min
5 Benefits of Yoga Nidra
If you attend yoga classes regularly, you might have experienced a form of guided meditation that encourages you to sense each part of...
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Ailsa Burns
- Jan 16
- 2 min
20 minute Meditation for Self-Compassion
In this 20 minute meditation, I guide you through a practice that helps you to nurture feelings of self-compassion and self-love.
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Ailsa Burns
- Dec 26, 2021
- 2 min
A new variant? One thing that can help us
The world is an uncertain, overwhelming, and unpredictable place, especially right now and especially with the discovery of the Omicron...
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Ailsa Burns
- Oct 14, 2021
- 2 min
30 minute Gentle Yoga Flow for the Shoulders, Chest & Upper Back
30 minute Gentle Yoga Flow for the Shoulders, Chest and Upper Back. This yoga class is for those of you who spend all day working at a desk
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Ailsa Burns
- Oct 7, 2021
- 2 min
How to Meditate 🧘 How to Sit for Meditation
How to Meditate 🧘 How to Sit for Meditation. In this video, I demonstrate several tips to help you begin your journey with meditation.
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Ailsa Burns
- Sep 25, 2021
- 2 min
10 minute Morning Meditation for Beginners 🧘 Meditate with Me
This 10 minute guided morning meditation for beginners is a chance for you and me to practise a meditation together.
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Ailsa Burns
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
30 minute Stretch & Strengthen Vinyasa Flow Yoga
30 minute Stretch & Strengthen Vinyasa Flow Yoga. I guide you through an invigorating and energising yoga class.
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Ailsa Burns
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
Journey to Presence
The powerful potential of yoga to help you find grounding in the present moment is at the heart of the philosophical teachings of yoga. ...
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Ailsa Burns
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
30 minute Yoga Nidra for Anxious Thoughts
This Yoga Nidra Meditation guides you through a 30 minute practice to help you cope with anxious thoughts, to help you alleviate stress.
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Ailsa Burns
- Jul 12, 2021
- 6 min
Sleep Hygiene 😴 How to Sleep Better
It comes as no surprise to me that the events that have disrupted our global community for the past 18 months have caused the number of...
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Ailsa Burns
- Jul 5, 2021
- 2 min
Yoga Nidra Sleep Meditation 🌙 Scottish Female Voice (Dark Screen)
Scottish Female Voice Yoga Nidra Sleep Meditation. I will guide you through a 20 minute sleep meditation to help you unwind and relax.
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Ailsa Burns
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
Uplifting Yoga Nidra for Positivity 🌞
Uplifting Yoga Nidra for Positivity. I guide you through a Yoga Nidra practice that helps you to nurture feelings of positive energy.
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Ailsa Burns
- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
Silence and stillness
Over the past month or so, I have been sharing this quote at the end of my classes from Terry Tempest Williams: “Silence introduced in a...
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Ailsa Burns
- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
Yoga Nidra 🌞 10 minute Morning Meditation for Stillness
The theme of this 10 minute Yoga Nidra meditation is all about finding and cultivating silence and stillness in your day.
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Ailsa Burns
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
10 minute Yoga Nidra for Sleep 🌙 Sleep Meditation (Dark Screen)
Do you struggle to un-wind and relax before sleep? I guide you through a deeply relaxing and calming 10 minute Sleep Meditation.
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Ailsa Burns
- Apr 28, 2021
- 2 min
Delving Deeper: The Sacral Chakra
This month's video calendar is themed around the Sacral Chakra and so I thought an article discussing this energy centre in more detail...
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Ailsa Burns
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
Yoga Nidra 20 minute 🌬️ The Air Element
20 minute Yoga Nidra exploring the Air Element. In the yoga tradition, the Air Element is associated with the breath.
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Ailsa Burns
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
Yoga Nidra 😴 Meditation for Relaxation & Deep Sleep (Dark Screen)
Yoga Nidra Meditation for Relaxation & Deep Sleep. A meditation that helps you to relax the body, calm the mind and prepare for sleep.
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Ailsa Burns
- Mar 30, 2021
- 4 min
Homecoming 🌞 A program for returning to your yoga practice
15 days of yoga over the course of 3 weeks with each yoga class lasting no more than 30 minutes. In a similar vein to the 30 Days of...
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Ailsa Burns
- Mar 29, 2021
- 2 min
Yoga Nidra 10 minute 🌊 The Water Element
10 minute Yoga Nidra themed around the Water Element. Join me for this relaxing and calming passive form of guided meditation.
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Ailsa Burns
- Mar 8, 2021
- 1 min
Yoga Nidra for Positive Energy 🌞 20 minute Guided Meditation
20 minute Yoga Nidra for Positive Energy. I guide you through a Yoga Nidra practice that helps you to nurture feelings of positivity.
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Ailsa Burns
- Feb 23, 2021
- 3 min
An introduction to Ayurveda and a seasonal yoga practice
When England moved back into lockdown for the second time at the beginning of November I decided to devote my time to adding as many...
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Ailsa Burns
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
Why does yoga feel good? 😊 The Relaxation Response Explained
There is no doubt that yoga is booming in popularity. Wellness is one of the world's fastest growing industries. In the UK, almost half...
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Ailsa Burns
- Jan 25, 2021
- 3 min
30 Days of Yoga 🌞 An intention setting ritual
The constant quest for self improvement can be overwhelming. It seems like we always need to be striving for more; doing more, being...
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Ailsa Burns
- Jan 23, 2021
- 2 min
30 minute Yoga Nidra Sleep Meditation (Dark Screen)
30 minute Yoga Nidra Sleep Meditation with a dark screen. In this guided sleep meditation, I will lead you into a deep and restful sleep.
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Ailsa Burns
- Dec 17, 2020
- 3 min
30 Days of Yoga 🌞 Reflect, reset and begin again with intention
30 days of yoga to help you reflect, reset, express gratitude, explore your yoga practice, let go and cultivate an intentional way of...
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Ailsa Burns
- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
Delving Deeper: The Root Chakra
This month's video calendar is themed around the Root Chakra and so I thought an article discussing this energy centre in more detail...
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Ailsa Burns
- Nov 22, 2020
- 2 min
Yoga Nidra 10 minute 🌱 The Earth Element
10 minute Yoga Nidra themed around the Earth Element. Join me for this relaxing and calming passive form of guided meditation.
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Ailsa Burns
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
Is it possible to practice yoga whilst watching my favourite creators on YouTube?
In a recent post on Instagram I listed my favourite YouTube creators who focus on sustainable living and minimalism. They say you are a...
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Ailsa Burns
- Oct 27, 2020
- 4 min
The Chakras Explained
The term Chakra might be a word that you have become familiar with as you navigate yoga classes online or attend classes in a studio. It...
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Ailsa Burns
- Oct 25, 2020
- 2 min
10 minute Body Scan Meditation
Body Scan Meditation for Sleep. This 10 minute long video will guide you through a body scan guided meditation helping you to relax.
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Ailsa Burns
- Oct 7, 2020
- 4 min
The 8 Limbs of Yoga Explained
In its essence, yoga is a philosophical way of living your life. The physical movement of the body and the seated meditation practice...
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Ailsa Burns
- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
Listen: How to create a yoga practice that supports your well-being
While I was writing the script for a recent video of mine about four ways to build a regular and consistent yoga practice, I found myself co
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