72. Yoga Nidra: The Whispering Grove

In this episode of The Blooming Spirit Podcast, Nola Bloom explores the sacred stillness found in the pause between breaths, thoughts, and moments. Drawing from yogic philosophy and her own teachings, she guides us into awareness of the four parts of the breath—inhalation, exhalation, and the two quiet pauses in between. Through a gentle dharma talk and a calming guided meditation, discover how the space between becomes a gateway to presence, integration, and inner peace.🌿 Thank you for joining me on The Blooming Spirit Podcast.If this meditation nourished you, please consider leaving a 5-star review—your support helps this work reach more hearts and bring more calm into the world. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ Explore more offerings at bloomingspiritjourneys.com—including yoga & meditation sessions, women’s ceremonies, and sacred products to support your journey.🎧 Follow me on Insight Timer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for premium meditation courses and free LIVE online meditations.🌸 For personal support, I offer 1:1 private sessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help you deepen your practice and connect with your inner rhythm.💖 Feeling grateful? You can always Buy me a coconut 🥥—your generosity helps me continue sharing these offerings freely.🌺 Follow along on Instagram: @theblooming.spirit🎵 Music by Chris Collins

Setting a boundary can be one of the most loving things we do for ourselves—and also one of the hardest. Even when we know it’s right, the act of saying no or asking for space can stir up fear, guilt, doubt, or grief. It can feel messy. Our voice might shake. And afterward, we’re often left questioning ourselves for doing something that goes against deeply ingrained patterns.In this gentle and personal episode of The Blooming Spirit Podcast, Nola Bloom explores the emotional process of holding boundaries through the lens of yoga. With honesty and heart, she shares reflections from her own journey and the teachings that continue to support her in breaking old cycles.This episode includes:🌟 A soft storytelling reflection on people-pleasing, pattern-breaking, and the fear of speaking up🌟 Yogic wisdom from Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truthfulness), and Svadhyaya (self-study)🌟 A grounding breath practice 🌟 Gentle self-inquiry prompts🌟 A powerful moment from the Bhagavad Gita🌟 Soothing affirmations for integration and emotional healingMay this episode meet you where you are, and remind you that your boundaries are sacred bridges back to yourself.🌿 Thank you for joining me on The Blooming Spirit Podcast.If this meditation nourished you, please consider leaving a 5-star review—your support helps this work reach more hearts and bring more calm into the world. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ Explore more offerings at ⁠bloomingspiritjourneys.com⁠—including yoga & meditation sessions, women’s ceremonies, and sacred products to support your journey.🎧 Follow me on ⁠Insight Timer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for premium meditation courses and free LIVE online meditations.🌸 For personal support, I offer ⁠1:1 private sessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help you deepen your practice and connect with your inner rhythm.💖 Feeling grateful? You can always ⁠Buy me a coconut⁠ 🥥—your generosity helps me continue sharing these offerings freely.🌺 Follow along on Instagram: ⁠@theblooming.spirit⁠🎵 Music by Chris CollinsTimestamps:(0:00) – Introduction & personal share: why this episode matters(2:35) – The fear and discomfort of setting boundaries(3:23) – Boundaries as sacred invitations(4:39) – Grounding into breath and body(5:38) – Yogic teachings: Ahimsa (non-violence)(6:27) – Satya (truth) & how it shakes things loose(7:09) – Svadhyaya (self-study): emotional patterns & reflection(8:40) – Calming Breathing practice(10:25) – Guided visualization: remembering a recent boundary(11:44) – Self-inquiry prompts(12:55) – Bhagavad Gita reflection on dharma & courage(14:46) – Closing affirmations & gentle integration

Feeling depleted, disconnected, or like your inner flame has gone dim? This guided meditation is here to help you reconnect with what truly lights you up. Reviving Your Inner Spark offers a gentle, nourishing journey inward — to release the weight of burnout and rekindle your sense of joy, creativity, and purpose.Through breath, visualization, and soothing affirmations, you'll be guided back to the warmth within you — the part that has always been there, waiting to be remembered.🌿 Thank you for joining me on The Blooming Spirit Podcast.If this meditation nourished you, please consider leaving a 5-star review—your support helps this work reach more hearts and bring more calm into the world. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ Explore more offerings at ⁠bloomingspiritjourneys.com⁠—including yoga & meditation sessions, women’s ceremonies, and sacred products to support your journey.🎧 Follow me on ⁠Insight Timer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for premium meditation courses and free LIVE online meditations.🌸 For personal support, I offer ⁠1:1 private sessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help you deepen your practice and connect with your inner rhythm.💖 Feeling grateful? You can always ⁠Buy me a coconut⁠ 🥥—your generosity helps me continue sharing these offerings freely.🌺 Follow along on Instagram: ⁠@theblooming.spirit⁠🎵 Music by Chris Collins

A mystical journey into sacred rest 🌙🌿Welcome to The Blooming Spirit Podcast with Nola Bloom.In this dreamlike Yoga Nidra, you’ll be guided into a moonlit forest where luminous elves, nymphs, and dryads gather around you in reverence. As you lie in stillness, they offer gentle healing with glowing hands, soothing your energy body and inviting you to surrender. 🧚‍♀️This is a meditation for the part of you that still believes in magic…🧚‍♀️✨For the part of you longing to be held by something ancient, soft, and kind.Let yourself be tended to. Let yourself be re-enchanted.✨ Rest is not a pause—it is a portal. ✨🎧 Press play, close your eyes, and let the forest hold you.🌿 Thank you for joining me on The Blooming Spirit Podcast.If this meditation nourished you, please consider leaving a 5-star review—your support helps this work reach more hearts and bring more calm into the world. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ Explore more offerings at ⁠bloomingspiritjourneys.com⁠—including yoga & meditation sessions, women’s ceremonies, and sacred products to support your journey.🎧 Follow me on ⁠Insight Timer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for premium meditation courses and free LIVE online meditations.🌸 For personal support, I offer ⁠1:1 private sessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help you deepen your practice and connect with your inner rhythm.💖 Feeling grateful? You can always ⁠Buy me a coconut⁠ 🥥—your generosity helps me continue sharing these offerings freely.🌺 Follow along on Instagram: ⁠@theblooming.spirit⁠🎵 Music by Chris Collins

🌕 Yoga Nidra: Full Moon Illumination 🌙Step into the luminous glow of the full moon with this deeply restorative Yoga Nidra meditation. Guided by Nola Bloom, this practice invites you to journey through the five koshas, dissolving tension, awakening inner clarity, and embracing the radiant stillness within.✨ What to Expect:🌙 A full-body relaxation infused with moonlight💫 A visualization to awaken the third eye & inner wisdom🌊 Breath flowing like gentle moonlit waves🌿 A sacred space for release, renewal, and deep restLie back, surrender, and allow the full moon’s presence to illuminate your being.🌿 Thank you for joining me on The Blooming Spirit Podcast.If this meditation nourished you, please consider leaving a 5-star review—your support helps this work reach more hearts and bring more calm into the world. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ Explore more offerings at ⁠bloomingspiritjourneys.com⁠—including yoga & meditation sessions, women’s ceremonies, and sacred products to support your journey.🎧 Follow me on ⁠Insight Timer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for premium meditation courses and free LIVE online meditations.🌸 For personal support, I offer ⁠1:1 private sessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help you deepen your practice and connect with your inner rhythm.💖 Feeling grateful? You can always ⁠Buy me a coconut⁠ 🥥—your generosity helps me continue sharing these offerings freely.🌺 Follow along on Instagram: ⁠@theblooming.spirit⁠🎵 Music by Chris Collins

In this episode of The Blooming Spirit Podcast, we step into the quiet, powerful energy of the new moon—a time for planting seeds 🌱, trusting the unseen ✨, and surrendering to what’s yet to unfold.As I launch this podcast under its new name, I reflect on Ishvarapranidhana 🕉️, the yogic principle of surrender, and how it has shown up in my own journey—especially in the moments of uncertainty, creative doubt, and imposter syndrome.We explore new moon rituals 🌑 to align with this energy, including:✨ Intention setting – Planting the seeds of your desires🌀 Surrender & Trust – Softening into the unknown🌬️ Nadi Shodhana – A guided breathwork practice for balanceIf you’ve been feeling the pull of something new but are unsure of the next step, this episode is for you. 💫🎧 Listen now to align with the energy of the new moon, set powerful intentions, and surrender to the beauty of your unfolding.🌿 Thank you for joining me on The Blooming Spirit Podcast.If this meditation nourished you, please consider leaving a 5-star review—your support helps this work reach more hearts and bring more calm into the world. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ Explore more offerings at ⁠bloomingspiritjourneys.com⁠—including yoga & meditation sessions, women’s ceremonies, and sacred products to support your journey.🎧 Follow me on ⁠Insight Timer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for premium meditation courses and free LIVE online meditations.🌸 For personal support, I offer ⁠1:1 private sessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help you deepen your practice and connect with your inner rhythm.💖 Feeling grateful? You can always ⁠Buy me a coconut⁠ 🥥—your generosity helps me continue sharing these offerings freely.🌺 Follow along on Instagram: ⁠@theblooming.spirit⁠🎵 Music by Chris Collins

✨ A New Chapter: The Blooming Spirit Podcast ✨This podcast has been quietly evolving, and today, I am stepping fully into that transformation. 🌿What began as Guided Meditations with Nola Bloom in 2021 has grown into something much deeper—a space not just for meditation but for reflection, storytelling, and expansion. After years of guiding students, refining my voice, and sharing moments of stillness, it became clear that this offering was ready to evolve.So, I welcome you to The Blooming Spirit Podcast—a space where meditations remain at the heart, but where we now breathe deeper into dharma talks, yoga philosophy, and the art of embodied living. This is a place for seekers, for wanderers, for those who long to root into something deeper while reaching for the light.In this episode, I share the story behind this transition, why this name has been in my heart for so long, and what you can expect moving forward.🌿 What’s new?✨ Meditations, as always✨ Dharma talks & reflections✨ Yoga philosophy & embodimentTo honor this transition, I’m also linking my Blooming Spirit Meditation—a practice I created almost two years ago when this name first started coming into my awareness. If you’d like to experience it, you can find it here: To those who have been with me since the beginning, thank you for growing alongside me. And to those just arriving, welcome to this unfolding.Take a deep breath, settle in, and join me in this next chapter. 💫🔗 Listen now & share with a fellow seeker!🌿 Thank you for joining me on The Blooming Spirit Podcast.If this meditation nourished you, please consider leaving a 5-star review—your support helps this work reach more hearts and bring more calm into the world. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ Explore more offerings at ⁠⁠bloomingspiritjourneys.com⁠⁠—including yoga & meditation sessions, women’s ceremonies, and sacred products to support your journey.🎧 Follow me on ⁠⁠Insight Timer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for premium meditation courses and free LIVE online meditations.🌸 For personal support, I offer ⁠⁠1:1 private sessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help you deepen your practice and connect with your inner rhythm.💖 Feeling grateful? You can always ⁠⁠Buy me a coconut⁠⁠ 🥥—your generosity helps me continue sharing these offerings freely.🌺 Follow along on Instagram: ⁠⁠@theblooming.spirit⁠⁠🎵 Music by Chris Collins#TheBloomingSpiritPodcast #PodcastAnnouncement #YogaAndMeditation #DharmaTalks #SpiritualJourney #MeditationPodcast #SacredEvolution #NewBeginnings

Step into The Whispering Grove, a deeply restorative Yoga Nidra meditation that guides you through the sacred layers of your being. Inspired by ancient groves—places of wisdom, reflection, and renewal—this journey invites you to soften into stillness as golden sunlight and silver moonlight weave through your body, harmonizing energy and awakening deep inner peace.Through creative visualization, a soothing body scan, and a journey through the koshas, you will dissolve into spacious awareness, feeling held by the breath of the cosmos. Whether you seek deep relaxation, energetic balance, or a return to your intuitive wisdom, this practice offers a sanctuary for your soul.🌿✨ Find your stillness. Breathe in the whispers of the grove. You are already home.🌿 Thank you for joining me on The Blooming Spirit Podcast.If this meditation nourished you, please consider leaving a 5-star review—your support helps this work reach more hearts and bring more calm into the world. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ Explore more offerings at ⁠⁠bloomingspiritjourneys.com⁠⁠—including yoga & meditation sessions, women’s ceremonies, and sacred products to support your journey.🎧 Follow me on ⁠⁠Insight Timer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for premium meditation courses and free LIVE online meditations.🌸 For personal support, I offer ⁠⁠1:1 private sessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help you deepen your practice and connect with your inner rhythm.💖 Feeling grateful? You can always ⁠⁠Buy me a coconut⁠⁠ 🥥—your generosity helps me continue sharing these offerings freely.🌺 Follow along on Instagram: ⁠⁠@theblooming.spirit⁠⁠🎵 Music by Chris Collins

The Year of the Snake beckons us to embrace quiet transformation, wisdom, and grace. Like the Snake shedding its skin, this meditation invites you to release what no longer serves you and step into a cycle of renewal and deep intuition. The Snake moves with purpose and clarity, reminding us that transformation doesn’t always need to be loud or fiery—it can be soft, subtle, and profoundly powerful.As someone born in the Year of the Dragon, this transition holds a deeply personal significance for me. The Dragon year was one of bold transformations, challenges, and reigniting creative fire. It pushed me to embrace my courage and step into new opportunities. Now, as I bid farewell to the Dragon—knowing it won’t return for another 12 years—I feel a mix of bittersweet gratitude and excitement. The Snake’s energy calls us to slow down, listen inward, and embrace a more intuitive path.In this meditation, we honor the wisdom of the Snake as we release the fire of the Dragon. Through a mystical body scan and a vivid visualization journey, you’ll reflect on what you’re ready to let go of and invite the Snake’s quiet strength to guide you into this new chapter of your life.For a deeper understanding of this transition, I invite you to listen to my Year of the Dragon Meditation, where I share my reflections on the fiery transformations of the past year.Let us move into the Year of the Snake with grace, clarity, and trust in the power of quiet renewal.🌿 Thank you for joining me on The Blooming Spirit Podcast.If this meditation nourished you, please consider leaving a 5-star review—your support helps this work reach more hearts and bring more calm into the world. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ Explore more offerings at ⁠⁠bloomingspiritjourneys.com⁠⁠—including yoga & meditation sessions, women’s ceremonies, and sacred products to support your journey.🎧 Follow me on ⁠⁠Insight Timer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for premium meditation courses and free LIVE online meditations.🌸 For personal support, I offer ⁠⁠1:1 private sessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help you deepen your practice and connect with your inner rhythm.💖 Feeling grateful? You can always ⁠⁠Buy me a coconut⁠⁠ 🥥—your generosity helps me continue sharing these offerings freely.🌺 Follow along on Instagram: ⁠⁠@theblooming.spirit⁠⁠🎵 Music by Chris Collins

In this philosophy-inspired yoga nidra, Nola Bloom guides you through a meditative exploration of the five koshas—the layers of our being. This practice is deeply rooted in the teachings of the Upanishads, where the koshas serve as a profound framework for understanding the self, ultimately guiding us to reconnect with our true divine essence.In this meditation, you’ll explore the physical, energetic, mental, wisdom, and bliss bodies—each layer connecting you to a deeper understanding of yourself. With gentle guidance and a nurturing pace, Nola invites you to experience each kosha through visualization, breathwork, and relaxation, ultimately leading you to a place of profound integration and harmony.This meditation will guide you to a space where you can feel more connected, peaceful, and in tune with your body and mind.🌿 Thank you for joining me on The Blooming Spirit Podcast.If this meditation nourished you, please consider leaving a 5-star review—your support helps this work reach more hearts and bring more calm into the world. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ Explore more offerings at ⁠⁠bloomingspiritjourneys.com⁠⁠—including yoga & meditation sessions, women’s ceremonies, and sacred products to support your journey.🎧 Follow me on ⁠⁠Insight Timer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for premium meditation courses and free LIVE online meditations.🌸 For personal support, I offer ⁠⁠1:1 private sessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help you deepen your practice and connect with your inner rhythm.💖 Feeling grateful? You can always ⁠⁠Buy me a coconut⁠⁠ 🥥—your generosity helps me continue sharing these offerings freely.🌺 Follow along on Instagram: ⁠⁠@theblooming.spirit⁠⁠🎵 Music by Chris CollinsTime Stamps:(00:00) Personal Journey & Live Events(05:14) History & Intro to the Koshas(08:34) The 5 Koshas Explained(11:05) 5 Kosha Nidra Meditation