Are you a yoga teacher, a devoted practitioner, coach, or a compassionate helping professional eager to enhance your expertise and enrich your yoga journey?


Be a Healing Force, the Remedy for our Times


Join the 7-week small group continuing education (YACEP) Yoga Nidra online course led by Yoga Nidra fairy Simone MacKay


Explore how you can be a part of shifting humanity's consciousness from the inside out.

Discover how to navigate life's challenges with less stress, heightened balance, increased resilience.

Delve into the profound yogic philosophy that underpins the art of Yoga Nidra.

Hone your skills and be equipped to confidently guide transformative Yoga Nidra sessions for others.


What magic do we unravel?

Embark on a transformative journey through the layers of your being, from the physical to the soulful. We ground ourselves in ancient yogic philosophy, set clear intentions, and seamlessly integrate newfound knowledge and practices.

Explore the Koshas (Sanskrit for ‘sheaths’) - body, energy, mind, wisdom, and bliss. Each week, we demystify profound philosophical teachings of Source Consciousness and embodiment, explore modern neuroscience, including brainwaves, and provide practical tools and techniques for crafting unique Yoga Nidra sessions.

You'll receive sample scripts for confident, creative teaching.

Weekly soothing Yoga Nidra audio recordings nurture your nervous system, rewiring neural pathways for your own learning and lasting transformation.

Contribute to an urgent shift in humanity's consciousness

In going straight to our source, Yoga Nidra can lead to profound shifts in humanity's consciousness by nurturing inner peace, fostering empathy and compassion, and enhancing decision-making. Individuals equipped with Yoga Nidra skills can contribute to a world marked by reduced conflict, greater unity, and wiser choices.

This ripple effect extends to mindful living, self- & community care, purpose alignment, authenticity, heightened environmental awareness, and a sense of global citizenship.

Yoga Nidra empowers individuals to be catalysts for positive heart-centered change, championing a world grounded in balance, compassion, and kinship with all sentient beings.

"The Nidra Blueprint" is brought to you by Soul Guide & Yoga Nidra expert, experienced International Yoga Teacher Trainer, and founder of Somah Journeys & the School of Sacred Arts: Simone MacKay.

With 25+ years of teaching and mentoring around the world, Simone's guidance will deepen your understanding of how to hold impeccable space using trauma-informed principles. You'll learn to confidently lead your own Yoga Nidras, get cozy in a nidra nest, all the while tapping into your own felt-sense awareness, exploring your inner landscape, nurturing your intuition, and developing trust in the guidance of your own soul's wisdom.

Your evolution as a Yoga Nidra practitioner and teacher is at the heart of this immersive experience.

Develop these Essential Tools:

Yoga Nidra Mastery: Develop a heart-centered approach to confidently create and guide deep relaxation sessions.

Safe Container Creation: Learn the art of holding space, craft a nurturing, trauma-informed container for students to find safety and inner connection.

Somatic Awareness & Embodied Wisdom: Connect with your body's wisdom to help students embody their own and navigate their inner landscapes.

Mindful Presence & Authenticity: Cultivate mindful presence and authenticity, fostering openness, healing, and growth.

Emotional Resilience & Sanctuary: Learn techniques to create an atmosphere of trust and healing, empowering students to face life's challenges with strength and grace.

Compassionate Intuitive Guidance: Foster empathy and unwavering trust in your intuition to guide students on unique transformational journeys, ensuring they feel seen and respected.

Soul Path Alignment: Guide students to align with their personal soul paths, finding purpose and meaning.

Mapping the Nidra Blueprint

Laying the Foundation



Explore qualities of the Self.
Delve into the process of embodiment (Koshas).
Fine-tune intention setting (Sankalpa).
Cultivate the art of safe space holding.


Welcoming Sensation & Felt-Sense Awareness

Annamaya Kosha


Venture through your internal landscape.

Experience the body's language through sensation.

Discover practices that elicit deep relaxation and nervous system regulation.

Harnessing our Energy through Rhythms of Breath

Pranamaya Kosha


Journey with the cyclical wisdom of breath.

Reveal the profound participation in prana.

Inquire into the intricate web of connections and the dynamic interplay between your body, emotions, mind, soul and our natural world. 

Navigating the Mind: Meeting Feelings, Emotions & Thoughts

Manomaya Kosha


Uncover the connection between brainwave states and ancient teachings of the yogis.

Apply tools and techniques to enhance your understanding of your internal world of emotions and thoughts.

In'Sight' to Wisdom

Vijnanamaya Kosha


Decolonise your mind.

Set your imagination free.

Refine the art of nurturing your intuitive wisdom.

Embrace its guidance both during a Yoga Nidra session and in your everyday life.

The Space of Soul & Embodying Presence

Anandamaya Kosha


Embody Presence and, through this, hone your skill in transmitting from the realm of soul and stillness.

Unveil the magic behind altered states of consciousness within the profound state of Yoga Nidra.

Completing the Circle

Integrating the Nidra Blueprint Journey


Weave your newfound insights into your practice and life for lasting change.

Be the change you want to see in the world!

Impact both yourself and others for a brighter world by shining your nurturing light.

Praise...

"The 7 week program was perfect for me as I’ve practiced different styles of Yoga Nidra for many years. But it’s the Somah Journey style that got me really interested in exploring the practice further. Now I feel ready to offer a Nidra only class. I normally include a 10 min relaxation at the end of my asana classes, but this doesn’t have the same healing power as Somah Nidra. Somah Nidras rock!"

Maureen Finemore, Aireys Yoga, Australia


"As we journeyed through the Koshas each week we were encouraged with as much support and resources as we needed to begin to write our own scripts. Not only did I find myself delivering Yoga Nidra practices very early on but I also noticed the techniques were slipping into my Yin classes. My vocabulary increased, my understanding of the layers of the body increased too …and I have the confidence to share with others. Simone draws on many styles but her style of Yoga Nidra is unique. Truly nurturing, truly individual…You will love this course and it will change your life."

Dee Cameron, UK


How does this course differ from Yoga Nidra Mentorship?

Both courses follow a structured curriculum based on the five layers of our being (physical, energy, mental, wisdom, soul) and provide a solid framework for enhancing yoga and yoga nidra principles and practices.

Nidra Blueprint (7 weeks): This course offers a comprehensive foundation for understanding and guiding Yoga Nidra sessions. While it offers a deep understanding of yoga nidra, and teaches you how to guide yoga nidra, it does not include customized coaching.

Yoga & Yoga Nidra Mentorship (12 weeks): Our Mentorship program elevates your yoga practice and teaching abilities to new heights. This in-depth mentorship enriches your comprehension of a range of yogic practices, aligning them with your current skill level for a fully customized learning experience. Following the five-layer framework, it offers a review, personalized mentoring, and customizing each section to your specific interests and needs.

Both courses complement each other or can be taken on their own.


Recommended Pre-requisite:

 200hr Yoga Teacher Training or minimum 2 years dedicated yoga practice

(If you have neither, please contact Simone and we'll talk!)

Course Curriculum


  Week 1: Blueprint Unveiled - Mapping the Nidra Blueprint
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  Week 2: Annamaya Kosha - Welcoming Sensation & Felt-sense Awareness
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  Week 3: Pranamaya Kosha - Harnessing our Energy through Rhythms of Breath
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  Week 4: Manomaya Kosha - Navigating the Mind: Meeting Feelings, Emotions & Thoughts
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  Week 5: Vijnanamaya Kosha - In'sight' to Wisdom
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  Week 6: Anandamaya Kosha - The Space of Soul & Embodying Presence
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  Week 7: Completing the Circle - Integrating the Nidra Blueprint Experience
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