Healing moral injury & burnout with Yoga Nidra

A quiet place to rest.

The weight we carry isn’t always visible.

Sometimes it shows up as exhaustion that sleep doesn’t touch.A sense of misalignment.A feeling that something inside us has been crossed, stretched, or asked to hold too much for too long.

This is often how moral injury and burnout live in the body.

Yoga Nidra offers a gentle way back.

Rooted in ancient yogic tradition, Yoga Nidra—often called yogic sleep—is a guided practice of deep rest and inner awareness. You lie down. You listen. You don’t have to fix or figure anything out. And yet, something begins to soften.

Research has shown that Yoga Nidra can support healing around moral injury—particularly in populations experiencing guilt, shame, and spiritual distress. Studies with veterans and healthcare workers suggest that regular practice may reduce emotional exhaustion, ease psychological strain, and help people reconnect with a sense of meaning and self-compassion.

What I find most powerful about Yoga Nidra is not its complexity, but its simplicity.

You don’t need flexibility.

You don’t need experience.

You don’t need to push.

You simply rest.

Even short practices—ten minutes at a time—can create space in the nervous system. Space to feel. Space to integrate. Space to remember that you are more than what you’ve been carrying.

If you’re navigating burnout, moral fatigue, or a quiet sense of depletion, Yoga Nidra can be a place to begin again—gently, at your own pace.

I’ve created guided Yoga Nidra practices you can return to whenever you need a pause, a reset, or a moment of care. You’re welcome to explore them when it feels right.

Rest is not something you earn.

It’s something you remember how to receive.