MARK A MICHAELS & PATRICIA JOHNSON Ananda Nidra (music by Steve Roach & Black Tape For A Blue Girl) 2CD 2011

1-01  Mark A. Michaels Ananda Nidra 1: Mark A. Michaels (with the music of black tape for a blue girl) 44:00
1-02  black tape for a blue girl The Passage 16:00

2-01  Patricia Johnson Anandra Nidra 2: Patricia Johnson (with the music of Steve Roach) 44:00
2-02  Steve Roach First Light (excerpt) 16:00

Ananda Nidra : Blissful Sleep was created by renowned Tantra teachers and authors Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson. It is inspired by a traditional Tantric practice known as Yoga Nidra. These two innovative, spoken-word meditations rely on pleasurable images and sensations to induce feelings of relaxation and refreshment coupled with a profound sense of satisfaction. Presented for the first time on compact disc, the 44-minute meditations are read by Michaels (accompanied by a minimalist ambient track from darkwave legends Black Tape For A Blue Girl) and Johnson (accompanied by a floating soundscape from prominent electronic-ambient pioneer Steve Roach). Each CD in this 2-CD set contains one meditation, followed by an additional 16 minutes of music for continued reflection and intregration of the experience.

Practicing Ananda Nidra™ involves following the speaker’s voice while lying in a comfortable position. If the mind wanders or the listener drifts off to sleep momentarily, the attention is brought back to the instructions. Ananda Nidra begins with a rotation of consciousness through the body. Moving the awareness in this way produces a deep meditative state. Repeating the instructions mentally will take one even deeper. After the rotation is complete, the listener is taken through a series of sense memories and is then guided to experience a direct connection with internal sources of bliss and the beauty of existence.

It is said that 45 minutes of this guided meditation is equivalent to more than three hours of sleep. After practicing Ananda Nidra, the listener will emerge with renewed calm, focused awareness, and a sense of increased energy. Unlike other guided meditations, Ananda Nidra is specifically intended to awaken delightful and erotic sensations and to give the listener a greater capacity to experience joy in everyday life.