The InnerPower Method: from doing to just Being
The practice of Yoga Nidra is as ancient as the practice of Yoga itself.
Teachings date back thousands of years and can be found in the wisdom teachings of the Upanishads, Classical Yoga, and in the Tantric tradition.
A single method for reaching Yoga Nidra does not exist. No one owns it. It is universal.
Over the years Ilse-Marie Sobering studied, experienced and taught different forms of Yoga Nidra.
She was inspired by both traditional and modern schools: the traditional Yoga Nidra teachings of Swami Rama and Swami Satyananda, and the more modern approaches of iRest by Richard Miller and the Amrit (I AM) method.
The InnerPower Method brings together the most powerful traditional Yoga Nidra practices in a modern, down-to-earth approach, structured around three simple movements: LAND, BREATHE, FEEL.
LAND — you arrive. You feel the floor, the mat, the bed beneath you.
BREATHE — you change nothing about your breath, you simply notice it.
FEEL — you look at what is there, without needing to fix or explain it.
A structured, step-by-step Yoga Nidra practice
Within the InnerPower Method, Yoga Nidra follows a structured series of mindfulness techniques, breath, body and awareness work, that progressively guide you from the thinking mind into feeling sensations in the body.
From there you sink into a deep and profoundly restorative state of being. The practice is designed to bring you into the current moment, into the now.
It offers a way to feel your wholeness, and to tap into an inner resource of steadiness and energy that does not depend on your circumstances.
The InnerPower Method draws on current understanding of the nervous system and energy work, combined with the traditional practice of Yoga Nidra. It uses breathwork, gentle body awareness, relaxation techniques and self-massage during the internalisation stage, to support and balance your system.
Special attention goes to the connection between heart and nervous system: cultivating gratitude and a settled feeling in the chest can make the Yoga Nidra practice even more supportive in interrupting a stress response, even in the middle of a busy day.
In our trainings, you learn to use these different tools independently, and how to combine them in whatever way best suits you in any given moment.
Ilse-Marie Sobering is the founder of House of InnerPower and the creator of the InnerPower Method: LAND • ADEM • VOEL (Land, Breathe, Feel), a cyclical practice of returning to yourself again and again. She has studied yoga philosophy and Eastern philosophy for more than 25 years, and has worked professionally since 2015 as an E-RYT 500 yoga and Yoga Nidra teacher, mindfulness and breathwork coach, Ayurveda practitioner and EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) practitioner. In Spain, where she lived for seven years, she taught trainings, teacher trainings and retreats at various locations in the Málaga region, including near Periana, Nerja and Frigiliana. She now works from the Netherlands, teaching trainings and speaking in the Netherlands, in Spain and online. Within the method she works with Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, breathwork, meditation, Qigong and somatic work, complemented with elements from her hypnotherapy training. She teaches teacher trainings, continuing education and company training, for people living with long-term stress and for professionals who want to deepen the way they guide others.
