Chitra Sukhu
When was the last time you felt truly, deeply at rest — not just relaxed, but completely at ease within yourself?
Through Yoga Nidra, you’ll learn practices that train your nervous system to consciously enter the state of awakened sleep and discover who you are beyond your mind — recognizing that life is living through you, the ego is a useful tool, and existence itself is joyful.
Does it feel like no matter how much you meditate, journal, or work on yourself... true peace still feels elusive?
Do you find yourself constantly searching for the next practice, the next breakthrough, the next level of awakening — only to end up more exhausted than when you started?
Mystic Chitra Sukhu shares that many of us spend our time trying to become more conscious, more aware, and more awakened, never discovering that the very awareness we’re seeking has been present all along.
In this transformative 7-module, self-paced journey, you’ll move consciously through the seven layers of your being, learning to remain aware as states change.
Chitra’s Yoga Nidra | Awak{end} Sleep System differs from most modern practices in a fundamental way. It is not approached primarily as a relaxation technique, stress-management tool, or subconscious reprogramming method, but as a direct spiritual practice, or sādhanā, for consciously entering into the causal state...
In this state, deep subconscious patterns (samskāras) begin to dissolve, Buddhi (Sanskrit for “discernment”) awakens, desire reveals its true source, and one begins to rest knowingly in their true nature.
Yoga Nidra, often translated as “yogic sleep,” is an ancient practice that induces a state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep. The techniques allow you to intentionally enter that depth, remaining present as the body and mind sleep. Even in deep sleep, awareness itself does not disappear — but most of us pass through this state unconsciously.
Each module of this extraordinary course combines clear knowledge with Yoga Nidra sessions, guiding you beyond technique into lived realization — where you discover that life is living through you, ego becomes a tool rather than master, and everything you perceive reveals itself as a play of energy moving together.
During this life-enriching video course, you’ll:
- Use Samkhya (a school of Hindu philosophy) as a map of manifestation and move consciously through the five koshas (energetic layers in yogic philosophy) — distinguishing awareness from what it observes for greater clarity and inner steadiness
- Craft a precise Sankalpa (Sanskrit for a heartfelt, positive intention) and plant it at the causal field — so desire becomes less reactive and more aligned with who you’re truly choosing to be
- Stay aware at the threshold of sleep through 7 states of consciousness — developing lucidity in waking, dreaming, and deep sleep
- Descend consciously into theta and delta brainwave states — allowing your nervous system to reset and move into natural coherence
- Understand how samskaras move through the koshas and practice causal-level purification — building a personalized daily sadhana that leaves you clearer, lighter, and more aligned with your inner divinity
- Practice chakra-based Yoga Nidra sequencing as energy moves inward and upward — earth into water, water into fire, fire into air, air into ether
- Experience awakening as recognition, not attainment — resting as awareness itself beyond thought and identity
- And much more…
What You’ll Discover in These 7 Modules
In this 7-module, self-paced transformational course, Chitra guides you through the seven layers of consciousness using Yoga Nidra as a spiritual practice to help you dissolve deep subconscious patterns and rest in your true nature.
The Beauty of On-Demand
This course features step-by-step teachings and experiential practices from Chitra. Each session builds harmoniously upon the previous ones, so you’ll develop a complete holistic understanding of the practices, tools, and principles you’ll need to explore Yoga Nidra as a direct path to awakening — helping you remain consciously aware across waking, dreaming, and deep sleep states. Your purchase includes 24/7 ongoing access to your course content, allowing you time to review the materials at your own pace and integration.
Module 1 Get Clear About Who You Truly Are With Samkhya, the Koshas & Yoga Nidra
As you begin your transformational journey, you’ll explore Samkhya as the blueprint of the Universe and your place within it.
You’ll learn how consciousness appears as body, mind, and identity through the five koshas. Using guided Yoga Nidra and inquiry, you’ll begin distinguishing awareness from what it observes.
This creates clarity about who you truly are and why confusion arises. By the end, you’ll feel more grounded, spacious, and oriented within the larger whole.
In this opening module, you’ll:
- Explore Samkhya as the structural map of manifestation and individuality
- Practice moving consciously through the five koshas in Yoga Nidra
- Learn how identification forms work and how to loosen them through discrimination
- Experience awareness, observing body and mind without merging
- Develop a clearer sense of purpose and inner steadiness
Module 2 Discern What Drives You at the Deepest Levels as You Set a Sankalpa
You’ll explore Sankalpa as the deep driving desire shaping your perception, action, and destiny. More profound than a mere goal, a Sankalpa is when you say, this is who I’m choosing to live as.
You’ll examine how unconscious intention silently governs your life and why clarity at this level matters. Through threshold-based Yoga Nidra practice, you’ll learn how to plant intention at the subconscious and unconscious layers. By the end, desire will feel less reactive and more aligned.
In this module, you’ll:
- Discover how desire shapes your lived reality
- Practice crafting a clear, precise Sankalpa
- Explore a guided practice to plant intention in the causal field
- Experience desire as you soften and refine deep rest
Module 3 Journey Through the 7 States of Consciousness to Become More Present
You’ll examine waking, dreaming, deep sleep, transitional states, and the fourth state of consciousness. You’ll explore how identity shifts across these states and why most people remain unconscious in deep sleep.
Through guided Yoga Nidra, you’ll learn how to remain aware as states change. By the end, awareness will feel continuous rather than fragmented.
In this module, you’ll:
- Explore the Mandukya-based map of consciousness
- Practice remaining aware at the threshold of sleep
- Learn how waking and dream identities mirror each other
- Experience how awareness persists beyond mental activity
- Develop lucidity as you move through each state of consciousness
Module 4 Understand Brainwave States and the Effects of Yoga Nidra to Reset Your System From Within
Chitra explains how brainwave states correspond to levels of awareness.
You’ll explore gamma, beta, alpha, theta, and delta patterns and how they reflect your inner condition.
Through longer guided Yoga Nidra, you’ll experience your nervous system naturally moving into coherence. By the end, rest will feel deeper, and your system will begin resetting itself from within.
In this module, you’ll:
- Learn how brainwave states correlate with consciousness
- Practice descending consciously into theta and delta states, switching from one brainwave state to another
- Experience nervous system regulation without force
- Explore the relationship between awareness and physiology
- Develop a felt sense of restoration and internal balance
Module 5 Purify the Koshas for More Neutrality, Discipline & Inner Steadiness
You’ll learn how the koshas are purified through the path of Raja Yoga and conscious daily discipline. You'll discover how samskaras move from the causal to subtle and physical layers, shaping perception and behavior.
Through Yoga Nidra and the eight limbs of yoga, you’ll begin dissolving these veils. You’ll also create a sustainable daily sadhana. By the end, you’ll feel clearer, lighter, and more aligned with your inner divinity.
In this module, you’ll:
- Explore how samskaras move through the koshas and shape experience
- Practice Yoga Nidra for causal-level purification and integration
- Learn how the eight limbs of Raja Yoga refine body, mind, and behavior
- Create a personalized daily sadhana to purify the veils covering your true nature — if sankalpa is your intention, sadhana is how you live it
Module 6 Engage in Subtle Perception to Purify Your Chakras for Energetic Clarity, Stability & Inner Alignment
As you explore the chakras as centers of perception and identity linked to the elements and gunas, you’ll learn how energy naturally moves outward and downward…
… and how purification allows it to reverse direction and ascend through the inner channel.
Through chakra-based Yoga Nidra, Chitra demonstrates the elemental process of earth dissolving into water, water into fire, fire into air, and air into ether. By the end, energy feels refined, coherent, and intelligently aligned.
In this module, you’ll:
- Explore chakras as stages of perception, identity, and elemental expression
- Learn how to dissolve the elements and awaken to your true nature
- Practice chakra-based Yoga Nidra sequencing to purify and refine your energy centers
- Understand how subtle energy shifts from downward/outward flow to inward/upward ascent
Module 7 Awaken Through Yoga Nidra to Expand Your State of Awakening So You Can Choose How You Want to Experience Life
What if enlightenment could be your ordinary state? As this journey comes to a close, you’ll explore awakening as recognition rather than attainment.
You’ll examine how identity dissolves when awareness remains through all states. Through sustained conscious rest, you’ll experience Yoga Nidra as abidance in your true nature. By the end, clarity will feel less like effort and more like your natural state.
In this final module, you’ll:
- Explore awakening as recognition, not achievement
- Practice conscious rest beyond thought and identity
- Learn how awareness remains unchanged through all states
- Experience deep inner ease and reduction of inner conflict
- Develop confidence in resting as awareness itself
SPECIAL BONUS OFFER
In addition to Chitra’s transformative 7-module course, you’ll receive this special bonus offering to complement the course and take your understanding and practice to an even deeper level.
Yoga Nidra Pranic Healing
Audio Practice With Chitra Sukhu
This guided Yoga Nidra practice uses breath, visualization, and awareness of prana (life force energy) to direct healing energy and restore balance throughout the physical and subtle bodies. In the process, this practice clears energetic blockages, replenishes vitality, and brings your system back into harmony.
Deep Looking: A Technique From the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
Video Practice With Chitra Sukhu
This technique helps you see life more clearly and intuitively, allowing you to perceive things as they truly are. It deepens your connection to your true self, brings greater joy to everyday living, and helps you feel more at ease within yourself, even in solitude. As your awareness expands, you gain deeper insight into the nature of people and experiences, creating the potential for profound inner transformation and liberation.
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Here’s What You’ll Receive
Seven Pre-Recorded 90-Minute Modules
Experience a unique opportunity to learn from mystic Chitra Sukhu, creator of Yoga Nidra | Awak{end} Sleep System — from the comfort of your own home. Each session includes a streaming video will guide you on a structured journey into theta and delta brainwave states, where nervous system regulation, causal-level purification, and the dissolution of ego patterns become lived experience rather than concept.
Seven Transcripts of Sessions
In addition to the high-quality videos and MP3 audios, you’ll also receive session transcriptions. You can then review, print, and highlight the most important insights and practices you were given.
Exercises and Questions for Each Lesson
Between sessions, you’ll have the option of completing related exercises, practicing new tools, and answering questions to accelerate your learning and integrate each lesson.
An Unprecedented Opportunity to Join the Online Course, Ascend the 7 Layers of Consciousness
We feel honored that Chitra Sukhu has chosen to partner with The Shift Network to offer this exclusive online course. This is a unique opportunity to learn from the creator of Yoga Nidra | Awak{end} Sleep System whose powerful insights and pioneering work are helping us heal and awaken ourselves and our world.
If you’re serious about exploring ancient frameworks to shift from endless seeking toward the recognition that peace is already within you, then you owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and our world to take this one-of-a-kind program.
Your Satisfaction Is 100% Guaranteed!
If you don’t absolutely LOVE Ascend the 7 Layers of Consciousness — or don’t feel that it meets your needs — please submit your refund request form 14 days from your date of purchase and we’ll happily issue qualifying customers a refund.
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About Chitra Sukhu
Chitra Sukhu is a second-generation yogini, spiritual teacher, and founder of the Yoga Nidra | Awak{end} Sleep™ System. Raised in a traditional ashram environment under the guidance of her parents, Yogi Hari and Leela Mata, Chitra has been immersed in meditation, Vedanta, Tantra, and Yoga since early childhood.
With over two decades of teaching experience, she offers a rare integration of classical wisdom and direct realization. Her work bridges Samkhya philosophy, the Mandukya Upanishad, and the subtle science of consciousness with accessible, embodied practice.
At the heart of her teachings is Yoga Nidra — not as a relaxation technique, but as a profound method for conscious entry into deep sleep awareness, where samskaras dissolve and higher intelligence awakens.
Chitra leads international retreats, teacher trainings, and immersive programs around the world, guiding students into deeper states of clarity, presence, and self-recognition. Her approach honors desire as a sacred creative force while illuminating the path of awakening through direct experience rather than belief.
Through her teachings, Chitra invites seekers into a lived understanding of truth — where rest becomes revelation, awareness becomes freedom, and life itself is recognized as the field of awakening.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there scholarships available for this training?
Unfortunately, all scholarship awards for this course have been fully allocated, and we are no longer accepting scholarship applications.
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This course was pre-recorded. Is the content still relevant?
While this is a pre-recorded course, the teachings remain as relevant and impactful today as when they were first offered. We’ve selected these programs because their wisdom, tools, and practices continue to resonate deeply with our global community.
How long will I have access to my Course Homepage and materials?
Your purchase includes 24/7 ongoing access to your course content — online via your Homepage — unless refunded or otherwise specified. We currently don’t have an expiration date for our online materials. This will allow you time to review the materials at your own pace and integration.