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Yogic Sleep Meditation with an Ornate Bed
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- Jul 21, 2026
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Summary
Deeply relax your entire body with a yoga nidra, or yogic sleep, meditation inspired by a luxurious 18th-century French bed. Called a lit à la polonaise, or Polish bed, because the style was reminiscent of Polish fashion at the time, this four-poster bed has a nearly ten-foot canopy elegantly draped in lush silk. The wooden frame is covered in gold, while decorative trim and fluffy white ostrich feathers complete the look. A resplendent bed like this one would likely have been one of the most expensive furnishings in the home and would serve as a focal point in the bedroom. Imagine climbing up and sinking into this bed. Through a yoga nidra meditation, in which each muscle in your body relaxes, access a sense of deep rest while maintaining conscious awareness. This podcast uses chapters. If you'd like to jump straight to the meditation, find the forth chapter. Find images, a transcript, and more resources on our website: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/yogic-sleep-meditation-ornate-bed/ See the painting in person at the Getty Center: https://www.getty.edu/visit/ How did people sleep in a bed like this? Listen to sleep historian Roger Ekirch discuss 18th-century sleep habits in this week's bonus episode. Find it in your podcast feed or on our YouTube channel Thursday, or find it on our website. Production team: Host: Lilit Sadoyan Producers: Zoe Goldman and Gideon Brower Video Editor: Jeremy Rhodes Mixer and Sound Designer: Jaime Roque Executive Producer: Christopher Sprinkle For more art history insights, check out our other Getty Podcasts shows at www.getty.edu/podcasts Recording Artists tells artist biographies using archival material from the Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/ If Objects Could Talk is a family-friendly sh…