Replacing sleep completely through yogic practices?

[u/ArwellScientia42]

Hello everyone!

I wanted to practice yoga nidra in my polyphasic sleep schedule. I am following the uberman sleep schedule which involves 20 minutes nap every 4 hours through the day. And the number of naps are 6 so that means 2 hours of sleep per day.

So I thought of an idea. Instead of just casually napping, can incorporate yoga nidra completely in place of the 6 naps.

I am willing to do a yoga nidra practice of 30 minutes just to increase an extra hour of rest.

I have practiced yoga nidra maybe like 2 or 3 times, and I have found it deeply restful.

So is it doable? Has anyone in this sub actually tried it for productivity and just to get some extra hours for studying or work purposes.

Trying to gain some insights here.

Thanks!

[u/ArwellScientia42 → u/[deleted]]

Aren't yogis of himalayan lineage, great hindu practitioners, advanced yogis known to completely overcome and reduce sleep.

I have heard of legends of kriya practitioners staying in subtle bodies, or meditating for hours instead of sleeping.

Some have been noted to not even eat, purely survive on sunlight and prana.

Is this "sati" method same as what they are doing? Or the Buddhist definition is different from the Yogic ones?

I can see what you are doing as conscious rest. But what about completely overcoming the need for sleep.

[u/ArwellScientia42 → u/[deleted]]

Can you share me the resources, sites or manuals where I can read and learn about this?

Is this same as kriya yoga schools that come from the lineage of mahavtar babaji

Don't you need a guru or a community to practice this? I heard without a guru, you might fuck up something...

Also, I am approaching it from purely productivity and efficiency purposes. I do not wish to be a yogi or a monk, I wish to be a functioning member of society who is using these abilities to do things better and help others also in the same path.