December 15, 2025

Nail Standing: Practice of Will and Mindfulness

Standing on nails (Sadhu boards): health benefits, working with pain, and how this practice changes consciousness.


Nail Standing: Warrior’s Path Within Oneself

Standing on nails (practicing with Sadhu boards) has recently gained incredible popularity. This is not just an extreme challenge, but a deep meditative practice that works simultaneously with body, will, and subconscious.

Physiological Aspect

Our feet contain over 70,000 nerve endings connected to all organs of the body. The pressure of nails stimulates these points, launching powerful regeneration processes, improving blood circulation, and strengthening immunity.

Psychological Aspect

The main work in nail standing happens in the head. The first minutes of practice are pure struggle with fear and self-preservation instinct. By going through pain without running away from it, a person learns total presence and acceptance. This trains psychological stability, which then helps cope with any life difficulties.

How to Prepare

It’s better to start practice with an experienced guide. It’s important to correctly formulate intention (why you’re stepping on the nails) and learn to relax rather than tense up from pain.

Nail Standing and MetaCards

Using MetaCards before practice helps clearly formulate the query for the nails. And after practice, when consciousness is maximally clear, cards can give incredibly accurate and deep insights about the experience passed through.

Conclusion

Nail standing is rapid transformation. It’s a way to live a small life in 15 minutes, meet your shadows, and emerge from this experience renewed and stronger.