The primary ways yoga can cure insomnia and promotes quality sleep are by soothing your nerves, reducing stress and relaxing muscles. Now, these are mostly the end results, that lead to sound sleep. But to achieve these end results, yoga promotes many other healthy biological mechanisms.
Topics: exercise, yoga, meditation, getting beter sleep
Meditation, or a series of techniques that trains your mind to redirect negative thoughts and achieve a heightened state of awareness, is an age-old practice that has been shown to have various positive physical and mental advantages. Here are 10 benefits of practicing daily meditation that are backed by scientific research.
Topics: get better sleep, meditation, feeling better
Nearly one in three Americans reports having difficulty getting a good night's sleep. For some this is just a temporary inconvenience brought about by stresses in life, physical discomfort, or children that need our attention. For others, chronic insomnia is robbing us of our time, our energy, and even our health.
Topics: breathing, get better sleep, sleep hygiene, meditation
Letting go of a dualistic mindset allows you to soak in the present. Living in the past or worrying about your future leads you nowhere. To savor the beauty of the now, do not focus on all that your mind feeds on daily.
Topics: meditation, mindfulness
