YOGA & HEALTH
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FOR BETTER SLEEP
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Every night you wind
down thinking, tonight
will be the night
you'll finally have
your rest and will not
have to get to office
feeling like a zombie.
But that's not
happening.
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counting could just go on and on.
It's the same story every night.
No matter whether you count sheep,
or the number of nights you haven't
slept well enough. It just doesn't matter.
You aren't getting proper sleep, and that
is driving you nuts. Every night you wind
down thinking, tonight will be the night
you'll finally have your rest and will not
have to get to office feeling like a
zombie. But that's not happening.
You've tried doing everything that you
possibly can, but still nothing. Hot baths,
a glass of hot milk, philosophy books
and what not. I see your problem. Have
you tried yoga? It is said that yoga for
better sleep has been proven to be a
very, very effective solution. There are
these certain yoga poses that you can
take up and in order to gain yoga health
benefits besides some sound sleep. In
the following section, we will let you in
on some of these yoga poses and help
you deal with your problem better.
Yoga Poses for Better Sleep
The perils of lack of sleep are so many,
and I don't really have to get into that
one. You might have experienced it all
the same with day after day of little rest.
You're tired, irritable, over sensitive,
prone to low concentration levels and
your efficiency has dropped like heavy
lead in water. These are only a fraction
of the effects that less sleep will have on
the body and mind. But thankfully there
are the stress relief yoga exercises for
better sleep that you can make use of
and get that sleep coming in wave after
wave. Here are some of the exercises
that you can use.
Legs Up the Wall
This yoga pose will have the tension
ebbing away from your legs and get you
completely relaxed.
[ Take a yoga mat and fold it into a
single fold and place it against the
wall, about 6 inches away.
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