{"id":19823,"date":"2022-11-02T13:11:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/?p=19823"},"modified":"2024-02-10T15:45:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T15:45:06","slug":"yoga-for-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/yoga-for-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga for Sleep: A Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Could tackling sleeplessness be the single most effective thing you can do for your health and wellness? Helen Krag explores how yoga can play a part.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Quality sleep is a biological necessity. It helps us connect more deeply with ourselves and others. Sleep promotes a deep sense of joy and wellbeing. <\/p>\nHelen Krag<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Attitudes to sleep have changed in recent decades. Do you remember a time when cries of \u2018sleep is for wimps\u2019 or \u2018I\u2019ll sleep when I am dead\u2019 were commonplace? It really wasn\u2019t that long ago! Much of the research into the neuroscience and effects of sleep or sleep deprivation has taken place in the last 10 years. This research has fundamentally shifted the understanding of how much sleep we really need, and why.  This article will go on to look at how to improve our sleep and various forms of yoga for sleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe best bridge between despair and hope is a good night\u2019s sleep.\u201d<\/p>\nMatthew Walker<\/em> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe (humans) are the only species that deliberately deprive ourselves of sleep\u201d<\/em><\/strong> says Matthew Walker<\/a>, Professor of Neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley and author of international bestseller Why We Sleep<\/em><\/a>. <\/em>He suggests we may be in danger of drifting into a silent sleep-loss epidemic, yet quality sleep is a biological necessity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research into the effects of lack of sleep is alarming. Studies have shown that insufficient sleep impacts significantly on our ability to remember information and learn new things. Disruption of deep sleep contributes to cognitive and memory decline. It\u2019s not just the brain that suffers. The physiological impact of sleep deprivation includes immune deficiency, giving rise to diseases such as cancer; detrimental effects on the cardio-vascular system; and even impairment to reproductive health. Listen to more from Professor Walker in his TED talk: Sleep is Your Superpower<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read more about yoga for stress and anxiety in this complete guide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do any of these apply to you? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n