Yoga for Sleep
Live Online Workshop with Margi Young
Sunday 23 August | 7–8.30pm BST
Are you tired but still feel wired and restless?
Do racing thoughts, stress or anxiety keep you awake at night?
Perhaps you wake at 3am unable to settle again, or feel as though you’re moving through life in a fog after another broken night’s sleep.
Or sometimes you just have a bad night’s sleep and you’d like to kip a bit sounder.
Poor sleep affects everything. It can leave us depleted, anxious, overwhelmed and unable to cope with everyday life. When we’re sleep deprived, even the smallest things can feel impossible.
Join Margi Young for a deeply nourishing Yoga for Sleep workshop
This deeply nourishing Yoga for Sleep workshop offers practical, accessible tools to help calm your nervous system and support deep rest. Designed especially for those struggling with insomnia, stress and disrupted sleep, this workshop combines gentle movement, restorative yoga, breathwork and relaxation practices to help you unwind physically and mentally.
This is not about pushing harder or “trying” to sleep. It’s about creating the conditions where rest and effective sleep can happen naturally.
You’ll leave with simple, effective take-home practices to support better sleep night after night — whether you struggle to fall asleep, stay asleep, wake feeling exhausted, or simply want to improve the quality of your rest.
And the difference good sleep makes is profound.
Life feels lighter. Clearer. More manageable. The body softens, mind quietens, and life feels manageable and enjoyable again.
This workshop may also support:
- Stress, overwhelm and nervous system overload
- Long hot sleepless summer nights
- Sleep disruption while travelling or dealing with jet lag
- Pre-event nerves or restless nights before important moments
What to expect:
- Simple breath techniques to downshift stress
- Gentle, supportive movement to release held tension
- Restorative poses to encourage deep rest
- Practices to soothe the nervous system
- A short take-home evening routine for ongoing support
Who it’s for:
- Anyone experiencing insomnia or poor sleep
- Anyone feeling stressed, wired or exhausted
- Anyone wanting practical tools to calm body and mind
- Those struggling with travel-related sleep disruption or jet lag
- Complete beginners and experienced practitioners alike
What you’ll need:
- Bolster or firm pillow
- 2 blankets
- 1 pillow
- 2 yoga blocks
- Eye pillow or scarf to cover the eyes
(Not to worry if you don’t have props — you can always improvise.)
Margi Young
Margi roots her yoga in Buddhist philosophy and in The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali to manifest in a calm mental state and help her students stay centered on and off the mat. Taking a cue from the Buddha, Margi’s teaching is lighthearted so we come together with joy.
Margi has been teaching yoga since 2001. She holds a BA from Mills College in Oakland, California and an MFA from New York University in dance and choreography. Margi taught at OM Yoga Center in New York for more than ten years before moving home to San Francisco where she continues teaching. She also takes great pleasure in teaching retreats and trainings around the world.
Among Margi’s teachers are Genny Kapular, Cyndi Lee, Jennifer Brilliant, Carrie Owerko, Martin Aylward and Tias Little. She is also certified in restorative yoga, cranial sacral therapy, prenatal yoga and mindfulness meditation. Margi was named one of the 100 most influential yoga teachers in America from Somima, an online publication. www.margiyoung.com
Cost:
For just £29, you can join the workshop online with a cup of tea and learn in a relaxed, supportive space. We’ll guide you through everything and be there to help with any questions along the way.
We know that everyone’s circumstances are different, and we never want cost to feel like a barrier. If you’d like to explore options, please feel free to get in touch — we’d love to see what we can work out together.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the workshop, drop us a message on support@movementformodernlife.com
Terms & Conditions
Practising safely
The live online workshops are for your education and your enjoyment only. You are participating in the live classes at your own risk. You are encouraged to to take breaks when needed and/or when in doubt, don’t do sequences that you are even a little concerned about. If you have any health condition, please seek medical advice before taking any form of exercise. Please let us know before the workshop starts if you have any concerns.
If you feel unwell in any way or if you experience any discomfort during class, please stop the class and consult your health practitioner immediately. Remember that yoga is mostly a journey off the mat and into life, and it is a journey about taking responsibility for our own actions and cultivating self-knowledge. Only choose exercises which will nurture and support you, and please take responsibility for yourself and your current abilities during your practice. Remember that each day is different, and even if yesterday you were able to perform a movement, that is no indicator that the same exercise is possible today. Please move within your comfortable limits and if you’re in any doubt whatsoever, please seek medical advice.
We are not medical practitioners and we do not seek to offer medical advice. Please consult your healthcare practitioner before starting any new exercise. This is particularly important if you have any limiting condition or are, pregnant, nursing, regularly taking medications, or have any existing medical conditions. We do not accept any liability whatsoever for any injury or damage, either during or after this retreat. Your participation in this retreat is entirely voluntary and at your own risk, and you agree to abide by the T&Cs of Movement for Modern Life.
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