Why You Need a Bedtime Yoga Routine

Yoga is a sacred art with more than 5,000 years of history. It has survived the test of time because of its therapeutic properties, and ability to heal you from the inside out. You will build a better body and mind and will love how well your quality of life improves.

Many people use yoga as part of a bedtime routine. But why? We’re happy to explain.

Keep reading to learn why you should build a bedtime yoga routine.

Yoga Relaxes You and Improves Sleep Quality

About 33% of the population today isn’t getting enough sleep each night. A lack of sleep not only leaves you groggy – it can downright wreck your health and quality of life.

Sleep deprivation creates similar effects to alcohol intoxication. You’ll be less focused and attentive, and more likely to hurt yourself during the day. When you practice yoga, it puts you in a state of total-body relaxation so that you have an easier time falling asleep.

Once you fall asleep you’ll get full Rapid Eye Movement (REM) cycles that have you waking up feeling like yourself every morning.

It Reduces Stress in Your Everyday Life

Stress takes over your mind and body if left unchecked. Did you know that it takes about an hour and a half for your metabolism to recover from a stress event?

The problem is that so many people walk around with stress hampering their well-being each day. Job, relationships, and family issues all lead to high stress levels. Yoga helps you to lower cortisol levels so that you walk around with less stress in both your sleep and waking life.

It’ll be easy to get out of bed each day, and you’ll have a positive outlook.

You’ll Have Better Bloodflow and Brain Activity

So much of your health boils down to brain activity. Yoga is great for your brain because it improves the segments responsible for self-control and wellbeing. It promotes brain chemicals like dopamine and serotonin and relaxes your mind so that you don’t suffer from insomnia.

You’ll go to sleep with theta brain waves that produce rich dreams and restorative activity. Your brain cells will heal, and it’ll be easier to give your focus and attention to any task that you put your hands to.

Yoga Soothes Your Aches and Pain

Chronic pain has a more than 20% prevalence in the United States. If you have any sort of pain issues that keep you up at night, yoga is the medicine that will help. Since it improves blood flow, you’ll reduce inflammation in your body and rebuild cells, tissues, and muscles as you sleep.

You’ll love the way that yoga reduces pain and that it prevents you from having to dose pain pills. To find out how things like soaking your feet before bed can heal your pain and help your wellness, learn more here.

Build Your Bedtime Yoga Routine

When you have a bedtime yoga routine, it’s easier to build a life of health, wealth, and abundance. Invest in a yoga mat and some tights, light a candle and start making this routine a blissful non-negotiable activity for making your life better.

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