Yoga for Anxious Sleepers
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07/12/21 • 15 min
Do intrusive thoughts or anxiety tend to get worse at night when you are trying to sleep?
Combat that with my personal yogic sleeping technique!
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Steps
-Notice the thoughts coming or make this part of your night time routine when you get into bed
-Soften the body as much as you can
-Put your hands on your body where you feel it or just on your belly and chest
-Start to take deep breathes
-Count with the breath or use a mantra that makes sense to you
-If the thoughts leak in, start the breath and mantra over.
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@TheAnxietyHealer on IG
45 min meditation for sleep: https://youtu.be/8jrltyojbt4
Do intrusive thoughts or anxiety tend to get worse at night when you are trying to sleep?
Combat that with my personal yogic sleeping technique!
--------------------------------------------
Steps
-Notice the thoughts coming or make this part of your night time routine when you get into bed
-Soften the body as much as you can
-Put your hands on your body where you feel it or just on your belly and chest
-Start to take deep breathes
-Count with the breath or use a mantra that makes sense to you
-If the thoughts leak in, start the breath and mantra over.
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@TheAnxietyHealer on IG
45 min meditation for sleep: https://youtu.be/8jrltyojbt4
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