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Written By: Kristina Das | Published : August 2, 2018 4:05 PM IST
Our body requires sleep unless we are secretly a superhero. If you find it tough to sleep at night or wake up repeatedly in the middle of the night, you are not alone. After a busy day, it is tough to allow the mind and body to slow down. A good night sleep affects how you relate to the world. It also helps in decreasing heart rate, blood pressure, depression and anxiety. Getting proper sleep at night also increases memory, optimism and metabolism. Sleep deprivation can cause Insomnia. It is often caused by hormonal changes, stress and emotional problems, chronic pain and illnesses and some medications too. However, for getting the proper sleep we have a fantastic solution. Yoga is our answer to many health issues starting from something as trivial as a cough and cold to serious conditions like lung disorder, diabetes, depression and even sleep troubles. It calms our nerves, increases the efficiency of our biological systems, strengthens our muscles, so on and so forth. There are a lot of studies that now associate yoga with better sleep quality.
However, not only yoga the first thing one should do for maintaining a proper relationship with sleep is to turn off the phone an hour before bed. If sleep is not coming easily to you and support is needed, get in bed and try some yoga poses. Try just one or all of the asanas mentioned in the video below.
