Sleepless in Singapore? Yoga can Help

SLEEP IS ESSENTIAL, AS IT GIVES THE MIND AND BODY A CHANCE TO REST AND RECOVER. YET MANY PEOPLE SUFFER FROM INSOMNIA. INSTEAD OF SLEEPING PILLS, WHICH CAN BE ADDICTIVE, TRY YOGA. IT’S EQUALLY ADDICTIVE – ONLY IN A HEALTHY WAY.

BETTER THAN A SLEEPING PILL Insomnia is usually caused by excessive tension and anxiety, which stops the brain from switching off. When you go to bed, unfinished tasks and unexpressed tensions surface. Thoughts and emotions spin around in your mind and produce a constant internal stimulation that keeps you tense. Not surprisingly, sleep eludes you.

The good news is – yoga can help.

Incorporating yoga into your daily routine can improve your sleep quality, which in turn will improve your physical health and cognitive function. Several studies have shown that yoga is beneficial for improving quality of sleep.

TRY THIS BEDTIME RITUAL Next time you are unable to sleep, try the following yogic techniques to calm your mind.

• Before going to bed, walk for 5 minutes around your room or house. IF THAT FAILS, TRY DEEP ABDOMINAL • Do a few arm stretches by breathing BREATHING deeply into your chest, 10 times. If you are still awake, practise Deep • When you get into bed, spend some Abdominal Breathing. Let go of all thoughts time to recollect the thoughts of and anxieties. Stop worrying about your day from the present moment being unable to fall asleep. Observe the to the beginning of the day, working movement of your belly. As you inhale, backwards. your belly will rise – and as you exhale, INTERESTED IN JOINING YOGA • Think of the happiest moments in your your belly will sink. Keep observing this SESSIONS AT THE SWISS CLUB? life, from the past to the present. rhythmic motion and you should soon fall • Finally, practise relaxation by consciously focusing on every part of asleep. Please contact Ruchica Patni, Co-founder, Yoga Library, at: your body, starting from your head BEGIN YOUR YOGA JOURNEY M 9711 5599 and ending at your toes. Relax each To launch your life-enhancing journey E rp@yogalibrary.com.sg and every part of the body by silently with yoga, join the yoga sessions at the sending instructions. Swiss Club. They are held on Wednesdays Article courtesy of Ruchica Patni, Co-founder, Yoga Library

EXCLUSIVE INVITATION TO SWISS CLUB MEMBERS Join Yoga Library for this epic yoga event at Rishikesh, the Yoga Capital of the World. Package includes accommodation, all transfers, all meals, festival tickets and local sightseeing. Airfares are not included. Contact Yoga Library or scan the QR code to find out more. at 7pm, on Fridays at 8am, and on Saturdays at 8.45am, and led by Ruchica Patni and Anand Goyal, Founders of Yoga Library Singapore and yogis of the world.

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