Issue 143 | Sleep Wellness

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YOGA POSES for a better night’s sleep WORDS BY ANN Y.

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ome of us may find it challenging to convince our body and mind to turn off for the day during bedtime. It can be unpleasant

when your thoughts keep racing well past giving your body to bedtime. Sleep is essential for our well-being, but many struggle with it.

Yoga is a well-known workout that emphasizes breathing, strength and flexibility. In addition, yoga may have various physical and mental health advantages.

Harmful Effects of Sleep Deprivation

A recent study by Johns Hopkins University found

Not getting the prescribed eight hours of

eight-week yoga program noticed improved sleep.

sleep each night can negatively influence our health. Sleep deprivation has been linked to hypertension, heart attacks and strokes, as well as obesity, diabetes, melancholy and anxiety.

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Yoga Can Help You Sleep Better

that legally blind patients who participated in an

Here are the five yoga poses that can help snooze for better sleep:


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