Yoga for Insomnia

Because sometimes settling down takes more than a dark room and chamomile tea.

Prepare yourself for deep, restful sleep with this 10-minute sequence that helps you release all the places you didn't even realize were tense.

Perhaps getting some decent rest is easier than you thought.

This pose provides a gentle massage to the spine and belly organs.

Bitilasana is an easy, gentle way to warm up the spine before a more vigorous practice.

Plow Pose (Halasana) reduces backache and can help you get to sleep.

Fold into Paschimottanasana to help your distracted mind—and your hamstrings—unwind.

There's a general consensus among modern yogis that Viparita Karani or Legs-Up-The-Wall Pose may have the power to cure whatever ails you.

Standing on your head in Salamba Sirsasana strengthens the whole body and calms the brain.

One of yoga's most widely recognized poses, Adho Mukha Svanasana strengthens the core and improves circulation, while providing a delicious, full-body stretch.

Don't let the name fool you. If you're used to sitting in chairs, Easy Pose (or Sukhasana) can be quite challenging.

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana can be whatever you need—energizing, rejuvenating, or luxuriously restorative.

Uttanasana will wake up your hamstrings and soothe your mind.

Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose, or Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana, offers a deep, vivid stretch to the side body paired with loving and heart-opening movement.

Savasana is a pose of total relaxation—making it one of the most challenging.

Catch some much-needed zzz's with these before-bed practices.

A simple sequence of stretches that all but ensure a proper night's rest.

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The next time you find yourself tossing and turning, try one of these yoga poses that top teachers around the world practice to help them start snoozing.

For nights when stress + anxiety get the better of you, try this simple smiling practice to peacefully drift off to sleep.

Long day? Feeling sluggish? Try these poses from YJ Influencer Meredith Cameron to create space in your upper body to soften, flush, and balance your organ system.

Next time you need some support surrendering to sleep, grab some pillows and try this sequence of pre-slumber asanas between the sheets.

YJ Influencer Laura Burkhart shares the surefire strategies she’s used to end her decade-long battle with insomnia.

This combination of restorative yoga, meditation, essential oils, and Reiki—
from dream team Colleen Saidman Yee and Rodney Yee—will help 
ease anxiety and insomnia to deliver your best night’s zzz’s.

Rubin Naiman, a clinical and sleep-health psychologist, offers advice for practicing before bed.

Yoga Medicine founder Tiffany Cruikshank offers her favorite bedtime ritual to settle the nervous system in preparation for deep sleep.

If you're feeling too tired to practice, keep in mind that yoga may be the very thing to bring you sound slumber.

These simple yoga and lifestyle tips from Janet Stone will help you get the rest you need.

If you've struggled with meditation but buy into the benefits, it's time to try yoga nidra. This systematic relaxation brings ease to the very deepest layers of our being.

Beat your holiday hangover with this relaxing practice to decompress before bed for a super-satisfying night’s sleep.

Baxter Bell, MD, explains how yoga helps tackle the most common causes of insomnia and can lead to better sleep.

From simple lifestyle changes to breathing techniques and relaxing poses, these tips can help you sleep soundly.

Can't sleep? Yoga practice and philosophy can help you let go and find rest.

You'll feel calmer and more centered after these practices.

A proven antidote to anxiety, yoga nidra has been adopted by veterans, recovering addicts, and average stressed-out people.

Get a good night's sleep by retiring old habits and starting a gentle, bedtime yoga practice.

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Rid yourself of insomnia with this calming pose sequence.

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A cross between Child's Pose and Downward-Facing Dog, Extended Puppy Pose lengthens the spine and calms the mind.

The Fire Log Pose stretches the outer hips intensely, particularly the piriformis, which is often the main culprit of sciatic pain.

This pose gently lengthens and strengthens even stubbornly tight hamstrings.

Dolphin Pose strengthens the core, arms, and legs, while also nicely opening the shoulders.

Lay Virasana back and to take the stretch in the thighs and ankles up a notch.

This version of Shoulderstand is performed with blanket support under the shoulders.

Janu Sirsasana, or Head-to-Knee Pose, is appropriate for students of any level and melds a forward bend with a spinal twist.