{"id":166,"date":"2018-03-26T06:38:01","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T06:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/?p=166"},"modified":"2018-03-26T06:55:19","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T06:55:19","slug":"yoga-poses-for-insomnia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/yoga-poses-for-insomnia","title":{"rendered":"Yoga Poses for Insomnia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sleep is essential for the body, and there are times when no matter how tired you get, getting good sleep <!--more-->throughout the night is tough. About a quarter of the population suffers from insomnia due to different reasons and face daytime fatigue due to this. The best way to say goodbye to insomnia is by practicing yoga before bed. There are three incredible practices that will give you a well-rested sleep.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chandra_Bhedna\"><\/span>Chandra Bhedna<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/yoga-poses-for-insomnia\/#Chandra_Bhedna\" >Chandra Bhedna<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/yoga-poses-for-insomnia\/#Padangusthasana\" >Padangusthasana<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/yoga-poses-for-insomnia\/#Viparita_Karani\" >Viparita Karani<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>The left nostril is connected with the cooling energy, and the right is for heat. This pranayama focuses on the left nostril and removes all the stress from your mind. Sit in a comfortable position and bend the index finger and middle finger to your palm, leave the ring and pinky finger extended. Now, press the right thumb on your right nostril and breathe through the left. Remove your thumb and place the ring finger on the left nostril to exhale from the right.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chandra-Bhedna.jpg\" alt=\"Chandra Bhedna\" width=\"850\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chandra-Bhedna.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chandra-Bhedna-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chandra-Bhedna-768x316.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Padangusthasana\"><\/span>Padangusthasana<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This activates the nervous system which releases any tension from your body and puts it to sleep. Stand with a good distance between your feet of about hip-width. Fold forward away from the hips slowly and grip your toe firmly with your index, middle finger and thumb of both the hands. Hold the pose for one to three minutes and make sure your head is down too. This relaxes the neck and your entire body.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Padangusthasana.jpg\" alt=\"Padangusthasana\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Padangusthasana.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Padangusthasana-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Padangusthasana-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Viparita_Karani\"><\/span>Viparita Karani<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is a comfortable pose that refreshes your circulatory system which helps in giving you deep sleep. Place a block, pillow or cushion about 5 inches from your wall and bring your sacrum (base of your spine) on the pillow so that you have support on the bed or floor and the wall. Take your arms out to your sides straight with your palms facing down. Keep your feet relaxed on the wall for about five minutes!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Viparita-Karani.jpg\" alt=\"Viparita Karani\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Viparita-Karani.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Viparita-Karani-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Viparita-Karani-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you get the habit of practicing these three yoga poses for 20 minutes before sleeping, you are guaranteed to have the best sleep!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sleep is essential for the body, and there are times when no matter how tired you get, getting good sleep<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172,"href":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166\/revisions\/172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ekamyogashala.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}