Yoga therapy offers a truly holistic approach to solving the growing problem of insomnia. In this book expert yoga therapist Lisa Sanfilippo explains how yoga practices can be used to target the underlying issues that inhibit good quality sleep, with immediate results that build over time. Learn how to work with clients to release tension in the body that builds up during the day making it difficult to sleep at night. Honouring a natural yogic and Ayurvedic approach, and infusing it with modern neuroscience, Lisa also addresses the deeper emotional reasons for not sleeping well and looks at how lifestyle changes can help to achieve better quality rest. With the body-mind connection at its core, this book shows how to support better health holistically to restore balance in each layer of the body.

Sleep Recovery gives you the knowledge, tools and resources to repair your own natural ability to rest – starting tonight. If you're suffering from insomnia or interrupted sleep, or waking up feeling un-refreshed, you're not alone. This compassionate and practical guide to recovering your sleep helps you to repair the physical, mental, emotional and energetic habits that may be sabotaging your sleep. You'll find your personal sleep type, put in place healthier habits and re-learn how to rest deeply and easily. You'll find your best pathway to sleep recovery, with results you can see immediately, and that build over time. Includes: simple yoga stretches and powerful breath practices to settle you for a good night's sleep, and super-charge your energy in the morning; restorative yoga postures and mindfulness to give you energy all day; and all the information you need to troubleshoot your lifestyle to support better sleep. The book is illustrated throughout with inspiring line drawings and instructive diagrams. Using the practical wisdom in this book, you'll learn to wake up happier and healthier, at every age and stage in your life.

Do you suffer from insomnia? Are you tired of sleepless nights, tossing and turning until the wee hours of the morning without getting any deep rest? Have you tried visiting doctors and circling through different medications and supplements without having any lasting effect on your sleep? Do you feel like you've tried everything without finding a solution? If you have sleep problems, yoga for sleep could be the solution that you're looking for. Yoga and meditation stem from an ancient medical system that has helped people with sleep disorders and other chronic conditions find relief for thousands of years. Working with yoga and meditation help get to the root causes of insomnia, which is the best way to banish sleep problems and finally get the rest that you so need. Inside this book, you'll discover the seven steps the author took that led to her recovery from insomnia, including: Understanding sleep Understanding the science behind yoga and meditation Creating a healthy sleep environment Mindfulness meditation for sleeping Breathing exercises for sleep disorders The best yoga for insomnia sequences Building a lifestyle to promote healthy sleep When you use yoga and meditation to find the root cause of your sleep problems, you will: Fall asleep at bedtime and sleep through the night Wake up feeling refreshed and full of energy for the day See an increase in cognitive functioning at work, at school, and in your daily life Strengthen your immune system reducing the amount of time you spend catching colds or the flu Improve your mood, relationships, and wellbeing What others have said about the book: "For me, this has been such a lifesaver. I have slept so much better and more, I have felt better." - Dr. Patricia Eroh "Kayla blends personal experience, research, practical tips, yoga and ayurveda, with usual sleep hygiene recommendations in this concise, easy to read book." - Melissa "I was able to give the steps in this book a try to help me sleep better and it really did help a lot. It felt great to go to bed at a normal hour and wake not so tired and groggy the next morning." - Lagina The book includes several different yoga and meditation practices, as well as links to videos readers can try from home!

Fight insomnia with simple yoga poses, meditations, and breathwork that will help you sleep better, longer—from a master yoga trainer and the author of Yoga Sequencing and Teaching Yoga. Although modern science has unraveled some of the mysteries of our sleeping, dreaming, and waking states and age-old yoga practices are helping us enjoy better sleep, clearer minds, and healthier bodies, over 65 percent of U.S. adults are still sleep deprived. Sleep deprivation causes and aggravates ailments like stress, heart conditions, high blood pressure, obesity, and depression. Master yoga teacher, trainer, and best-selling author Mark Stephens provides easy-to-do, effective yoga activities—including postural sequences, breathing exercises, and meditation practices—for better sleep, no matter your age. He integrates the ancient wisdom of yoga with the insights of modern neuroscience and psychology to offer practical age- and condition-specific tools and sequences for improving sleep naturally and without drugs.

This is the first book that uses yoga as a comprehensive, premanent alternative solution to standard, often only marginally effective, treatments that are often laden with dangerous side effects.

Sleep Recovery gives you the knowledge, tools and resources to repair your own natural ability to rest – starting tonight. If you're suffering from insomnia or interrupted sleep, or waking up feeling un-refreshed, you're not alone. This compassionate and practical guide to recovering your sleep helps you to repair the physical, mental, emotional and energetic habits that may be sabotaging your sleep. You'll find your personal sleep type, put in place healthier habits and re-learn how to rest deeply and easily. You'll find your best pathway to sleep recovery, with results you can see immediately, and that build over time. Includes: simple yoga stretches and powerful breath practices to settle you for a good night's sleep, and super-charge your energy in the morning; restorative yoga postures and mindfulness to give you energy all day; and all the information you need to troubleshoot your lifestyle to support better sleep. The book is illustrated throughout with inspiring line drawings and instructive diagrams. Using the practical wisdom in this book, you'll learn to wake up happier and healthier, at every age and stage in your life.

Discover the energizing and healing benefits of yoga nidra with this empowering beginner's guide. Yoga nidra, or yogic sleep, is a deeply restorative and nourishing practice. With no need for physical movement, it helps improve sleep, relieve stress, boost energy, and enhance creativity. This ancient and sacred form of yoga is accessible and adaptable. Experts Uma Dinsmore-Tuli and Nirlipta Tuli draw on decades of teaching experience to show you how to easily integrate yoga nidra into your life for sleep-filled nights and energized days. You’ll learn: · how to enter the state of yogic sleep · tips and hints to memorize the practice so you can take it with you wherever you go · the tools to create a sequence that’s perfect for you · about inspiring real-life case studies from yoga nidra practitioners By following the practices in Yoga Nidra Made Easy, and listening to over 20 specially created audio resources to support your journey, you’ll soon experience a sense of peace, vitality, well-being, and reconnection to the cycles that nourish all of life.