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Yoga & Sleep, including Meditation, Mindfulness, and Breathwork: Evidence-Informed Yoga Techniques to Optimize Sleep Quality — for Health & Wellness Coaches, Holistic Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapists, Yoga Teachers

Lesson Overview

In this lesson, we examine peer-reviewed research on the clinical efficacy of yoga and meditation for sleep health and explore targeted techniques to optimize rest.

Objective

Review the clinical evidence supporting yoga and meditation for sleep; analyze the underlying physiological mechanisms of yoga’s success; and explore specific postures, sequencing, breathwork, and meditation protocols to optimize sleep.

Description

Review clinical data on utilizing yoga and meditation to address insomnia and other sleep issues. Consider the mechanisms behind yoga’s success in promoting better sleep. Examine the baroreceptor reflex and the implications. Consider poses, sequences, down-regulating breathwork protocols, and other meditative techniques to optimize sleep quality.

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