Insomnia, smoking and sugar consumption were struggles that caused 50-year-old Allan Cox to feel restless and unhealthy. Then he started a yoga nidra, or yogic sleep, practice. Within several months, ...

According to new research from The Mental Health Foundation, in the past month alone, poor sleep has led to 48 per cent of UK adults feeling more angry or irritable, more stressed and overwhelmed, or ...

Reviewed by Alicia Bigelow, ND Key Takeaways Non-sleep deep rest (NSDR), rooted in yoga nidra, is a practice of deep rest without fully falling asleep.An NSDR practice may help reduce stress and ...

Two weeks of 20-minute yoga nidra sessions led to a higher percentage of delta-waves in deep sleep and better memory, decision-making, and abstraction Practicing yoga nidra—a kind of mindfulness ...

Given meditation's ancient Hindu roots in the practice of yoga, the modern technique of yoga nidra, also called yogic sleep, is a fitting connection point between the worlds of meditation and yoga.

If chaturangas, vinyasas and hot rooms aren’t your thing, understandable. But don’t give up on yoga yet: Yoga nidra may be just your thing. You barely need a mat in this style of yoga, never mind a ...

Practicing yoga nidra - a kind of mindfulness training - might improve sleep, cognition, learning, and memory, even in novices, according to a pilot study publishing in the open-access journal PLOS ...

NSDR was reportedly coined by Dr. Andrew Huberman, a neuroscientist at Stanford University, who has been studying--and practicing--it for more than a decade. In an interview with podcaster Tim Ferris, ...

Trying these yoga poses can calm your mind, unwind your body and help you get a good night's rest. Caroline Igo (she/her/hers ...

An ancient exercise form has been scientifically proven to improve sleep quality, memory and cognition. Using modern technology, researchers from the Armed Forces Medical College in India studied the ...

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