Tonight I decided to try the bedtime yoga routine from my YOGA app. I have been trying to get more sleep recently and having better and deeper sleep, I thought I would give this yoga routine a go.

First, they start with a sitting “easy pose” and are playing soft piano music. You hold that pose for 30 seconds. After that 30 seconds, there is a neck stretch, sideways, forward than another side in constant motion. Then there is a seated twist in which you are sitting cross-legged and twisting your body to one side while lengthening through your ribs and back, switch sides. You are to hold each of these poses for 30 seconds. There is a seated side bend, you sit cross-legged and put one arm onto the mat and lean towards it, stretching through your side, then switch sides and holding each for 30 seconds. While doing these stretches you are reminded to be aware of your breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. The next stretch is sitting on your bum and knees are touching the mat as far as you can while reaching forward trying to put your belly button to the ground. This is followed by a wind relieving pose, you are to lay on your back with your knees pulled in and hold for 30 seconds. Now it is time for the lying spinal twist, laying on your back bringing one knee up and crossing it over your body, pulling your upper body to the opposite side giving your back a nice stretch, then switch sides. Next up is the bridge pose, you lay on your back and bend your knees, raising your lower back off the mat and using your abs to hold you up. The final pose for this routine is the corpse pose, you lay completely flat on your back (if comfortable) and focus of your breathing and continue to be relaxed.

I feel very relaxed and ready to go to sleep after this routine, I will let you know if this yoga routine helped with my sleep at all!