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Improve Your Sleep with Yoga

The document provides a comprehensive guide on creating a routine to improve sleep through yoga, diet, and actionable tips. It includes various yoga asanas, pranayama techniques, and benefits of good sleep, emphasizing the importance of a consistent sleep schedule and a calming environment. Additionally, it offers practical steps for performing specific yoga poses and breathing exercises to enhance relaxation and sleep quality.

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Improve Your Sleep with Yoga

The document provides a comprehensive guide on creating a routine to improve sleep through yoga, diet, and actionable tips. It includes various yoga asanas, pranayama techniques, and benefits of good sleep, emphasizing the importance of a consistent sleep schedule and a calming environment. Additionally, it offers practical steps for performing specific yoga poses and breathing exercises to enhance relaxation and sleep quality.

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#HarGharYoga

FIX YOUR
ROUTINE
Guide to Creating a Routine that
Improves Your Sleep
#HarGharYoga

About Habuild

Habuild = Habit + Building


We make health simple, consistent
and joyful for you

Our Focus

Yoga Diet Sleep


#HarGharYoga

Index

Introduction 01

Problems 02

Benefits 03

Actionable Tips to Sleep Better 04-07

Asanas for Deep Sleep 08-18

Pranayams for Calmer Mind 19-29

Yog Nidra 30

How to Register 31
#HarGharYoga

Introduction

To see how a person functions, one


should see how they sleep

Good sleep brings more energy, better


health, and a brighter day
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Problems

Can disrupt the body's natural


sleep-wake cycle

Leads to daytime sleepiness

Decreases focus level

Increased irritability, mood


swings
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Benefits of
Sleeping on Time

Helps you to maintain weight

Reduces stress and improve


your mood

Makes you look younger

Improves memory
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Actionable
Tips To
Sleep Better
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Early Dinner

Eat before 7 - 8 pm, so that the body gets


enough time to digest the food and sleep
will become more fruitful

Fix a Sleeping Time

Sleep experts recommend going to bed


before 11 pm and sticking with a regular
sleeping routine
#HarGharYoga

Sleep Inducing Environment

Turn off phones, TVs, and laptops 30


minutes before sleeping

Keep the room cool (around 20–22°C),


dark, and quiet for deeper sleep

Drink warm turmeric milk or chamomile


tea to relax your body

Slow Down

Wrap up all the work an hour before


bedtime
Stretch if needed, and breathe deeply
and slowly
#HarGharYoga

Mental Declutter

Try to resolve all the worries or


concerns before bedtime
Journaling can help transfer troubling
thoughts onto paper and clear the
head
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Asanas
For
Deep Sleep
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Shishu Asana
(Child Pose)

Benefits:

Stretches back, hips, thighs


and ankles

Relieves tension and


fatigue

Calms the mind and the body


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Shishu Asana
(Child Pose)

How to perform:

Step 1: Sit on the heels, knees spread mat


distance apart
Step 2: Slowly bring the head towards the
floor by stretching the arms out to
the front

Step 3: Breathe into the lower back

Step 4: To come out, exhale and roll up


slowly
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Viparita Karani
(Legs Up the Wall Pose)

Benefits:

Stimulates the Kidney &


Urinary Bladder meridians

Reduces stress and calms


the mind

Increases mobility in the hips


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Viparita Karani
(Legs Up the Wall Pose)

How to perform:

Step 1: Lie down closer to the wall and


sweep the legs parallel to the wall
Step 2: Bring the hips as close to the wall
as possible

Step 3: Let the legs relax into the wall,


keeping a slight bend in the knees if
the hamstrings are tight

Step 4: Rest with the arms on the side,


palms up

Step 5: Breathe in the belly


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Supta Kapot Asana


(Reclined Pigeon Pose)

Benefits:

Hip flexibility and relief for lower


back tension

Reduces sciatica pain, improves


circulation & aids stress relief
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Supta Kapot Asana


(Reclined Pigeon Pose)

How to perform:

Step 1: Lie on your back, bend knees

Step 2: Lift right leg, place right ankle on


left thigh

Step 3: Interlace fingers behind left thigh,


draw knee towards chest

Step 4: Switch sides & repeat


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Ananda Bal Asana


(Happy Baby Pose)

Benefits:

Opens the lower region of the


body

Improves spine posture

Manage symptoms of ADHD


and Alzheimer's
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Ananda Bal Asana


(Happy Baby Pose)

How to perform:

Step 1: Start by lying on the back with bent


knees and feet flat on the bed
Step 2: Reach down and hold the outer
edges of the feet

Step 3: Bring knees towards the chest

Step 4: From here, gently open up the hips


and widen the legs to deepen the
stretch

Step 5: Lengthen the spine while gently


pulling arms towards the chest

Step 6: Rock the legs slowly sideways and


engage in this asana with a gentle
smile on your face
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Marjari Asana
(Cat-Cow Pose)

Benefits:

Increases flexibility of the spine,


hips, abdomen, and back

Stimulates digestion

Relieves menstrual pain


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Marjari Asana
(Cat-Cow Pose)

How to perform:

Step 1: Get on your hands and knees in a


tabletop position

Step 2: Keep your back straight, with knees


and feet hip-width apart

Step 3: Exhale and round your back, tuck


your chin in (Cat Pose)

Step 4: Inhale and arch your back, lift your


head and tailbone (Cow Pose)

Step 5: Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for 10 rounds


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Pranayamas
For
Sleep
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Bhramari Pranayama
(Bee breath)

Variation 1 Variation 2

Benefits:

Better sleep

Instant calm

Less stress and anger


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Bhramari Pranayama
(Bee breath)

How to perform:

Step 1: Sit cross-legged and close your


eyes

Step 2: Put your thumbs on your ears to


gently close them

Step 3: Use your fingers to softly cover your


eyes and face (optional)

Step 4: Take a deep breath in through your


nose

Step 5: Breathe out and hum like a bee :


mmmmmmmm…..

Step 6: Feel the vibration on your face


#HarGharYoga

Nadi Shodhan Pranayam


(Alternate Nostril Breathing)

Benefits:

Reduces nasal allergies, asthma,


and bronchitis and reduces BP
and acidity

Purifies nadis (channels)


#HarGharYoga

Nadi Shodhan Pranayam


(Alternate Nostril Breathing)

How to perform:

Step 1: Sit comfortably and put left hand


on the knee
Step 2: Use right thumb to close right
nostril

Step 3: Inhale slowly through left nostril

Step 4: Close left nostril with ring finger

Step 5: Exhale through right nostril

Step 6: Repeat for other side (inhale right,


exhale left)
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Sama Vritti Pranayama


(Box Breath or Equal Breathing)

Breathe in

Hold Hold

Breathe out

Benefits:

Balances the prana flowing through


the body’s nadis or energy channels

Calms the body and mind, and


reduces anxiety
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Sama Vritti Pranayama


(Box Breath or Equal Breathing)

How to perform:

Step 1: Sit in a comfortable cross-legged


position on the floor, with the back
of the body straight

Step 2: Rest the back of your hands on


your legs

Step 3: Inhale for a count of 4. Hold (count


till 4). Exhale (count till 4). Hold
(count till 4)

Step 4: Repeat the four-part cycle for


another 2-6 rounds of breath

Click here for 5-min


Guided Box Breathing
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4-7-8 Breathing

Benefits:

Reduces anxiety & improves


sleep quality

Manages food cravings & controls


emotional responses like anger
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4-7-8 Breathing

How to perform:

Step 1: Sit comfortably and close your


eyes if you want

Step 2: Breathe in through your nose for 4


counts

Step 3: Hold your breath for 7 counts

Step 4: Exhale through your mouth for 8


counts

Step 5: Repeat a few times

Hold

Breathe in Breathe out


7 sec
c 8s
se ec
4
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2:1 Breathing

Benefits:

Relieves body tension & increases


flexibility and depth in stretches

Reduces stress and anxiety &


improves focus without distractions
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2:1 Breathing

How to perform:

Step 1: Sit comfortably and relax

Step 2: Take 2 short breaths in through


your nose (sniff-sniff)

Step 3: Breathe 1 long breath out through


your mouth

Step 4: Repeat this rhythm 5-7 times :


In-In, Out

2:1 Breath

NOSE MOUTH
2 Breaths IN 1 Breath OUT
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Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra is a form of deep relaxation that is


often described as <yogic sleep=

It is like playing a reset button for the body

You can follow this guided practice on


youtube

Click here to watch video:


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