Get the Calming Benefits of Yoga in Less Than 5 minutes Without Doing Yoga

You don’t need to attend a yoga class to access one of the biggest benefits of doing yoga. In less than five minutes you can gently guide your nervous system out of its stress response into the parasympathetic nervous system where it has the opportunity to rest, digest and repair damage done by being in chronic stress. There are numerous benefits of being in the parasympathestic system frequently throughout your day such as strengthening your immune system, increased focus and productivity, as well as less reactivity and a higher capacity to respond thoughtfully. These benefits can occur when you link breath to movement which naturally works with your nervous system to bring it out of fight, flight or freeze and into the parasympathetic nervous system. In this episode, you will learn three simple yet powerful ways to practice this on your own and why it can also help you get better sleep. 

IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT:

• Benefits of breathwork both for your mental health and overall fitness.
• Three simple ways to link breath to movement without stepping foot into a yoga studio.
• How stress effects sleep and why linking breath to movement throughout the day can help you sleep better.

RESOURCES

• Article, “Cortisol and Sleep” https://www.healthline.com/health/cortisol-and-sleep
• Article, “Yoga’s Breathtaking Effects: How to Breathe to during Half Sun Salutation”  https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/article/yogas-breathtaking-effects/

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