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I tried non-sleep deep rest for a week—here’s how it improved my mental health

Reviewed by Alicia Bigelow, ND Key Takeaways Non-sleep deep rest (NSDR), rooted in yoga nidra, is a practice of deep rest ...
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I tried yoga nidra, an easy alternative to meditation that lulls you into a dream-like state. It's a fail-proof way to de-stress.

I tried yoga nidra, a sort of guided meditation that invites you into the state of consciousness between waking and sleeping. It feels more accessible than many meditation practices, since it's ...
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I tried yoga nidra for 10 days to see if it could help me sleep—here's what happened

You’ve likely heard of yoga and meditation, but what about yoga nidra? This ancient practice is renowned for its ability to help with stress, anxiety and sleep problems. As someone who occasionally ...
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Yoga nidra improves sleep and memory in healthy people

Practising yoga nidra can improve sleep, learning and memory 1. A two-week yoga nidra course involving healthy young men enhanced the quality and duration of their deep sleep. This form of yoga is a ...
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Yoga Nidra cured my insomnia – here’s why sleep yoga could be the answer to better rest

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 ...
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Yoga nidra might be a path to better sleep and improved memory

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 ...
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Ancient Exercise Shown to Improve Sleep and Memory

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 ...