Why You Should Try Yoga for Insomnia

There are many techniques for dealing with insomnia, but one can combine your exercise along with meditation and stress release. This is an ideal option if you are limited on time in your daily schedule and want a more multi-task friendly treatment. Yoga combines a stress relieving form of exercise with meditation and can be a cardio exercise as well, depending on the type of yoga you choose. Here are some reasons you should consider yoga as a viable option for your insomnia.

Tension Release

A leading reason that people use yoga in hopes of helping or curing insomnia, or as part of a restful sleep routine, is due to the tension release that yoga provides. Yoga poses and positions are generally designed to help increase flexibility. Though these poses you will see how the stretching begins to release tension in your muscles and body in much the same way a full body massage may. You can even focus on poses that are specific to tension release if this is a huge issue for your sleep routine.

Full Body Exercise

When you begin on a path to help your sleep, you may want to start with an exercise routine. The idea behind most of these routines is to work the body and get it in better physical shape while giving you a rested and relaxed feeling that can translate to your sleep pattern. Yoga provides that full body exercise and is ideal for someone that is not interested in the gym or high intense workouts and instead wants to focus on relaxation techniques that benefit their whole body as well. 

Breathing Techniques

One thing you will learn from yoga are breathing techniques. You may not think these techniques are valuable to your sleep pattern and helping your insomnia, but they are. Breathing techniques can be used during yoga to help release tension. They can also be used outside of traditional yoga practice to help reduce tension and stress throughout the day and calm the body at bedtime. 

Level Intensity 

Some people avoid yoga because they want an exercise routine that can change and grow with them. They may want something that can start as a beginner option and work up to a high level intensity as time moves on. Yoga can do this. There are various forms of yoga including Kundalini yoga that work the full body and give a high intensity workout. 


Keep in mind that yoga as large amount of styles that may work for you. Traditional yoga, though common, is not the only option you have. You also can practice most yoga forms at home, in the quiet and privacy of your own living room. You do not need special equipment, and you can alter it to suit your needs. 
