A good night’s sleep is incredibly important for both physical and mental health, and it can certainly affect your relationships and hormone balance. Hormones play a crucial role in regulating your sleep-wake cycle and can influence your mood, energy levels, and overall well-being.
When it comes to sleep quality, Hormone Yoga offers several potential benefits. With regular practice, the following effects may be experienced:
1. Stress reduction
Hormone Yoga can help lower stress levels in the body. Stress is one of the main factors that negatively affect sleep quality. By reducing stress, Hormone Yoga can promote deeper and more restful sleep.
2. Hormonal balance
Hormone Yoga specifically targets the stimulation and regulation of hormones in the body. Through certain yoga postures, breathing exercises, and meditation techniques, it can help balance hormones like estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, and melatonin, all of which are involved in sleep regulation.
3. Relaxation and calming the nervous system
Hormone Yoga also includes calming and restorative poses and techniques. By soothing the nervous system and relaxing the body, it supports a deeper and more restorative sleep.
Hormone Yoga includes specific postures and breathing techniques designed to stimulate and balance hormones in the body. For example, it may help lower the production of cortisol, the “stress hormone,” which in turn can help you feel calmer and more relaxed — an important factor for improving sleep quality.
Additionally, Hormone Yoga supports the regulation of other hormones like estrogen and progesterone in women, which influence the menstrual cycle and mood. By reducing stress and calming the nervous system, Hormone Yoga contributes to hormonal balance and can have a positive impact on overall well-being and personal relationships.
Best times to practice
The ideal time to practice the full Hormone Yoga series is in the morning (e.g., right after waking up, before breakfast), during the day, or in the early evening. If you prefer to do something later in the evening to support sleep, you can practice the three Yoga Nidra exercises that appear in the middle and end of the Hormone Yoga series as standalone practices. You could also do a longer Yoga Nidrasession in the evening, separate from the Hormone Yoga series.
Here’s a link to Lizzy’s YouTube channel, featuring a 30-minute Yoga Nidra session. This session isn’t part of the official Hormone Yoga series but fits perfectly alongside it. This Yoga Nidra practice can leave you feeling as refreshed as if you had 3 to 4 hours of deep sleep. Enjoy!