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Improve the quality of your sleep with Hormoon Yoga

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!

Lizzy Wakefield

by Lizzy Wakefield

6 June 2025

Thanks to practicing Hormone Yoga, I was able to restore my hormonal balance and menstrual cycle (having been diagnosed with PCOS at 28). Even better: I became pregnant naturally at 29, in 2012, through Hormone Yoga—after an unsuccessful medical fertility journey. And at 34, in 2016, I became pregnant with our second child.

Lizzy Wakefield

The Hormone Yoga series is amazing and makes me feel great! I’ve done it every day except yesterday. It’s honestly such a joy!

Participant with mononucleosis and PMS

I’ve been doing the hormone yoga series for just over two months now, and I’m already noticing changes in my cycle—really amazing!

Participant with barely any natural cycle after stopping the pill

Since attending the workshop, I’ve been doing the series every day. It was a great class! Right afterward, I unexpectedly got my period—and that’s a good sign! For the first time in months, it came right on time after 28 days and without warning. I had no cramps, no headaches, no misery. I’m so happy about this.

Participant with menstrual issues

It’s a wonderful series—it really opens up the body, softens, and energizes

Participant with more energy

Since I started practicing hormone yoga, my eczema has completely cleared up—without using any steroid cream!

Participant with eczema symptoms

I did the Hormone Yoga series twice today, and I’ve been doing it every day over the past few weeks. I’m noticing changes: I had a menstruation last week and a sense of warmth in my body. Additionally, the constant feeling of being rushed is decreasing thanks to practicing the Hormone Yoga series. Especially the mental clutter—no longer having a thousand thoughts at once. I also have more structure and feel the need for a tidy home (as much as possible). Not watching TV has been very beneficial—it’s been 5 months now, and I’d like to keep it that way. My internet use has also drastically decreased. So yes, plenty of reasons to continue with Hormone Yoga. I’ve caught the bug!

Participant in ‘early menopause’

I’m noticing a lot of effect, and I’ve been practicing the series regularly. After the workshop with Lizzy, a period arrived the very next day (which normally happens very slowly and with difficulty), and the pain is less.

Participant with PMS complaints

I experienced the workshop as very pleasant; the atmosphere was very relaxed. Lizzy shared her personal experience with the group, which made it easy for others to share their own experiences and motivations. I don’t have any hormone issues (as far as I know), but I would still recommend hormone yoga because it really helps you connect with your (inner) feminine body. The abdominal breathing techniques combined with movement were new to me and definitely worth practicing more often. The healthy Ayurvedic meal was a fantastic addition to the program. It inspired me to refine and enrich my way of eating.

Participant without complaints

In just a few hours, I learned a series of exercises that help balance my hormone system. All the organs involved in hormone production are stimulated through physical and energetic exercises. The exercises are easy to perform. It’s a series that you can benefit from for a lifetime, because from puberty to well beyond menopause, fluctuations in hormone levels can cause all kinds of physical and psychological complaints. The delicious, warm Ayurvedic lunch and the information we received about it made this workshop complete. I consider the workshop a wonderful gift to myself. Afterward, I felt refreshed and inspired to start doing the exercises at home!

Participant at menopausal age

I have benefited enormously from the hormone yoga series. I am doing the series half an hour every day, and I’m noticing an incredible difference. Since the class, I’ve now had my second menstruation. The first ‘PMS week’ was just a week after our class, and it was already noticeable that the PMS symptoms only started 5 days before menstruation (instead of 7 or 10). I also didn’t experience any sadness—just a lot of tension/anxiety and feeling very tired/lacking energy. Today, my second menstruation started, and the only thing I noticed was that I felt tired and slightly negative/unsettled yesterday and the day before. I’m just so incredibly happy with this! And I’ve only been doing it for 5 weeks :-).

Participant with PMS symptoms, depression, and stress

I found the private lesson with Lizzy very pleasant! Everything was very clear to me and not too vague or spiritual. I went to the hospital today, and it already seems to be helping!

Hormone Yoga private lesson

I do a few exercises from memory every day for 10 to 15 minutes, and my menstruation has started again. It feels like everything is literally flowing again. I'm super happy about it, especially considering my desire to have children. I'm very grateful for your help!

Hormone Yoga and the Desire to Have Children

How to learn the Hormone Yoga series

You can learn the complete Hormone Yoga series in a 1-on-1 session or in a workshop on request. You can also book with 2 or more women together for a Hormone Yoga class.

During a first private Hormone Yoga lesson we cover the entire series in at least 2 hours for a first introduction (follow-up lessons can last 1 hour). A private Hormone Yoga lesson is possible in a Yoga space in Woerden or at your own location.

A Hormone Yoga private lesson is also possible. Call +31 (0) 6 2870 2346 or email info@hormoonyoga.nl to make an appointment.

Workshops

Hormoon Yoga Workshop

zondag , 12 oktober 2025 , 13:00 - 04:15 PM

In de workshop leer je de complete Hormoon Yoga serie, die je zelf daarna thuis kunt beoefenen. Kosten zijn inclusief thee en gezonde snack.

Available: 9

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