Hatha Yoga for Better Sleep

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"3 more breaths" at 5 minutes

Thank-you Melissa for sharing your yoga wisdom. I love this bedtime yoga class and find it helps me sleep deeply.

I'm so thankful for this wonderful class. This has become a go-to for me at the end of a long day when I'm tired and want to feel centered and peaceful. Melissa is such a terrific instructor, always weaving compassion and self-care into her classes.

This was the first yoga challenge I have ever completed. It is an amazing 30 day journey. I looked forward to an evening class throughout the day during the past few weeks. Thank you.

This class has been the answer to my six year battle with insomnia. After doing this class, I sometimes keep my weighted blanket nearby, and choose to just fall asleep on my mat for the night. I am very thankful and wanted to express my gratitude to Melissa and the DYWM team. I avoided hatha yoga for a long time because I didn't think it was "challenging" enough. I now see how my ego blocked something I desperately needed!

I really enjoy this class as the end of the day. It is calming and feels great. A great way to unwind.
I'd only add one correction to the narration: it is incorrect to simply equate the sympathetic nervous system with fight/flight/freeze. In fact, the sympathetic nervous system is what wakes us up, keeps us alert, moving, etc. It is only involved in fight/flight when it is over-activated. Likewise, the parasympathetic nervous system does wind us down and move us toward relaxation, but it can also be over-activated and lead to the freeze, depression, etc. Both systems ,when working well ,oscillate throughout the day...like a car being driven; the sympathetic is the "gas pedal" and the parasympathetic is the "brake".
My apologies for being so pedantic, but I'm a trauma therapist and work with this and my clients seem to benefit from learning this information. I hope it's helpful here.
Thank you, Melissa. I always seem to come back to your classes! Namaste.

Finishing up a period of extreme stress and being overly busy, it’s hard to figure out how to calm down and sleep. I’ve got this class bookmarked and will return again and again! Namaste.

Thanks for the guided tour.

Perfect.thank you. I made it through the challenge. ready for the next.

Beautiful practice, but I actually found the music a bit agitating. I had to turn it off for final relaxation. Thank you for this gentle flow. I feel relaxed and ready for sleep. Namaste.

Beautiful practice. Thank you Melissa.

I just couldn´t open my eyes at the end of this practice. I was so close to actually fall asleep.. Thank you for another great practice Melissa!! Keep up the good work

What a relaxing way to end this challenge! Loved this practice! I made it all 30 days! Yippee! And I am continuing...transform your life is RIGHT! Thank you all!

Having Melissa's grounding class to start the challenge, and then end the challenge with the better sleep class was just perfect. Thank you Melissa, David and all for the past month's classes. I started the month as a tired, stressed and creaky father of 8 m/o twins. I've ended the month feeling rejuvenated, reenergised and rebooted, ready not only for the challenges that lie ahead with the babies but also the next 330 days of yoga before the next January challenge :)

it just makes sleep so much better! Melissa is the best!

What a lovely way to end a day and to prepare for sleep. Thank you Melissa@

I love this class.. So

This class was very relaxing and went to sleep really quickly afterwards.

Thank you!

Had a fantastic sleep. The foot massage was definitely effective.
Thank you

Thank you Melissa - I love your classes. This one is just what I need at the moment to properly unwind before bed.

Beautiful slow flow.

I have never slept well, so I am looking for a routine to do before sleep. I hope that this is it. Thank you for your lovely videos.

I hadn't done yoga in over a year before doing this video because of some severe health issues. It was the perfect amount of relaxation and stretching. I'm hoping making this part of my nightly routine will ease the pain and help me relax so I can fall asleep quickly.

Thanks for another great routine. Bookmarking this one.

A session completed to relax, release its muscles, to relax completely. Perfect before bed but also after a very an intense sporting session to calm the aches ! Thank you :)

Super, very original and well thought out beginners class. Happy to see the toe weaving in here. It's my favorite thing to add in beginners class.

I haven't been sleeping well and this is just what I needed ... Very calming voice, movements, and reminders to stay relaxed and practice safely. :)

I loved this routine! I was so relaxed by the end that I was startled when she started speaking again.

Beautiful, soothing video. Thank you so much for making this.