#57 - Sleep and Yoga: Gotta Find A Way To Flow

Over the last several decades, there has been a heightened interested in alternative therapies for sleep disorders, and the practice of yoga as a sleep solution has been frequently investigated. In this episode we will:Define yoga and outline its fundamental philosophyExplore why yoga might be uniquely situated to improve sleep parametersReview research studies exploring yoga and enhanced sleep parametersSubdivide sleep studies exploring yoga nidra or the practice of yogic sleepLook at research exploring yoga in the /pregnant/prenatal populationOutline yoga practices within the elderly/institutionalized populationEvaluate yoga as a pain-mediating intervention and determine what that means in terms of sleepTouch upon yoga as a technique for mitigating restless leg syndromeMention yoga as a therapy within the cancer treatment spaceProduced by: Maeve WinterMusic by: Dr. Abhinav Singh (@sleep_vigilante), all rights reservedMoreTwitter: @drchriswinterIG: @drchriwinterThreads: @drchriswinterBluesky: @drchriswinterThe Sleep Solution and The Rested ChildThanks for listening and sleep well!