Yoga Practices for Women's Life Stages
Explore the unique aspects of yoga for women, emphasizing the need for personalized practices based on individual life stages and Ayurvedic principles.
4 minutes • 5/5/22
Where’s your Zzzz...?
Let’s start with three sleep facts:
We know we need sleep. We know that the lack of sleep, and lack of good sleep affects our mood, energy levels, and focus. Still, we somehow coax ourselves into believing that sleep is unimportant and somehow we can skip this rest phase. Okay, you may already know what you read above...but did you also know that there are distinct sleep types—Ayurvedic sleep constitutions—Vata Sleep, Pitta Sleep and Kapha Sleep. Have you experienced any of these (described below)?
Here are some of the pointers:
Irrespective of the Ayurvedic sleep constitution, there are some things we must all experience:
All this is a part of sleep hygiene and prioritizing rest, sleep, pause, and nourishment. We can choose the kind of rest/Shavasana practice that suits our dosha. We can choose practices that help us recoup from sleep debt. We can all benefit from understanding, practicing, and sharing about shavasana.
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PREPARE FOR SLEEP WITH THESE THREE SHAPRACTICES
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Explore the unique aspects of yoga for women, emphasizing the need for personalized practices based on individual life stages and Ayurvedic principles.
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