Ayurvedic remedies for mental peace and deep sleep: Know these yoga and pranayama tips
According to Ayurveda, good sleep is very important to balance the body and mind. If you are having trouble sleeping, there can be many reasons for it. In today's busy life, many people have trouble sleeping due to stress, anxiety and wrong routines. According to Ayurveda and Yoga, if the mind and body are not balanced, then sleep is not good. Yogasana and Pranayama help to calm the body, reduce mental stress and get good sleep. Here are some important asanas according to Ayurveda which can help get good sleep.
Balasana - To relieve stress
To do this asana, first, sit on your knees and bend the legs backward, now slowly bend forward and try to put your forehead on the ground, then stretch the hands in front and relax the body, stay in this position for 1-2 minutes and keep breathing deeply. By doing this asana, the mind remains calm, improves the blood pressure of the body, and reduces stress and anxiety, which helps in getting good sleep.
Viparita Karani – To calm the mind
First of all, lie-down near the wall and raise your legs with the support of the wall, now keep your hands comfortably near the body, then take a deep breath and stay in this position for 5-10 minutes. By doing this asana, the blood pressure of your body remains better, as well as it calms the nerves and helps in getting sleep. Apart from this, it maintains the right flow of oxygen in the legs and brain.
Shavasana – Most effective for deep sleep
For this asana, first of all, lie straight on the ground, then spread your hands and feet lightly, now close your eyes and leave the body completely loose, stay in this state for 5-10 minutes and keep breathing deeply. This asana gives complete relaxation to your body, helps in get sleep by reducing stress and anxiety and keeps the brain calm.
Anulom-Vilom Pranayama – For mental peace
First of all, sit in Sukhasana and keep the spine straight, close the right nostril with the thumb of your right hand and inhale from the left nostril, then close the left nostril with the left hand and exhale from the right nostril, repeat this process for 5-10 minutes. By doing this, you get mental peace and stress reduces, the mind remains stable and you get good sleep.