Poses for sleep and back care

Published: Nov 16, 2018 by Lucy Tennyson

This week, we enjoyed a calming session of deep stretches designed to help us relax and prepare for a good night’s sleep.

You can do these any time in the evening to suit you, and before an evening meal if you tend to eat later. Afterwards, I would try and have a quiet evening, cutting out the use of electronic devices with blue light that is said to upset our sleep patterns. And of course no caffeine after 2pm!

The first part of our sequence this week is also a good routine for back care, starting off with plenty of warm up stretches on the floor.

In between, you can add in a few more active postures if you wish, standing and sitting cross legged. Then finishing with the relaxing floor based stretches and ending with a relaxation.

Here is a reminder of some of our class this week

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1. PLAN IT

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Now we are heading towards the autumn equinox on 21 September, nights are starting to draw in. It’s a time of change, as we move from the summer into autumn and we start to look ahead towards winter. We might start making plans for the year to come.

Edit post Kickstart your home practice!

Doing yoga at home in between classes will help you keep mobile for the rest of your life - but it’s often hard to know what to do, or get started. You have to first, establish a routine, by deciding what time of day, and how long. Say 10 minutes every morning, for example, or 20 minutes three times a week.