Sometimes, at the end of a long and stressful day, it can be difficult to settle into a restful state—your mind is racing, your heart skipping like a scratched CD, maybe you can’t stop fidgeting. We’ve all been there.

Yoga can be an powerful tool to take yourself out of this wired state and into a place of restoration and relaxation.

“Yoga is an incredible practice to prepare for better sleep, as it naturally stimulates the parasympathetic (rest/digest) nervous system and prepares the body for stillness,” says yoga teacher Alison Reaume . You may like

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