Coaching practices for Exercise Slow Wave Sleep
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I lie down tired but my mind keeps spinning and my body stays switched-on, so I just stare at the ceiling
- I lie down to rest but my body stays revved
- I work or scroll right up until the moment I switch off the light and then expect my brain to drop into sleep on command
- I lie down exhausted but still humming in day-mode, like my system never got the signal that it’s safe to power down
- It’s not really my thoughts keeping me up, it’s my body
Practices that may help
- Box breathing as a sleep-onset tool
Use the equal-cadence pattern in bed to lower arousal and shorten the time to sleep.
Box Breathing, Made Practical - Settle the body with slow breath and stillness
Pair physical stillness with a slow, extended exhale to deepen the rest.
Yoga Nidra & NSDR for Recovery - Build a wind-down buffer before bed
Spend 30–60 minutes downshifting so the brain can transition out of high arousal.
Sleep Hygiene That Actually Moves the Needle - Voo breath as sleep preparation
Use 3–5 Voo breaths lying in bed to shift the nervous system from day-mode to rest-mode.
The Voo Breath: Vagal Activation Through Sound - Progressive muscle relaxation to lower physical arousal
Systematically tense and release muscle groups from feet to head to lower the physiological arousal that blocks sleep onset.
The Wind-Down Routine: Engineering Your Path to Sleep - Settling into restful alertness
Allow the body to reach deep rest while the mind stays quietly awake.
Transcendental Meditation (TM) - Use vigorous daytime activity to build a clean Process S curve
Physical and mental activity during the day steepen the sleep pressure curve, making evening sleepiness arrive on time.
The Two-Process Model of Sleep - Evening yoga routine for sleep
A gentle 15-minute yoga sequence 30–60 minutes before bed lowers cortisol and core temperature to accelerate sleep onset.
Yoga for Stress: What the Research Shows - Use 4-7-8 breathing as a sleep-onset ritual
Four to eight cycles in bed before sleep reduces physiological arousal and supports the transition into sleep.
4-7-8 Breathing, Made Practical - Anchor the wind-down with a consistent starting cue
A repeated pre-sleep ritual — a specific tea, a book, a certain playlist — becomes a conditioned cue that induces sleepiness over time.
The Wind-Down Routine: Engineering Your Path to Sleep
Related concerns
- Slow Living Before Bed
A gentle 15-minute yoga sequence 30–60 minutes before bed lowers cortisol and core temperature to accelerate sleep onset.
Evening yoga routine for sleep
- Walking Meditation Before Bed
A ten-minute trataka session in low light before bed draws scattered thoughts into a single point.
Pre-sleep trataka for insomnia and mind-calming
- When Yoga Nidra Nsdr Breath And Stillness
Pair physical stillness with a slow, extended exhale to deepen the rest.
Settle the body with slow breath and stillness
- Bedtime Ritual Sleep
A repeated pre-sleep ritual — a specific tea, a book, a certain playlist — becomes a conditioned cue that induces sleepiness over time.
Anchor the wind-down with a consistent starting cue
- Calm Wakefulness
Allow the body to reach deep rest while the mind stays quietly awake.
Settling into restful alertness
- Deliberate Rest Before Bed
A repeated pre-sleep ritual — a specific tea, a book, a certain playlist — becomes a conditioned cue that induces sleepiness over time.
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