This year I wanted to adopt a regular meditation practice and to fully try to allow myself to power down mentally at least a few minutes a day. Also, In the past few months I frequently have been waking up continuously throughout the night feeling like I do not get a restful nights sleep so I put on my vision board to wake up with more energy! I found something that has truly given me the best sleep I’ve had in a long time; Yoga Nidra. The yoga routine is known to equal 2 hours of deep sleep in just 30 minutes. I turn on a guided Yoga Nidra, also known as yogic sleep as I get comfortable in bed and get ready snooze off. The verbal instructions help me fall asleep quickly and stay asleep throughout the night. Even though you may drift off, the guided meditation is still entering your conscious mind. Another benefit I noticed from this practice is even if I get less than the desired hours of sleep, I still feel rejuvenated when I wake up which is huge because I’ve always been a hard 8 type of gal. You can access a guided Yoga Nidra session on youtube and now yoga studios are even offering classes to allow you the deepest possible state of relaxation while also targeting anxiety, PTSD, and alleviate PMS symptoms.