The best breathing exercise to fall asleep

If it’s one of those restless nights, where you feel far from being tired, here’s one thing that will tame your monkey mind and get the Zzzzzzz’s you need.

BREATHING EXERCISE – THIS IS HOW TO DO IT…

Take a long, deep breath through your nose.

Exhale out of your nose two to three times longer than your inhalation.

Repeat this for about a minute or two.

Try adding the soft deep sound of your breath – known as Ujjayi Breath in yoga – which sounds like your breathing when you are fast asleep.

If your mind wanders off, focus on counting as you breathe, always starting from 1,2,3,… with each inhalation or exhalation.

Lengthening your exhalation is the fastest way to calm the mind and soothe the nervous system, and will have you sleeping soundly like a baby in no time.