Anand Gupta

Sleep is arguably the most important health issue in our lives - and most of us do not get enough of this restorative state. Life gets busy and sleep is all too often the first thing that gets cut in order to create more hours to finish other tasks, be it spending time with family, working from home or just trying to find a spare moment to enjoy some 'me time.' For many, this lack of sleep is not a deliberate action, but the result of health, insomnia, stress, poor nutrition or an underlying issue yet to be addressed. Inadequate sleep can lead to drastic measures to increase the quantity of sleep, including pharmaceuticals and even alcohol. Unfortunately, these methods are all too often temporary and do not increase the quality of sleep - leaving those afflicted tired, foggy and unable to perform to their potential. Yoga, long known as an almost miraculous exercise for body and soul, is the prescription you've been looking for to help you get that all important night of sleep. This easy to understand guide offers 12 techniques for improving your sleep patterns, ones that will lead to blissful sleep - and a better tomorrow.

Can I ask you for 30 minutes out of each day? Maybe, you are thinking that that 30 minutes could be better spent somewhere else, but here's where I say, "No, this 30 minutes is worth more than just 30 minutes." There is no doubt that we exist in a culture that disregards the growing trend of increased stress & anxiety, poor lifestyle choices, and sedentariness. We learn to look at ourselves and ask, "How much can you do for me?" rather than, "How can I help you work your best?" In this day and age, we live for our bodies, but not for our minds. People remind us to step back and take a breath, but why not go further than this empty adage by trying Pranayama, the yoga of breath? With just 30 minutes of each day, this wealth of benefits will come to be: * Increased concentration and awareness * Increased sense of stability between body and mind * Alleviation of the symptoms of stress, diabetes, hypertension, insomnia * Increased respiratory system functionality * Ability to stimulate and prevent overstimulation of emotions * And more This book will talk about the components and benefits of Pranayama yoga in detail. Not only that, but it will also outline 5 different types of Pranayama Yoga that you can take advantage of, depending on what benefits you hope to obtain. I did neglect to tell you the biggest plus to practicing Pranayama Yoga - it is that it can be done anywhere and at any time... even now