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3 Yoga Poses That Can Improve Your Sleep

Edward Vilga, a yogi with 30 years' experience and the author of Yoga in Bed, shares three of the best moves you can do to relieve workday tension and ease into a peaceful night's sleep.
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Illustration: Nick Iluzada

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While in bed, lie on your back and bring the soles of your feet together, allowing your legs to fall to the sides in a diamond shape. Raise your arms above your head and lengthen your neck. (You can place a pillow under your head or shoulders to ease any tension.) Then hover your pelvis over the mattress for a moment to straighten your lower back, dipping your tailbone toward your feet. Hold for about 12 breaths.
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