After a rocky night of sleep, all bets are off. Getting that workout in, meeting a work deadline, staying in a good mood—suddenly, everyday goals feel like a hill to climb. And that’s because everything starts with sleep. It doesn’t matter how many greens we eat or how many supplements we take. Without quality sleep, we’re in for a long day.
Meditation relieves mental stress, relaxes the body, and helps activate the parasympathetic nervous system, aka “rest and digest.”[4] Research has proven that plain and simple: meditation improves sleep quality.[5] But the 21 Days to Better Sleep program teaches you how to do it with evidence-based tools like Yoga Nidra, gratitude meditation, and mantra meditation.
Yoga Nidra, a practice based on systematic body relaxation, has been proven to improve sleep duration and quality (even insomnia).[6] Gratitude meditation, where you focus on positive emotions and things that you’re grateful for, has been connected to longer sleep duration and feeling refreshed in the morning.[7] Lastly, mantra meditation, which involves mindfully repeating words or phrases, has been known for centuries to benefit sleep.[8] Throughout this three-week program, you’ll learn all three meditation practices to benefit your slumber (and beyond).
All together, meditation, breathwork, and movement calm the mind, soothe the body, and guide the nervous system into a sleep-friendly state. The 21 Days to Better Sleep program makes these three practices accessible but also requires less than 15 minutes per day. All you have to do is subscribe to barre3 online. You’ll get access to exclusive content like 21 Days to Better Sleep but also 600+ on-demand workouts, curated collections, and more.
Sleep is just as important as eating healthfully, staying hydrated, and getting our sweat on. Because when we’re deep in slumber, our body gets a chance to heal, grow, and balance. But when we’re up in the middle of the night staring at the ceiling, sleep feels far from simple. So—meditation, breathwork, and movement for quality sleep, all in one place? Sounds like a sweet dream.
