Restless nights
Stress reliefThe Answer to Sleepless Nights Is to Stop Trying So Hard to Sleep
Why the harder you try to control sleep, the worse it often becomes — and how yoga can help calm the nervous system instead
Reset Yoga Editorial Team
March 9, 2026
If you cannot sleep, trying harder usually makes it worse. Why? Because sleep is not something you can force. It arrives only when the nervous system feels safe enough to stop guarding. Key points: The more you try to control sleep, the more alert your brain becomes Nighttime yoga should not energiz…
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