I've been doing yoga for about six months. And I've noticed a feature that after yoga I terribly want to sleep, I'm just knocked out and my eyes are closing by themselves. And if I don't sleep for at least an hour, I can't pull myself together for any other things. I told my friend about this, she couldn't answer my question, although she says that she also has some drowsiness. But not like in my case. Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Or is it supposed to be like that? Please advise.

I think you are doing everything right, on the contrary. You feel sleepy because you have relaxed your body muscles well. In this case, I do Shavasana, trying not to fall asleep, but to relax even deeper.

I believe that yoga is beneficial. But the fact that you feel sleepy is most likely due to the fact that you practice at home alone. If you practiced in a group, the effect would most likely be different. When you practice alone, all the energy that comes out remains around you. And when practicing with a group, there is an energy exchange. Maria 10.01.2019 at 13:12 I disagree with you. I, on the contrary, when I went to yoga in the studio at 6 am (where there was a group), immediately after the session I felt so energetic and great, but as soon as I left the building - I collapsed, at home I was simply knocked out (and I had to go to work J). They explained to me that: firstly, if you do "power" yoga like Ashtanga - an unprepared organism needs a lot of energy, the body gets tired, and secondly, the muscles stretch, clamps are removed, energy flows - the body recovers and wants to sleep (I convey in my own words). This goes away with experience of regular classes.

After yoga, the body is well relaxed. I think that during yoga practice, you give a lot of energy to relaxation. For myself, I understood: you really need to rest after yoga. Then you feel energetic, and I'm ready to move mountains.

There may be several reasons. 1. In ordinary life you are tense and do not notice it. During yoga classes you relax and the accumulated fatigue forces you to rest. In this case, you need to take evening walks and relaxation exercises before bed. 1. Or you are doing yoga exercises incorrectly. If you practice in a group, ask other participants what their feelings are. If they also want to sleep after class, then the exercises are wrong. There should be a feeling of cheerfulness and a surge of energy.

I have the same thing when I practice in the morning. I don't know how to get rid of sleepiness yet. It only helps if I sleep for another hour after class, but another hour of sleep after a night's sleep is not an option. I've been practicing for 3 years, sleepiness appeared 1 - 1.5 years ago. It may be due to increased workload at work, because I conducted an experiment: if I do nothing for a week and don't need to go anywhere, then sleepiness disappears. Don't rush to run to a group and book time with expensive gurus. Listen to your body, you have to live with it))) I consider energy exchange in a group to be nonsense for lazy people.