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Bedtime Joint Relief Yoga

A gentle pre-sleep floor flow to ease stiff joints and calm the body.

Warm-up

Gentle mobility and breathing to loosen hips, spine, and hamstrings before stretching.

Diaphragmatic Breathing
Diaphragmatic Breathing30 sec
Cat Cow
Cat Cow30 sec

Warm-up movement.

Figure Four Stretch
Figure Four Stretch40 sec each side
Supine Twist
Supine Twist35 sec both sides
Child Pose
Child Pose35 sec

Joint Relief Flow

Gentle floor-based holds ease stiff joints and help you settle for sleep.

Supported Bound Angle
Supported Bound Angle1 min
Figure Four Stretch
Figure Four Stretch30 sec each side
Knee to Chest Stretch
Knee to Chest Stretch30 sec each side
Hamstring Stretch
Hamstring Stretch30 sec each side
Supine Twist
Supine Twist30 sec each side
Happy Baby
Happy Baby45 sec
Child Pose
Child Pose45 sec
Diaphragmatic Breathing
Diaphragmatic Breathing2 min
Unlocking Synovial Fluid While You Rest

Unlocking Synovial Fluid While You Rest

Supported Bound Angle and Happy Baby externally rotate the hips, encouraging synovial fluid circulation through the joint capsule—your body's natural lubrication mechanism. Figure Four and Knee to Chest decompress the sacroiliac joint and hip flexors, targeting the exact structures that stiffen during prolonged sitting.

Why Nighttime Is Peak Recovery Window

Why Nighttime Is Peak Recovery Window

Joint stiffness peaks after inactivity, making pre-sleep mobility work uniquely effective—you're addressing inflammation and fascial tension right before your body enters its deepest repair cycle. Supine Twist gently mobilizes the thoracic spine and wrings tension from paraspinal muscles that accumulate load all day.

Parasympathetic Sequencing Is Deliberate

Parasympathetic Sequencing Is Deliberate

Cat-Cow bridges movement and breathwork by syncing spinal flexion-extension with your exhale and inhale, signaling the nervous system to downshift before Diaphragmatic Breathing anchors the sequence. Ending supine rather than upright keeps cortisol low—one cue: extend each exhale to twice your inhale length to deepen the calming effect.

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