How-To Incorporate a Sleep Mask Into Your Meditation or Yoga Practice

In this How-To, Movement Therapy Guide and Yoga Teacher Shahada Karim teaches you about the benefits of using a sleep mask in your meditation or yoga practice. This sleep essential can take you to a deeper state of relaxation in more ways than one. Incorporating it into the end of your practice can help you block out any unnecessary distractions so that you can focus on your breath and your movements. Shahada loves using the Lunya Sleep Mask because it completely blocks out light without feeling too heavy allowing her to stay focused on her practice. It's a washable silk sleep mask that doubles as a headband for that post-workout skincare routine. Yeah, you read that right. If you're still not sure, check out Shahada Karim's How-To video to learn more about the benefits of using a sleep mask in your practice.

About the Pro: Shahada Karim is a Yoga Teacher and Movement Therapy Guide. Shahada’s self-imposed mission is to help every human she meets, fall in love with themselves. Over the past decade, she’s earned multiple certifications in Yoga, Ayurveda, Nutrition, and Fitness to help facilitate that mission. Previously she dedicated more than two decades to a career in Journalism and Communications. Today she brings that expertise to teaching and participating in health and wellness on both physical and digital fronts. She designed the NOURISH plans around the Ayurvedic principle, with the help of a Nutritionist and Nurse Practitioner, to make it accessible to anyone interested in taking the journey no matter what their current physical and energetic state.