Niraj NaikFounder & CEO of SOMA Breath | Music-Powered Breathwork Pioneer | DJ, Speaker & Author

Can’t sleep? Here’s a science-backed way to finally switch off your brain and body. 💤

15 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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Niraj Naik teaches a sleep technique: lie on your right side, close your eyes, and breathe in for 2-4 seconds, out for 6-8 seconds. The longer exhale activates your parasympathetic nervous system and quiets the stress response.

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Can't get no sleep? Try this. When you turn to your right side, you turn on your parasympathetic nervous system. It helps you get into rest mode. And you close your eyes and then just bring your awareness to your breathing. And you breathe in for about 2 to 4 seconds through your nose, and then you breathe out For around 6 to 8 seconds, and you just repeat that over and over because that's gonna turn on your parasympathetic even more, turn off that stress response that's keeping you up.