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

Tossing and Turning at Night?

26 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube clip, Niraj Naik offers a practical technique for people who struggle to fall asleep. He advises listeners to lie on their right side, which he says activates the parasympathetic nervous system and promotes a rest mode. While in this position, he recommends closing the eyes and focusing attention on the breath, inhaling through the nose for about 2–4 seconds and exhaling for about 6–8 seconds. Repeating this paced‑breathing cycle is presented as a way to further stimulate the parasympathetic response, shut down the stress response, and facilitate falling asleep.

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Can't get no sleep? Try this. 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 going to turn on your parasympathetic even more, turn off that stress response that's keeping you up.