How do benefits of doing yoga in the morning differ from that in the evening

Practising yoga in the early hours of the day may offer greater benefits for sleep, mental health and lifestyle habits among young adults than evening sessions, according to a recent randomised controlled trial conducted by researchers of NIMHANS-Bengaluru, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA), and Central University of Rajasthan.

The study, published in the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, examined how the timing of yoga practice influences quality of life, sleep patterns, psychological health and lifestyle behaviour. While yoga is widely recognised as a holistic intervention, the role of practice timing in alignment with the body’s circadian rhythm has remained relatively underexplored.