As restful as a full night’s sleep, meditation is perfect for people who struggle with sleep disorders. Whether you have difficulty getting to sleep, staying asleep or waking up each morning, meditation can help you sleep and dream easier.
The first reason meditation makes you need less sleep is because it increases the production of melatonin in our bodies. Melatonin is a hormone known for creating restful sleep - many insomniacs have problems producing enough of this very vital chemical, and is key if you want to sleep like you did when you were a baby.
Another reason meditation makes you need less sleep – it causes the everyday stresses and anxieties that we feel to become far less impacting on our bodies and minds. Meditation rids our minds of the capacity to experience these dysfunctional emotions – making those late night tossing and turnings a thing of the past. Most of the reason we can't fall asleep at night is the mind chatter – our minds not being able to slow down from the anxieties and stresses we face on a daily basis. When the mind is calmed through meditation, sleep becomes natural and easy.
Since the body repairs itself while you are asleep, seven to eight hours of sleep each night is critical to your long-term health and well-being, not to mention your sanity! As your body begins to return to a state of natural balance, you will need less sleep, since the hours you do get are more restful and productive. The more you meditate, the shorter your sleep cycle is, with your body needing less to fully recharge your battery.
Meditation quiets the mind and brings the body to a state of rest, allowing you to enjoy the beauty of beneficial and uninterrupted sleep. You will wake up feeling refreshed and renewed and can use meditation to continue this healthy cycle of rest and wakefulness.
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