World Sleep Day 2018: Meditation Is The Key To Sound Sleep, Combating Insomnia, Other Sleep-Related Disorders

On March 16-‘World Sleep Day’, let us delve a bit deeper into what has made something as natural as this become chronic.

People are making technological advancements every day but in the race to the finish line they are losing out on their sleep, a very important aspect of staying healthy.  The crisis is such that like festivals, even ‘World Sleep Day’ is celebrated every year. On March 16, ‘World Sleep Day’, let us delve deeper into what has made something as natural as this become a chronic disorder. It must be noted that quite a sizable number of the adult population suffers from sleep-related problems and many of them have chronic insomnia too.

Medical evidence suggests that insufficient sleep leads to anger, anxiety and sadness. Recently, a study was conducted on the impact of Heartfulness Meditation, during which, global guide Kamlesh Patel stressed the importance of sleep. Sleep is responsible for overall cognitive processes and daytime alertness; memory gets affected if one is sleep deprived. To overcome such a problem, meditation has proved majorly successful.

Meditation these days has become a mainstream practice, and an ongoing research study at the WellSpan York Hospital, USA, shows the impact of Heartfulness Meditation on insomnia.  At least 28 people who were diagnosed with chronic insomnia participated in Heartfulness Meditation, an eight-week long study teaching how to cope with insomnia. Results of the study showed that insomnia severity index was reduced by almost half after meditation. Since the results of this study prove to be helpful, let us look at the positive aspects of meditation on sleep.

Medical science proves that meditating goes a long way in enhancing the well-being of an individual. It aids in improving the sleep quality, the health of an individual and fights insomnia too. Meditation creates a yin and yang state and removes stress levels. It creates physiological changes but allows the body to enter into a state of deep relaxation. Not only this, it elevates the production of melatonin, a hormone that regulates our sleep cycle. Enhanced melatonin levels also reduce the risk of breast cancer. What’s more? Meditation has been helpful in reducing stress, anxiety and depression.

Apart from meditation here is what can help you sleep better: