In a lifestyle that most of us live today, insomnia is so prevalent. Nearly all of us live an over stressed life filled with several challenges that don't seem to have an end. We're all overworked, over stressed and overstimulated.
I've no problem in admitting the fact that I love to sleep a lot. However, since last few years it has been extremely hard for me to remain in my "Sleep Expert" image. Several distractions and burdens keep me awake till long in nights. Sometimes it also happens that exactly when I'm on my bed for sleeping after a long workday, something important comes to my mind that drags me off the bed. Damn!
However, I've figured out that yoga helps me a lot in improving my sleep hours. I've also learnt a few things about sleep from my yoga practice.:
- First of all we should keep in mind that although sleep problems won't be cured permanently and magically by meditation and yoga, still practicing regularly will help you in sleeping early and soundly.
- Practice makes man perfect. At the end of your yoga class when you start feeling tired and your muscles start contracting, you come to know that it's perfect time for Savasana, right? Since Savasana helps in understanding the feeling of total surrender, it also helps in falling asleep a bit faster by the end of your day.
- Some poses soothe your mind. Certain restorative poses and forward bends help a lot in soothing your busy mind. When you feel that falling asleep is becoming a tough job for you, spend a few minutes in Viparita Karani pose and you'll start feeling better.
- Ease your physical discomfort if you suffer from it. By physical discomfort I mean aches and pains that happen in various parts of your body and don't allow you to sleep. Luckily I have suffered from that condition only once in my life and that too because of fever. Due to my regular yoga practice most time in my life I had little to no problem with aches and pains. However, I've realized that easing your pain before going to bed by help of certain yoga poses can make a big difference in your sleep. Downward Dog, Viparita Karani and Cat-Cow are good examples of such poses.
- Learn the art of focusing. One of the most useful lessons that I learnt from my yoga class is finding out when my mind diverts, which things divert it the most and how can I bring my attention back. It certainly helps me on bed when I'm about to sleep. When my attention diverts to something else except my rest, I quickly bring it back. It takes time in mastering this skill, but once learnt it'll entirely change the direction of your life in every aspect.
This article was written by John Drewry for increasing awareness in people about the importance of Yoga.
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