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Sleep – A Great Healer |
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Sleep is
a great healer and strengthener. Along with other positive lifestyle practices,
adequate sleep helps to enhance a fresh, clean, vital and beautiful mind
and body. The hours of darkness are the healthiest times to sleep.Sleeping
during the day is not advised as it is said to produce toxins |
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or ama in
both the body and the mind. A 10 to 20 minute cat nap can actually be
helpful to recharge a busy Vata type person if it is taken in the early
afternoon. Longer naps are also sometimes advised in very hot weather
between noon and three or four o’clock in the afternoon- in some
cultures called “siesta” time. |
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| General
Advice for Peaceful Sleep |
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Do not eat or drink for two hours
before bedtime, especially very spicy or greasy foods. Caffeine not
only keeps you awake, but makes sleep more restless. Also, avoid alcoholic
beverages before bedtime.
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Sleep with your head in the east for the most meditative
sleep and pleasant dreams. Sleeping with your head in the west evokes
disturbing dreams and restless sleep. Sleeping with your head in the
south works with the polarity of the earth to charge and heal the
body. Your head in the north can be draining of energy.
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Use a negative ion generator. Negative
ions ease the mind, please the senses and relax the body. Negative
ions are naturally in high concentration near the ocean, waterfalls
and in forests-places associated with relaxation and pleasure. Sleep
near a Tulsi (Holy Basil) plant if you can find one. Such practices
help to counteract positive ions often found in urban environments.
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Never read, watch T.V., and listen
to music, write, and even think in bed.
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To reduce anxiety about going to
sleep, develop a routine that works and stick to it. The body loves
routine and will learn useful behaviours more quickly if they are
done regularly, like a positive ritual.
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