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Sleep is the best Meditation

Each day a particular portion of our life is spent in a mysterious way. I call this portion mysterious because till date we are uncertain and keep puzzling and struggling to justify why do we do that! Sounds amazing right? I think that's enough explanation to get you a hint of what I am talking about. I hope you guessed it right. It's about our daily magical rest time "SLEEP."

We are clueless what causes sleep but we can say it as state of rest where our body recovers from fatigue caused by the day's activities. Our body goes through various changes as we sink deeper into sleep. It is said that our brain slows down the thinking process, becomes calm, our muscles relaxes, heartbeat becomes slower, blood pressure and body temperature goes down and then we wake up fresh and energetic. The most mesmerizing part is that we actually don't remember anything what happened around us when we were asleep. The state of happiness, worry, anxiety, anger, fear, ego, boredom, pain, excitement etc nothing can be felt while sleeping. We are totally detached from this material world and relax in an unconscious state peacefully. 

Sleep plays a vital role in improving our physical as well as mental health. Sleep is a precious gift inbuilt within us from birth that helps in nourishing our body and mind with its natural healing process on daily basis. Are we all utilizing this super power bank and recharge our body to the maximum by getting enough sleep in a proper way? Most people's answer is going to be "No" and blame will be naturally shifted towards the modern lifestyle which never allows you to get adequate sleep. 

There are some category of people who will be called less by their actual name and be called as "Kumbakaran" ka bhai/behen by their friends and family members as they sleep a lot than required and still there will be no energy/activeness in them. Sleep requirement varies from person to person depending on their age. Adults require at least 7-8 hours of quality sleep everyday. Let's try to understand what is quality sleep -It is said that a person should fall asleep within 30 minutes or less once he/she lays on bed, shouldn't wake up more than once throughout and must get back to deep sound sleep within 15-20 minutes if they do wake up in between. 

Sleeping extra will be fine but prolonged poor quality and insufficient sleep will definitely weaken your immune system resulting you to become a regular victim of common cold and flu. Some other health problems that may occur due to poor sleep includes obesity, heart disease, diabetes, various mental health issues like lack of concentration, depression, hypertension etc.

A healthy body and relaxed mind is the reward that you will be bestowed upon with if you give priority to the quality sleep in your day to day life. Sleeping is as vital as doing regular exercise and having a balanced diet. It's really high time that we value and embrace sleep and also we must make efforts to get adequate sleep. As sleep is an investment in the energy you need to be effective tomorrow. 

Here are some tips that one can follow to get adequate quality sleep for healthy, wealthy and longer life -

1. Follow a regular sleep-wake schedule. (Go to sleep and wake up at same time)

2. The blue light from your laptops, mobiles, PC and TV screen can distract your natural sleep pattern tricking your mind by sending signals saying it's daytime. Here you can solve this problem by using blue light filter app for all your devices at night time.

3. If you have the habit of exercising at night, make sure to complete your workout at least one hour before bedtime.

4. Keep your sleeping environment convenient. (Keep your room dark, cool, quiet and most importantly clean)

5. Try practising some breathing exercise before bedtime which will help in removing all the stress out of your mind and increase your ability to fall asleep easily with no worries.

6. Try to finish your dinner two hour before bedtime.

7. Stay away from all the gadgets as much as possible and read books at night.

8. Taking shower with warm water, having turmeric milk, listening to calm & pleasing music, avoiding alcohol, following early to bed and early to rise policy and reducing caffeine intake, aromatherapy etc are some of the most effective ways that help to promote good night sleep.

Today's generation have reached to greater heights than anticipated but at the same time are facing a major health crisis. A good night's rest is more important than everything else. I hope this blog will definitely help you to get into your dreamworld with ease. Prioritizing good quality sleep is the best self love.

And most importantly Thank God  & have gratitude for all that you have.

Always end the Day with a positive thought & grateful Heart..


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