If you have trouble falling and/or staying asleep at night, you are not alone. If you ever tried to have a functional, productive day after a bad night’s sleep, you can concur just how important sleep is.
For many of us, sleeping difficulty is intertwined with stress. Stress can induce anxiety and bring tension into the body, making it difficult to relax and fall asleep (or worsen already existing sleep issues). Having difficulty falling asleep can cause more tension and stress. This can turn into a frustrating and restless cycle.
Meditation may help you sleep better. This easy and inexpensive natural solution might be just the thing you were looking for to help you finally get a good night’s sleep. Meditation works as a relaxation technique, activating the rest-and-digest response in our body. When practiced before bedtime, meditation can help invite restfulness into the mind and body, making it easier to wind down and drift off.
Studies have shown that meditation can help reduce stress, a common troublemaker when it comes to restful sleep. Additionally, a growing number of studies have been linking meditation to improvements in sleep quality. We’ll mention these in the next paragraph.
Read on to find out if meditation helps you sleep better, learn how to meditate before bed and if it’s okay to meditate in bed.
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