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Again, as usual, sharing my experience. This time, how did I learn to sleep better? Let’s come to the point directly: Those who have sleeping issues knows already that it is all about melatonin. For those who don’t know, melatonin is sleep hormone released by Pineal Glad at night time, after dark. There are lots of information on the net about this hormone, so won’t go in details. As it is now important how can I sleep better? What is blocking these hormones? By now you know how important is the night sleep for your body. Deep relaxation is way more important than being active. I am not asking you to become lazy. I am asking to let go are release yourself from stress and tensed muscles throughout the body. No one teaches, how to practice to be fully relaxed? There are simple techniques which one can practice for better sleep. This will guarantee you a sound sleep for life. Without practicing to relax, you can never solve this problem. Step 1: Change in Diet and timing Your diet plays very important role in your sleeping pattern. I dropped many heavy, oily, greasy food which were the major cause of sleepiness during the day time and disturbed night sleep due to indigestion. I dropped meat, many fried snacks, less chocolates, less sweet and caffeine intake throughout the day. Keep my body as light as possible before sleeping. Also I eat early before around 6-6:30 pm which give me enough time to feel lighter before I sleep. That means food gets little time to digest. Read about solar plexus chakra. When it is active and when is it slow. This will help you to understand why it is important to eat before sunsets. Step 2: Practice to let go. Let go with Pranayama. Due to lack of energy on to the sixth and seventh chakra, sleeping troubles can be experienced. But I do not recommend to work on 6th and 7th chakra directly. You first need to raise your energy up from first to second and so on to 7th. This will help activate your pineal gland, 7th Chakra. Head will be clear, blockages will be removed slowly. Many might have heavy hair loss and weaker nervous system, which will also be solved when the energy slowly starts moving on this 7th chakra that is the crown area. All of the pranayama, Mudras and mantras can be in following link: https://siddhayatan.org/chakraawakeningbook/suite/#signup Kapalbhati Pranayama Shankhmukhi Pranayama Adhorechan Pranayama Practicing these will clear the upper brain and will help energize your 7th Chakra. Energy will start moving in this area. Step 3: Practice Concentration and Surrendering Practice to concentrate using Tratka - Focusing Yogic Technique (Ask Shailja). https://youtu.be/wco1yOP0vh8 Concentration is very important to practice. Now concentrate where? Nowhere else but within yourself. Just focus on your body or a white light on your third eye area. Right between your eye brows. This last step I practice every single day just before I sleep. Just let go and then try to practice surrendering. On the bed you just let go of yourself. First you have to practice how to let go and how to surrender. Concentration and focusing technique will help your mind not to wander and just focus. Just let go like you are a still body. Surrender all your mind’s chaos, negativity and thoughts. Surrendering: Now what to surrender and whom to surrender? How does it help? Practice to surrender to whosoever you think as an idol, God, Divine etc. Above three simple steps are the definite solution for your sleep. It seems easy but maybe hard to practice. But slowly introducing above three steps in your lifestyle will give you infinite benefits starting from hormonal balance to healthy life. Whatever you can fill in between is due to your practice to learn to relax. "Remember Relaxation is the key. You must Practice it." - Shailaja Writing it down in a form of blog is simple. Practicing it is way simpler. But realizing the benefits of the above techniques is the most important and difficult if there is no proper guidance. You may learn and practice it at Taste Healthy Yoga. Contact Shailja for more details about "How do I Make my Sleep Better". Let's practice together with some practical tools and yogic techniques to let it happen. Love Shailaja Comments are closed.
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