Sleep Tight - Sleep Right

In this fast paced, rat raced life, when we are struggling to complete our TO-DO list, it may seem that cutting back on sleep may be the only answer.  Yet we all know from experience that if we do not get adequate sleep we not only become grumpy and not nice to be around, but it can also be detrimental to our health.

Although I am no sleep doctor or professional of any sort, I have learnt a thing or two about using meditation as a tool to deepen the quality of my sleep.

In fact, it is not only at the end of the day that we have to be concerned about our sleep. The quality of our waking hours will also determine the quality of our sleep at night.  Try sleeping after a bout of anger, after gossiping about your friends or being unfaithful to your partner.  The chances are you will be tossing and turning in your sleep “and you are not likely to come out of it feeling rested.

Although many will argue that we need 8 hours of sleep a day, it has been proven time and again that in practice, yogis do need less sleep.  Having a simple and uncomplicated lifestyle also helps, as does a vegetarian diet since a plant-based diet is much quicker and easier to digest.