How To Heal Sleep Disorder With Sleep Meditation

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Insomnia or sleep disorder is like an uninvited guest who sleeps at your couch and overstays his welcome. It impacts your overall health, including deeply disrupting the functioning capacity of your brain. 

Having a good nights' sleep is extremely important. The more quality of sleep you get, the better it is for your overall health. 

Studies have shown that practicing meditation right before going to bed can be quite beneficial in promoting good sleep and deepening your capacity for a peaceful slip into your dreamland. 


Meditation Styles To Practice Before Sleeping

Mentioned below are the topmost styles of sleep meditation to practice before going to bed. They are designed specifically to be calming, relaxing, and reflective. 

Relaxing Breath Meditation

Practicing meditative guided pranayama or simply trying alternative nostril breathing is one of the easiest ways to calm your inner self and sleep peacefully. 

  • Start by sitting in a comfortable position. 
  • Rest the tip of your index and middle finger in between your eyebrows. 
  • Close your right nostril with your thumb.
  • Inhale slowly through your left nostril.
  • Then use your baby finger to close your left nostril.
  • Release your thumb and gently exhale through your right nostril.
  • Now repeat the whole process over and over again for a few rounds.

Just remember that alternative nostril breathing is practiced in a continuous flow without any unnecessary pauses in between. 

You can practice this style of meditation whenever you want to cultivate a sense of calm. 

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Candle Gazing Meditation

This form of meditation is one of the most beautiful and graceful ways of falling asleep. Focusing your gaze on a candle can be extremely relaxing and restorative. 

Have you ever dozed off while gazing at a bonfire and ended up feeling relaxed? If yes, then it might not be difficult for you to practice Candle Gazing Meditation. Still, it is important to go through the process once. 

  • To practice Candle Gazing Meditation, find a comfortable place to sit.
  • Light a small, scented candle and place it at a distance so that it does not get blown off by your breath by mistake.
  • Keep the candle at an eye level if possible.
  • Start focusing on the flame for as long as you can and do not blink.
  • If you feel like blinking, close your eyes gently and give them rest for a few seconds.
  • Remain seated throughout the process.
  • Make sure to wake yourself up before completing dozing off, you need to blow out the candle you know? 

Guided Meditation

This is one of the simplest forms of meditation to practice. You need a guide in person to instruct you or a recording might do too. 

  • Set up your stereo or phone to play a guided meditation.
  • Dim the light of your phone as well as your room.
  • Lay down on your bed or yoga mat in a comfortable position.
  • Once the audio has been played, begin focusing on the voice of the person in the recording.
  • Slowly you feel a sense of calmness putting you in a deep slumber.

Whether you practice Relaxing Breath Meditation, Candle Gazing Meditation, or Guided Meditation, daily practice will help you in ways unimaginable. 

Happy meditating and sweet dreams!

Happy meditating and sweet dreams!

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