Insomnia, sleeping pills and Kun.Yoga (fwd)

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Hello.

Sat nam

I used to have some terrible insomnia (I was not doing Kundalini Yoga or

any meditation). Finally in desparation I asked my md for sleeping pills.

He prescribed Ambien. I asked him if that was addictive. His reply; nah,

not at all, totally safe.

Actually, they are addictive. Also in some cases (me for ex) they have a

side effect of mental confusion. Plus there is a rebound effect from

sleeping pills- that is if you take them one night to sleep, (and I only

took them occasionally), the next night you may have more

sleep--difficulty than before you ever took any medication.

 

I never slept better than when I was doing kundalini yoga.

Actually, when I was in Houston, I lived in the ashram. My bedroom was

right under the guruwara- which is the place where Sikhs pray and chant

and where the Sikh Holy Book is kept.

Boy did I ever literally sleep like a baby!!

 

Anyway, I threw out my sleeping pills after a particularly horrible

experience of combining them with a bronchitis remedy [which my

"ex"-doctor did not tell me not to combine] - led to hallucinations, like

a bad acid trip laced with speed.

 

Now, sometimes I fall asleep listening to a Yogi chant tape and that

seems to work well. If I don't fall asleep as fast as

I want to I use some of the herbs mentioned by Anita Sands {skullcap,

vervain, hops, valerian}.

I use the extract. I just put them in a glass of water and sip. I fall

asleep in minutes.

BTW- be aware some people have an opposite reaction to Valerian - they

become more energetic. Also I'm told too much can cause a trembling

effect.

 

I've no doubt that the best sleep remedy is Kun.Yoga, and thank you

Gururattan for the one you posted....

 

Best,

Kartar Kaur