Guest guest Posted January 26, 2003 Report Share Posted January 26, 2003 Dear Ones, Would you have any advice on Pranayama in bed to help to go to sleep? With all of these meditations and wonderful changes a lot of creativity is waking up, and it is hard to make myself to fall asleep. Yet, the alarm will go 5 a.m. though Sat Nam, Jiwan Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 Good morning Jiwan k and others, I personally do Sat Kriya for 3 to 11 minutes for a deep sleep and a clear head and energy in the morning. Basically we want our body to be inert but our mind to be alert when we lay down to sleep. A head that is "over tired" is not going to be restful. One other very important factor is getting to sleep before your Pitta kicks in. If I feel tired at 8 or 9pm but say to myself, "awwww, it's only 9pm, I can't be tired" or whatever I want to tell myself, I end up getting a second wind around 10. It's a cycle of nature and would be fine if I was working the evening shift at a Fire House......but I'm not! At this point I am in trouble because I will not be in bed before 1am. I've noticed this about myself. Sat Nam, Dharam another idea below FOUR SIMPLE STEPS TO DEEP, DREAMLESS SLEEP Even if you haven't followed all the preliminary steps to the letter (but you're wise if you do!), you can still try this routine when you finally do lie down: 1. Lie on your stomach and turn your head so that your right cheek is on the pillow (or the bed as you prefer). This will automatically free up your left nostril to bring in the cooling, soothing and calming energy. 2. Start long deep breathing, inhaling maximum, exhaling maximum. Of course, you are ONLY breathing through your nose, keeping your mouth closed. Breathe consciously. Concentrate on making each breath as long and deep as you can. Think the sound SAT as you inhale, and NAM you exhale. 3. After a few long deep breaths, use your arm or hand to completely block your right nostril. Continue long deep breathing only through the left nostril. 4. When you feel yourself reaching a slight stage of drowsiness, which usually takes about ten complete breaths, turn over onto your back or your side as you wish, depending upon how you are most comfortable. Continue long deep breathing until you are fast asleep! By the way, it is better for your heart and your digestion* to sleep on the right side than the left. Plus, of course, it keeps your left nostril open. As soon as the breath becomes regular and slow, you will go quickly through the preliminary stages of sleep and almost immediately reach the deep dreamless sleep state, avoiding the energy draining dream stage altogether. Plus you'll be able to come back out of deep sleep more easily, and gracefully when it's time to wake up. from Shakti Parwha Kaur's book "Kundalini: The Eternal Flow of Power" * One Ayurvedic source says that sleeping on your right side is better for digestion. Jiwan wrote: > Dear Ones, > Would you have any advice on Pranayama in bed to help to go to sleep? > With all of these meditations and wonderful changes a lot of creativity > is waking up, and it is hard to make myself to fall asleep. Yet, the > alarm will go 5 a.m. though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 Sat Nam Jiwan, I've found that if I meditate too much I can't sleep either, its better than sleep. Getting a good physical work out during the day helps. Also, lay on your right side and do long deep breathing for about ten breaths through the left notril then turn on your back. This method has never failed me, even when I thought there was nothing that could make me sleep. Amanda _______________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 Sat Nam Ya'll, A Pitta surge in bed huh? Maybe that explains why I have some of my best ideas after I've been in bed for awhile. I always figured that was because I finally "slowed down" for long enough for things to percolate to the top. I sleep like a baby, but getting to sleep has always been an issue for me. Sat Nam, Leo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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