Guest guest Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 Dear Possum TLee That you may be sleeping too much is a consideration, but more importantly, if your sleep is simply a playground for your subconscious mind, where you get to act out all the [glandular/nervous] impulses that were filtered out of your walking reality, then you will awaken in an exhausted state. There are a number of things you can do. First thought I have is make sure you have fully "extended" yourself in your awake time. We have capacities that we need to exercise, mental and physical. Maybe acting on some thoughts or feelings you are habitually shoving. Second thought, meditate before you sleep as a to process the day's energy and get some resolution.. Ayurveda teaches us that the body must be inert and that the mind needs to be alert. You don't want to go to sleep exhausted and with a dull mind. Do a meditation such as Ra Ma Da Sa (search archives Kundaliniyoga/messages) for 11 minutes or Shabad Kriya. Sat Kriya works great, also, it all depends on what you need. Last thought for now is that if you are awake and alert sometime during the hours of Amrit (3 - 6am) this whole subconscious, glandular drama gets processed and not simply re-run. (Check out the Bill Murray movie "Ground Hog Day"). People think that because they dream they get to resolve and work out stuff. In yogic terms what more likely is the case is that they are taking the garbage out of the kitchen, putting it in the living room so that they can hash over the same old drama day after day. If you are instead, meditating at this time, than you are taking the garbage out of the kitchen and throwing it in the trash. Being alert during these hours of Amrit or Nectar is the the most powerful tool for lifting depression and for transforming our lives. Loving the Night Life but staying out of the Trash Sat Nam, Dharam Singh Lee wrote: > Sat Nam > Any suggestions for excessive sleep. I am tiered after 9-10 hours. > I struggle to stay awake after 9pm. > This makes getting everything I need to get done, done. > I eat right and exercise every day. > But wake up tiered, ready for a nap. > I even fell asleep sitting up waiting for a Doctors appointment. > > Feeling like a possum > TLee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 Dear Dharam, Could you explain this further as I face the same problem: "First thought I have is make sure you have fully "extended" yourself in your awake time. We have capacities that we need to exercise, mental and physical. Maybe acting on some thoughts or feelings you are habitually shoving." Sat Nam Theresa This e-mail was scanned by RAV Antivirus. (www.ravantivirus.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 Hey Theresa, do you mean you, also, oversleep and wake up tired? All I was saying is we can't fully relax unless we fully flex our muscles, be it physical, intellectual or emotional. This is a general principle at work both within and without us. The Universe expands and contracts, you know the drill. Each of us has to find what it is we need to DO, so that we can then Be. I am a kinesthetic, for example, I need to experience my Life through my body. Be it Archer pose, Frog pose, etc. active yoga works for me, then I can go into the more subtle or a deep relaxation. We're all different. Some folks write, or critique film. They would have a livelihood that gives them a chance to express their ideas or how they feel about something. That would be one outlet. There is always room for saying or doing something you've never said before or done before that would make for better sleep. Confirmation not Conformation Sat Nam, Dharam Singh BPL wrote: > Dear Dharam, > > Could you explain this further as I face the same problem: > > "First thought I have is make sure you have fully "extended" yourself > in your awake time. We have capacities that we need to exercise, mental > and physical. Maybe acting on some thoughts or feelings you are > habitually shoving." > > Sat Nam > Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 I myself have major depression. There are many different kinds of depression. I also have dysthymia, a much less severe depression. Lack of energy to do the things you want is a symptom of depression, feeling bad all the time or more often than feeling good. No one for any reason, even if totally exhausted should sleep more than 8 hours or there's something wrong. As other's have said get blood work. The thyroid can cause depression. Ask your doctor for a thyroid panel. This doesn't sound like anemia, or a blood disease. It's probably a simple chemical imbalance dealing with serotonin and possibly ephernine and dopamine. Brain neurotransmitters. www.paxil.com www.wellbutrin.com www.pysch.org These sites may help. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2003 Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 The problem is, once you are on them, you can never get off. Just be careful as what you take! Paxil is most addictive. Wellbutrin, which helps smoking, is the easiest to walk away from. That contains dopamine. Much luck in your search, but again be very careful!!! Bonnie - Bill Cunningham Kundaliniyoga Friday, September 05, 2003 11:00 PM Re: Kundalini Yoga Excessive Sleep I myself have major depression. Sponsor " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2003 Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 - "bonniect" <bonniect <Kundaliniyoga> Saturday, September 06, 2003 10:54 AM Re: Kundalini Yoga Excessive Sleep > The problem is, once you are on them, you can never get off. Just be careful as what you take! Paxil is most addictive. Wellbutrin, which helps smoking, is the easiest to walk away from. That contains dopamine. Much luck in your search, but again be very careful!!! > Bonnie You have to know how to get off them. No more than 20mg per week. I'd much rather be on herbs, but I don't know if my doctor has knowledge in herbs. St. John's wort is great for milder depression, but I don't know about major depression. You think paxil is addictive, I take Klonopin too. A benzodiazepine. Class 3 controlled substance. I also believe in the 4 immeasureables. This may be OT but it might help someone. Self-Cherishing is supposed to be behind depression. The 7 limbs is also good. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2003 Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 After few hours of Pranayama is not posible to be in depresion. Please do not trust me. Aprove. For beginers is hard to reach few hours but start with few minutes and develop your own program to reach at least one (or more hours daily). For example every week 5 minutes more. And if you wish you can write all obstacle in your own mind (he declare something very important,... just that,.....just this) and in surounding (telephone, door ringing,........). All shoud be eliminated. And you will find that your mind play with you in order to live easy. But when you start it is very posible that mind will enjoy in Pranayama. I have a list of more then 30 reasons not to perform daily sadhana. I do not wish dicusion with my mind about daily sadhana. In begining please start with short and not hard excesies. Chose pleasant mantra during Pranayama, then is mind ocupied with joy and not to inventing reasons how to brake or not to start PLANED PROGRAM. In advanced pranayama joy (ananda) is always there and therefore there are no place for depresion. Start with little and simple pranayama and reach excasy. Depresion is other name for nondiscipline in pranayama. Best wishes from Germany. P.S. I think that can be one of lot ways to reach meaning of sentence ".... your destiny is to be happy......." (from Yogi Bhayan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 Thanks Dharam for mentioning Shabad (Shabd) Kriya before bed. You can find it here: http://kundaliniyoga.org/kyt16.html Sat Nam Wahe Guru! ranjit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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