sleeping directions

[Guest guest]

I think some of the confusion comes from a head "facing"

versus "pointing". A head "facing" South would have the chin

pointing South and head pointing north.

 

I had heard that sleeping with your head pointed North, especially if

you sleep on the ground, makes you feel more refreshed because of the

Earth's magnetic forces running North to the South. When I first

started sleeping on the floor (just a sheet over the carpet) a few

years ago, I experienced this when I had my head pointed to the

East. A couple times as I fell asleep or first thing I woke up, I

felt like I was lying sideways in a river. I switched my head to

the north and have been fine ever since. The only exceptions is on

Saturdays when it seems more comfortable to nap with my head in the

south.

 

I had read somewhere that a person's head points to the South

(direction of Yama the god of death) during the funeral rituals and

cremation.

 

tom