how we should sleep (right side and left side)

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> I changed this as an ayurvedic authority insisted that the previous info I

> had got from another ayurvedic authority was incorrect. It seems that

> ayurvedic doctors, like other doctors, and also lawyers and politicians

> (councillers also?) all give different advice.

>

> If possible, someone could send this query ("which is the best side to

> sleep on?") to various ayurvedic doctors (there are several on the

> internet) and send us the responses.

>

> Unless a clear consensus emerges, in the next edition of BIKC I'll just

> write "sleep on the side" without specifying which one. At least that the

> side is better than the back seems to be agreed upon by ayurvedic

> authorities. All proscribe sleeping on the stomach.

 

When the air flows more from the right nostril, the body's heat

increases (pingala--sun).

 

When the air flows more from the left nostril (ida--moon), the body

becomes cooler.

 

When one sleep on the left side the right nostril is becomes more

opened and so the bodily heat increases, good for digestion. Therefore it

is recommended to rest on this side after eating.

 

Sleeping on the right side of the body will open the left nostril

and the body will become cooler during sleep. Good for peaceful sleep.

 

However, there may be reasons to sleep on the left side of the body

such as if the room is too cold.

 

Ys. Prahladananda Swami