Comments on: Meditation – As Good As Sleep?

By: Sleep Alternatives « Your Mind Gardener

Sleep Alternatives « Your Mind Gardener — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:37:17 +0000

[...] Read more on how studies have proven that meditation is more effective than naps or caffeine. Share this blog: [...]

By: Dr. Lawrence Kindo

Dr. Lawrence Kindo — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:13:38 +0000

It sure does help to get some sleep and meditation is a good way to prepare for a good sleep. Of course it helps reduce stress levels.

By: Buddy @ natural sleep aids

Buddy @ natural sleep aids — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:44:28 +0000

Meditation is a good way for a person to have a good night sleep or a good day rest.

Because stress is a big factor why we can not sleep that well at nights. Even in the time of sleep, we are anxious about all our problems at work and at home.

Meditation is a good way to introspect and find solutions to our bewilderment. And there are many kinds of meditation a person could try and enlightenment is a certain.

One could do research to find out and learn more about meditation because we must not deprive ourselves of a good sleep because our bodies needs to rest and also our mind and soul.

By: Dana@depressiontest

Dana@depressiontest — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:11:22 +0000

I personally need a lot of sleep and I love to meditate. I find it very grounding and centering. I recommend and teach meditation techniques to my clients. I find it is very helpful ih those that suffer with depression.

By: Ray Baskerville

Ray Baskerville — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:56:47 +0000

Thanks for your comment Sammy

You make some valuable points and I agree that a balanced approach to meditation, indeed any spiritual practice, yields positive lasting results.

Blessings
Ray

By: Sammy @ noise reduction

Sammy @ noise reduction — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:54:45 +0000

This is interesting. having meditated for 30 +years, I can attest to the increased energy levels and alertness derived from meditation. But meditation should not be thought of as an alternative to sleep. They go hand in hand. Meditate and sleep. In fact; activity and rest. This is balance. Meditation results in better sleep and more focused activity.
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By: graham @ natural sleep aids

graham @ natural sleep aids — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:45:35 +0000

Great article and it got me thinking about some of the findings of sleep research.
There is little evidence that outside the brain any other organ undergoes any significant degree of repair during sleep.

In fact the evidence so far shows that these other organs undergo their repairs effectively during relaxed wakefulness. The stimulus to the repair of tissue wear and tear is an increase in blood amino acid levels, following food absorption by the gut. Tissue repair generally peaks a few hours after eating not during the fasting of a nights sleep.

The brain may be the important exception here. Unlike many organs, the cerebral cortex is unable to switch off to any degree, outside sleep. Even when we lie down, relax, turn off the light , block out sound and try and clear our minds of all thoughts, the cortex is always in a state of quiet readiness, prepared to respond immediately to any stimulus.

Deep Meditation may allow our brains to quieten down as they do during natural sleep allowing the various restorative processes that occur in normal sleep to occur.
I think I need to research this a little more, thanks for the ideas.
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By: Milly@Sleepmasters Beds

Milly@Sleepmasters Beds — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:06:23 +0000

Interesting study, however I could never give up sleep in place of meditation.
I could do both though!