Meditation for Better Sleep - Associated Professional Sleep Societies


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Relaxation or sedation may seem like the obvious short term solutions to sleeping problems, but learning to meditate may help overcome insomnia and lead to lasting improvements in all aspects of sleep, according to study findings presented in June at the
annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

All of the 11 participants in a meditation study suffered from insomnia but were otherwise healthy. The principal investigator noted that insomnia is not just a night-time problem - effects such as hyperarousal and elevated measures of arousal are seen all day. For the study, the participants were divided into two groups. Both were taught about sleep hygiene. Then one group learned Kriya yoga, a form of meditation that has been shown to reduce measures of arousal. The other group received health education. After two months, the researchers assessed sleep quality, total sleep time, sleep efficiency, depression and other measures of sleep quality. All of these factors improved among the group that learned to meditate.
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