How to Sleep Well- A simple treatment for Insomnia without pills

  Many people suffer from sleeping disorders like insomnia, oversleeping or nightmares while dreaming. A restless sleep makes the whole day boring and non-productive. A person suffering from these problems feels irritated throughout the day and has to depend on pills. The most unfortunate thing is that it becomes very difficult to get treatment for these problems as the doctors charge very high fees and yet can't provide any permanent solution.

                Thankfully, some ancient meditative traditions provide very simple solutions to these problems. Let the few things be very clear. There are three states of life which are known as waking life, dreaming life and deep sleep. Let us know these terms in detail :

• Waking Life: The state which we know as a conscious state and experience it mostly in the daytime. It contains the active part of life when we experience our body as true identity with our eyes open and sense organs working in harmony to perceive the physical world along with mental thoughts as our physical activities are guided by thoughts.

• Dreaming Life: The state which we observe during sleep when we become unaware of our bodies and physical reality but live in a world of dreams. This state is mainly related with the mental world.

• Deep Sleep: The state of utter silence during sleep when we become completely unaware of the physical and mental realities. Spiritual scientists call these state as nearest to the super consciousness or Self.

Our quality of sleep depends mainly on thoughts which we cultivate in our minds during the day. To get good sleep we can follow the steps given below  :

• Physical activities: Physical exercises are very essential for the proper functioning of the body and a healthy mind. During exercises, every part of the body gets movement and blood circulates to all parts. The hormones like endorphins which are secreted during exercises make us positive and happy. Also, to get sound sleep, the body needs to get the proper physical activities.

• Thoughts before Sleep: 

1. This is the most important thing of concern. Be aware of the thoughts before you sleep. Feed your mind with positive thoughts like love, compassion and motivation. Don't allow negative thoughts like fear, stress or anxiety to come into the mind. If negative thoughts come, take a deep breath and say to the mind, "cancel or delete these thoughts". Be confident that you are the observer of the thoughts, not the thought itself. So, in reality, no thought is permanent and can't harm you.
2. Listen to or read some motivational things before sleep which would give you a reason to wake up in the next morning with full energy and to work on some idea.
3. While lying on the bed, think that your whole body is getting relaxed. Pass thought of love to all your body parts. Repeat the affirmation in mind that, "I am fine, I am healthy and I am happy".Think that you are getting sleep.

• Breathing exercises:  Deep breathing exercises for even five minutes in a day can make your mind calm and peaceful if done regularly. We don't get sleep when we have thoughts of stress. Deep breathing help in reducing the stress level.  Before sleep, do deep breathing for some time and then slowly move towards observing the natural breath and be one with the breath.

The above methods can certainly help in getting rid of sleeping disorders and make your life easy. Wish you a restful and peaceful sleep.