Meditate before bedtime and find better sleep

Meditating before bedtime can help you to relax and prepare your body and mind for sleep. Mindfulness meditation can help reduce anxious thoughts and stress levels, which puts you in a better state to fall asleep and sleep more soundly

• Meditation helps to activate your parasympathetic nervous system and induce a more relaxed mental and physical state (for example, calmer breath, lower heart rate and blood pressure)

• Concentrating on the present moment as is the basis of mindfulness meditation can help extract you from ruminating on the past or future and reduce associated anxiety

• A calmer mind means fewer disruptions and a smoother transition into sleep, which helps in falling asleep more quickly and staying asleep during the night 

Want to learn more? Check out these studies.

• The effect of mindfulness meditation on sleep quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials | Annals of The NY Academy of Sciences

• Meditation and Mindfulness: What You Need To Know | NCCIH

• The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on sleep disturbance: a systematic review | Explore

• The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Sleep Disturbance: A Meta-Analysis | Adolescent Psychiatry

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