You DESERVE good sleep! Whether you are an over-extended homemaker or an over-taxed corporate CEO – we all work too hard! And if we do not re-charge every night, it is just a matter of time before our bodies become reluctant to engage in daily activities – even joyful ones. It’s because sleep, as we learn in Ayurveda, is one of the 3 foundational pillars of good health in life. But is this just a nifty metaphor? Vaidya Mishra demystified the ancient vedic texts for us and explained why sleep, along with good fresh pranic food, and proper conduct (brahma-acharya) is what you need to replenish OJAS – on a daily basis. During the day, when we are full of activity we are using up Ojas – ojas is the finest bi-product of perfect health that adds glow to the face, rhythm to the feet, and song in the heart! You can think of it as the fuel necessary not only for good activity but for life. When ojas goes low, you get sick. When “param ojas” is diminished by even one drop, your soul departs from the body – literally! Ojas is the finest by-product of good food, good sleep, and good conduct. Modern science has an in-depth understanding of how sleep and activity are necessary sides of the same coin, and modern findings confirm ancient ayurvedic wisdom. For example, we know that the ayurvedic shastras recommend we go to bed by 8:30pm. Did you know that the body starts to release melatonin around 8pm, in line with the circadian cycle? Melatonin peaks by 10pm and if we are not asleep by then, it’s much harder to fall asleep. Or if we do, our sleep does not carry the same rejuvenative properties and we may wake up groggy. The point is: we do not live in vacuum. We are part and parcel of a complex universe where highly intricate and complex laws of nature work in harmony to keep things in place. How does this help us get more better sleep? Again, Vaidya Mishra reminded us that the greatest truths are the simplest: for better sleep we need better and more SOMA! Good soma in the environment as in less EMF exposure; good soma in the food we eat – no leftovers, or acidic preservatives, etc; good soma in the relationships we cultivate which start with self-compassion; good soma in the activities we choose: skip the horror movies for some comedy; etc. Soma, he reminded us, is the raw material for ojas. When you make sure during the day not to expose your body, mind, and heart, to depleting situations, acidic food, and stressful emotions, and instead, you take a walk in the moonlight after a stressful day, you make sure you get some laughs (best remedy for impossible situations!), you practice some nice gentle pranayam to calm the mind etc, then by 8 pm when your body is ready to shift gears, you will be able to release and get replenished. If it’s still hard, Vaidya made some unique products that help with all kinds of sleepless night scenarios!!Click hereto explore the full line of soma sleep supporting ayurvedic herbs and creams.
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