The Right Time To Sleep & Wake Up According To Ayurveda

The natural state of rest during which your eyes are closed and you become unconscious is known as sleep. Sleep is one of the most important things you need to do for your body because it is your body's way of recharging itself. When you begin to feel sleepy at night it means that your body has completely drained its energy and it needs to be recharged immediately.

Insomnia

Many people don't get enough sleep at night and there are also many people who experience disturbed sleep at night. One of the main reasons for such issues is that people don't follow a proper sleep pattern, they have scattershot sleep schedules. Such habits if continued in the long run causes problems such as insomnia. Currently, there are 10 million cases of insomnia in India every year.

Some of the important reasons why sleep is important:-

• Poor sleep is linked to higher body weight
• Good sleep can improve focus and productivity
• Good sleep induces faster recovery
• Good sleep is important for your immune system
• Good sleepers tend to eat few calories

These are few important reasons why sleep is important for all human beings, irrespective of age.

Here is a chart to determine the hours of sleep required for every individual based on his/her age

Sleep Chart

The Right Time For Sleep According To Ayurveda

The right time to sleep

After Determining the number of hours required for the body to recharge itself, now it's important to understand the right time to sleep

Ayurveda suggests that we should go to bed between 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm. Sleep between 10:00 pm and 12:00 am is the most beneficial for our nervous system. This time is a pitta-dominated time and Pitta is responsible for intellect, creativity, and passion. During this time the subtle body of the mind is resting. The subtle body of the mind enhances the development of thinking, reasoning, and understanding the essence of things.

Sleep between 12:00 am and 2:00 am fills our bodies with the vital energy of prana (life force). During this time period, we can see either nightmares or dreams of joy.

Our body is completely relaxed between 2:00 am and 4:00 am and it's being filled with energy and it's important to be in deep sleep during this time period. Between 4:00 am and 6:00 am is the time of happiness, optimism, and meditation.

Right Time To Wake Up According To Ayurveda

The right time to wake up

• Ayurveda recommends getting up at 4:00 am for people who wants to engage in spiritual practices
• People who want to achieve their goals or attain prosperity should wake up at 5 am.
• A person waking up after 6:00 am will have feelings of sluggishness and indecisiveness will follow.
• Getting up post 7:00 am creates a state of stress and pessimism. People who wake up post 7:00 am often suffer from stress-related disorders, particularly digestive and cardiovascular diseases.

The critical time of awakening is 6:00 am. If we get up before that time, enthusiasm, cheerfulness, and lightness will accompany the day. And the family that wakes up before sunrise is naturally happier and more enthusiastic. The reason being a half-hour before sunrise, the sun sends special rays that penetrate the atmosphere and gives energy to the human body. The Japanese researchers have documented this for 20 mins before sunrise, where the biochemistry of the body changes drastically, even the blood changes its composition.

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