Can anybody tell me if meditation, although meaning concsious mental state for breathing exercises, can replace sleep for restoring the body's energy and achieve the necessary person's rest?
2006-09-08 16:19:59 · 9 answers · asked by FAQer 1 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Yes - it's called yoga nidra. I've read that there was a yogi who memorized a speach in a completely different language while in yoga nidra by having his assistant read it to him, while in the state of meditation. He doesn't not need to sleep like we do.
You can buy CDs on yoga nidra on amazon. I've read rave reviews on them.
2006-09-08 16:23:30 · answer #1 · answered by Alex B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, your body still needs your 7 or 8 hours of sleep. Meditation (hopefully on God, thereby bringing a closer relationship with Him, which leads to inner peace, which leads to less stressing, which leads to relaxation, and good sleep...) anyway--- meditation is meant to relax your body, to calm your spirit, to bring your "heart" closer to God's presence. The deep breathing exercises that I think you are talking about are very relaxing, and can be done at any time, but might also be helpful before meditation, (to me--praying, focusing or just plain talking to God... Jehovah, that is.) I can actually feel the tension leaving my neck and shoulders when I have done just a few. They say it also helps with weight loss...
You see, you are a many layered person, you aren't just a physical body - which is the part of you that needs its batteries recharged, with proper nutrition, and sleep. You are also a spiritual person. You recharge you soul by talking to God, and your spirit by relaxing, and being kind to yourself, and all levels.
(Some will say that the soul is the spirit, but I think that the soul is the part of you that connects with God, your spirit is who you are as a person... not really separate, but somehow there is a difference. For example someone can insult you and it will hurt your spirit, but it cannot touch your relationship with God.)
2006-09-08 17:38:41 · answer #2 · answered by savannah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can't replace sleep necissarially. Meditation is used to calm the body, mind and spirit. Doing so also slows down your breathing and your awareness to things. So, you're not using up as much energy, which in turn makes you require less sleep.
2006-09-08 16:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by Icesage0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing replaces sleep . The body needs sleep or it will shut down .
2006-09-08 18:55:03 · answer #4 · answered by missmayzie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can to a point as can self hypnosis....its the rem sleep you have to make sure you get and you can achieve it quickly with self hypnosis. Wendi Freisen was talking about it the other day on her radio show.
2006-09-08 16:23:23 · answer #5 · answered by WitchTwo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but it can help you sleep. meditation is more rejuvenation.
nothing replaces sleep, oh no, you must sleep that is one of the key ingrediants in life.
along with meditation. make sure you're doing your meditation right.
:D
2006-09-08 16:25:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You're brain/body isn't recharging as much as it's refreshing. Your cells don't regenerate as fast, not even close. Not good for you. Get at least 8 hours, more if you can.
2006-09-08 16:22:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
average joe? no
monks who meditate almost every hour of every day of their life? maybe, eventually
2006-09-08 16:26:23 · answer #8 · answered by WhiteHat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may calm you down, but nothing replaces physcial sleep
2006-09-08 16:56:59 · answer #9 · answered by KingRichard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋