Can you meditate instead of sleep?!
Question: Many times I am dead tired, but I have so much to do, I would rather not take a nap. So would meditating apporximately 15-30 minutes make me feel more energized like after a nap? Is meditation a good substitue for cat naps?
Answers: Many times I am dead tired, but I have so much to do, I would rather not take a nap. So would meditating apporximately 15-30 minutes make me feel more energized like after a nap? Is meditation a good substitue for cat naps?
Half an hour nap is better...
10 to 20 minutes meditation is okay...
Try all kinds of stretching for ten to fifteens minutes...wakes up the body.
it does make you feel less tired, but not as effective as napping. however meditating does relieve stress, pros and cons...
Let me know when you find an answer, i don't sleep well so maybii meditating when i am supposed to be sleeping will help...
Yes: 20 mns is optimal. Take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily; replace 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements for the winter months only! (or, as probably a better alternative to the 2 cod liver oil supplements: 1 teaspoonful of cod liver oil, with a little butter, to ensure its use; I take mine on sourdough rye bread, or toast, covered with fishpaste, and pepper, to mask the strong taste). Drink 2 - 4 cups of green tea, daily, with lemon/honey, but no milk/cream: these things will increase energy, in time. Ensure adequate iron intake (broccoli, spinach, kale, silverbeet/swiss chard, with a little lemon, or vinegar, or steak). Finally, go to http://www.mercola.com and enter "nutritional type" in the taskbar, and eat in accordance with yours in future, and sign up for the free email newsletter. Many American women are also lacking in the minerals, zinc, magnesium, and calcium: it is a good idea to have your doctor check all of your indicators. Incidentally, there is no reason why you can't meditate, work, then catnap for no more than 20 mns, later, by meditating in meal breaks (see stress post, below). CATNAPS. POWERNAPS: PAGE H, section 3*. STRESS: See stress treatments, at *ezy-build, below on page 42. Practise daily, one of the relaxation techniques on pages 2, 11, 2c, or 2i; whichever works best for you, but the mindfulness breathing for 15 - 20 mns is ideal, although the progressive muscle relaxation can be learned quickly, and takes only several minutes, if pressed for time. Employ the EFT version for use in public, for which you can reasonably claim that you have a headache, as you massage/tap your temples, but it may be advisable to restrict yourself to subvocalising (saying it to yourself, in your mind, not aloud). Section 53, and pages 2, 2.q and 2.o refer. "Even though I sometimes suffer from stress, I deeply and completely accept myself". You can also multitask, using the gazing technique, as you walk/jog or exercise, by focusing on a distant object, noting any thoughts which flash across your mind, without pursuing any particular train of thought, just gently redirect your focus to the gazing. Yoga, or Tai Chi may suit others, better. http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris*