If you wake up at the same time of the night all time, it could reveal something about your health.
5. Difficulty Sleeping Between 9-10 p.m.You May Be Stressed.
If you don’t feel relaxed and sleepy at this time, this could be due to stress.
Try meditation before you go to bed.
Emma Richards of Marie Claire also suggests Yoga Nidra, for sleep meditation, to really
usher in the zzz’s.
Meditation is a great way to relieve your stress and relax your mind.
It helps you forget about the worries which plague you throughout the day, and allows
you to stay in the present moment - completely relaxed and stress free.
To meditate, all you have to do is find a quiet place.
Sit or lay down, and close your eyes.
Slowly start to breathe in and out.
Clear your mind of all thoughts and just focus solely on breathing.
If distracting thoughts start to come into your mind, just move your thoughts back to
breathing in and out.
If you are a beginner, do this for five minutes and gradually increase how long you are doing
it as you become better at it.
You will find that it helps calm your mind, and may even help you fall asleep while improving
the quality of your sleep at the same time.
4.
Are You Waking Up Between 11 p.m.
And 1 a.m.?
You May Be Experiencing Emotional Disappointment.
Chinese medicine tells us that the gallbladder, which is linked to how we feel, is active
during this time.
If you are experiencing this type of sleep disruption, Wikr.com suggests practicing mantras
and self-acceptance.
Mantras, like meditation, can help relieve our stress and relax us.
They instill positive thoughts into our minds and can have a positive effect in our self
confidence and self acceptance.
Do you wake up at any of these times in the morning?
Well, keep watching to find out about some even more interesting reasons you might be
waking up at night all the time.
And make sure you stick around until the end to find out what positions doctors recommend
you avoid sleeping in all together!
3.
Are You Waking Up Between 1-3 a.m.?
It May Mean You Are Angry.
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Foundation notes that issues with liver functionality
are typically associated with anger and frustration.
In this case, Wikr.com suggests drinking a cold glass of water as well as practicing
meditation in order to help ease the tension.
If you find that you are angry and tend to lose your temper for the smallest of reasons,
you should also consider speaking to a therapist.
A therapist can help you understand why you react to certain things in a specific way,
and can help you get to any deep rooted issues which may be causing your anger.
Through practicing meditation and seeking help from a professional, you can heal ease
your anger, which may be able to help you sleep better at night.
2.
Waking Up Between 3-5 a.m.?
A Higher Power May Be Communicating With You.
This time of night corresponds to the lungs which are connected to sadness.
Chinese medicine suggests that a greater power or presence may be relaying a message to you.
Being awake at this time may be a sign that a spiritual or divine being is attempting
to guide you to a greater purpose, says The Traditional Chinese Medicine Foundation.
If you do not believe in a higher power, try tapping in to your inner emotions to really
find out why you are feeling the way you are feeling.
This is where meditation can play a huge role in helping you discover who you really are
while easing any unnecessary stress in your life.
If you are experiencing deficient lungs or have symptoms including pessimism, self-pity,
injustice, and desperation it’s important to reevaluate your worldview.
The phrase “able to breathe” is not only about the physical ability to breathe but
it also refers to a feeling of ease and self-assuredness.
Try practicing breathing exercises and meditation to induce sleep.
1.
Are You Waking Up Between 5-7 a.m.?
You May Be Experiencing Emotional Blocks: This might be related to intestinal health.
Intestinal problems are tied to emotional imbalances, according to Stepping Stone Acupuncture
and Wellness.
“An emotional imbalance in the large intestine energy could manifest as chronic constipation,
but it could also manifest as a tendency to hold on to the negative”
Healthy large intestines allow you to better cope with negative thoughts.
They allow us to admonish energy or thoughts that don’t serve us or help us grow.
This refers to both physical and emotional health.
In this case, Wikr.com suggests doing some stretches before attempting to sleep again.
When it comes down to it, if you are experiencing any health issues, it may be affecting how
you sleep.
Whether you are experiencing stomach issues, muscle pain, or any other illness, they may
impact your sleep.
And when people are ill, it tends to affect their outlooks, and can sometimes make them
more negative.
This could also affect your sleep, as negative thinking tends to keep us up at night.
This is why meditation and therapy are so highly recommended.
All in all, it is evident that Chinese medicine places emphasis on the union of mind and body.
According to its teachings, the way we experience our day-to-day interactions and how they affect
us are entirely linked to our physical health.
If this speaks to you, it is worth your while to learn more about meditation and the mind-body
connection.
According to New York Magazine, the tradition of sleeping during the night and being awake
during the day is not intrinsic to us.
Rather, it’s a learned habit and a modern phenomenon that was established in the 1800s.
So, if you find yourself waking up at odds hours of the night, there is no reason to
panic.
This video will tell you what your sleeping patterns are telling you about your health.
And stay tuned until the very end, because we'll tell you about different things you
can do to help improve your sleep!
The historian Roger Ekirch studied sleep patterns and found that the traditional notion of sleep
involved two shifts called “segmented sleep.”
In an article published in New York Magazine, Benjamin Reiss explains that between the two
segmented sleep periods was a period dubbed “quiet wakefulness” that can last over
an hour.
The theory stating that sleep is made up of a structure of segmented sleep followed by
quiet wakefulness followed by segmented sleep was so widely adopted that it suggested an
evolutionary cause.
However, either the evolutionary theory can’t stand or certain factors about our environment
today have disrupted the pattern of segmented sleep.
If you've been trying hard to improve the quality of your sleep but it still feels like
you cannot get a full uninterrupted night’s sleep, don’t fret!
You are normal.
While there are a number of factors that can contribute to uneasy sleep patterns, Chinese
medicine can tell us what waking up at specific hours of the night means.
So now that you know what may be causing you to wake up at random times during the night,
it might be time to think about switching up your sleeping position!
The sleep position in which you sleep can play a big part in the quality of your sleep.
In addition to this, if you suffer from certain health conditions (like heartburn for example),
there are certain positions you should and shouldn't sleep in to help relieve your symptoms.
Doctors suggest that if you have heartburn, you sit in a slightly upright position.
This will keep the contents of your stomach down as you sleep.
If you have heartburn, you should avoid sleep flat on your back, as this can worsen the
condition.
According to the New York Times, doctors also state that you should sleep on your left side
if you have heartburn.
Doctors also state that the number one position that you should absolutely not sleep in is
on your stomach.
This is because it can affect the curvature of your back.
And sleeping on your stomach also places unnecessary strain on your neck, back, and spine.
If you tend to sleep on your stomach and find that you have trouble sleeping or you wake
up sore, try sleeping in a different position to see if the quality of your sleep improves
at all.
You never know unless you try, right?
Sleeping on your stomach makes it difficult for your body to maintain a completely neutral
position, which can put stress on your whole entire body.
So avoid sleeping on your stomach if you can, and try incorporating different methods and
lifestyle changes to try to improve your sleep.
So what do you think?
Do you tend to wake up at random times during the night?
What are some of the things you do that help you fall (and stay!) asleep?
Let us know in the comments section below!