Meditation could cause sleep disorders like sleep deprivation, insomnia and sleep cycle disturbances as it sharpens the senses and keeps the brain active when it should be resting. Too much concentration and deep thinking can upset one’s sleeping patterns. Just like antibiotics aren’t suitable for some people, in the same manner, meditation might also be the cause of problems in a person’s life. Exposure to disturbing events might lead to emotional imbalances and intensified awareness of one’s mind.
Meditation Might Prevent the Brain from Resting
Meditation has always been a good way of soothing one’s nerves and bringing peace to the mind and body but unfortunately, it often takes away brain’s ability to ease off when not needed. Human brain is a miraculous organ that works to astonishing extends but it needs to rest too. Constant focusing and visualization causes intensified attentiveness. This continuous mode of conscientiousness takes away the hibernating power of brain, keeping it restless all the time. Even when the human body gets tired, mind refuses to ‘loosen up’ causing sleep disorders. Meditating regularly becomes a habitual task for the mind in which it keeps addressing a particular point. In this everyday process, brain starts working more like a machine that continues its process even when not necessary.
Meditation Could Cause Sleep Disorders Through Overexciting When Rest is Needed
When one is meditating, he/she tends to wake up to reality, but at the other hand he/she might be drifting away from a revitalizing sleep which is most needed. Too much energy is pooled in one’s brain and it cannot let go of it because of the meditating habit. As the senses become sharper, it is continually alert and aware of the happenings in the surroundings. The brain becomes more adapted towards transformational tasks. It might even give excessive importance to highly insignificant jobs. Various techniques of meditation require continuous physical as well as mental exercise, increasing the blood circulation. Sleep disorders can be heavily caused by this consistent improvement and concentration pressure. Meditation keeps the mind in the state of persistent effort, making it difficult to temporarily ‘switch off’ when not needed. Due to this practice, a person might be able to sleep just for two to three hours maximum or could have a very light sleep. Meditation starts a circle of intuition which gives rise to sensations in body and the brain starts thinking, even unwillingly.
