I know a sleeping disorder very well. It will cause impatience, a short temper, fatigue, and a vicious circle of life starts. I had been suffering from a sleeping disorder for 10 years. I still feel I lost an important part of my life. When I finally recovered from it, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t found the simple solution earlier.
The fight in bed
I hear many experience negative thoughts in bed. An argument at work, financial problems, whatever it is, those will be amplified when we are alone with our minds. As the mind and body are interconnected, these negative thoughts increase the stress hormone, and the physical body enters a “fighting mode,” which is totally the opposite of sleeping.
What should we do?
In my Reiki training, it is obligatory to practice clearing negative thoughts before going to sleep. It is like taking a hot soap bath to clean all the dirt. We do the same for the mind. Once we release emotional dirt and anything we don’t need for sleep, then we fall asleep.
How do you do that? The answer is
Uniting the body and mind.
In my stress management training, there is a practice to clear the negative thoughts before sleeping. It is like taking a hot soap bath to clean all dirt. We do the same for the mind. Once we release emotional baggage or anything we don’t need for sleep, then we fall asleep. We need to practice it to perform it whenever we need it. It may take time, but you will be better and better every day.
For example, when you walk, your body is walking, but often your mind is elsewhere, lost in thoughts. When you eat, your body takes in food, yet your mind is busy thinking of other things. The body and mind are not collaborating, but do different things.
But once you practice aligning body and mind, they become a good team. What happens is that when the body eats, the mind also eats. When the body walks, the mind walks together. Then, when the body sleeps, the mind also sleeps. As the trust between the mind and body strengthens, sleep quality will improve further.
When examining the healthy human body, we see that all cells work together to support one another as a unified whole. Then the body and mind should also support each other, not blaming each other. This is the simplest realization that helped me overcome my sleeping difficulty.
When there is harmony between body and mind, you can sleep deeply even in hard times. It is because the body and mind must be strong enough to overcome them. The body and mind are designed in this way, not for self-destruction in a safe bed.
So, today, let’s unite your body, mind, and even energy with Reiki practice!
If you hear the excited voice from your body and mind when they hear Reiki practice, you are the real practitioner.
If we look at the healthy human body, all cells help each other. We are one team. The body and mind should support each other too. This is the simplest answer I realized when I got over insomnia. When there is harmony between body and mind, you can sleep deeply. So, today, let’s talk with your body and mind in meditation.