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Re:Insomnia problems
johnfrd
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Insomnia problems
I have been battling primary insomnia for the last number of years. The biggest issue I have is not staying asleep, but getting there. I can be dead on my feet tired and when my head hits the pillow, my mind just starts up on a life of it's own. I have so many racing thoughts that it can regularly take me at least an hour to fall asleep, sometimes as much as 3 hours. Do you recommend any particular meditations and/or pose sequences that may help with this problem?
Posted On: 2008/10/02 18:34
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Timothy
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Re:Insomnia problems
It sounds like a meditation practice might be very helpful to learn how to quiet the "racing thoughts" in your mind. Our Yoga Meditation at: http://www.yogabasics.com/practice/yoga-meditation.html would be a great place to start and our Inner Peace Meditation might also be helpful: http://www.yogabasics.com/practice/inner-peace-meditation.html

We do have an Insomnia yoga therapy resource page available at: http://www.yogabasics.com/members/yogatherapy/insomnia2.html and a great pose sequence for you to do before bed would be our Calming the Heart and Mind sequence at: http://www.yogabasics.com/yoga-posture-sequences/heart-and-chest.html
Namaste,
Timothy
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Posted On: 2008/10/03 08:26
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