Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
‘Sleep is the perfect meditation’ – Dalai Lama
‘By no means waste anytime you may spend sleeping’ – Frank H. Knight
‘Night time time’ is a blessing for us in our life. It is part of circadian rhythm and nature’s approach of giving us a break, transition and rest. Sleep is the perfect and essentially the most stunning factor that we do at night time, we now have to! High quality, amount and timing of sleep and sustaining self-discipline with every of those fragments would have a robust influence on bodily, psychological, emotional, sensual and religious well being of people.
Regular and pure sleep is taken into account ‘bhuta dhatri’ – mother-like for all dwelling beings.
Aside from sleep there are another actions which should be completed at night time earlier than we sleep. These actions are categorized underneath ‘Ratricharya’ – the night time routine by Ayurveda.
‘One of the best bridge between despair and hope is an efficient night time’s sleep’ – E. Joseph Cossman
On this article I’ll spotlight the significance and influence of the ‘night time time routine’ and the actions talked about therein over psychological and emotional well being.
Impact of Ratricharya on Psychological and Emotional Well being
Beneath talked about regimens are included in Ratricharya – night time routine schedule. Each would have a robust constructive influence on the physique, thoughts, senses and feelings and must be adopted repeatedly after having completed the dinner.
Washing palms completely..!
Washing the palms after consuming meals is a wholesome apply. This additionally displays that we have to eat with our palms. These days we eat our meals with spoons. Consuming with palms would give a private contact in the direction of consuming meals. We additionally would get a possibility to really feel the meals earlier than we eat and that emotionally connects us with the meals. The style of the meals additionally appears good after we eat with our palms. We additionally join with ourselves. We additionally intimately join our karmendriya – organ of motion i.e. hand, jihvendriya – sense organ of style i.e. tongue and ubhayendriya – twin organ i.e. thoughts and affiliate with them with an essential life help – upastambha i.e. meals. Washing palms completely after consuming meals is hygienic and in addition pampering our palms. It might induce freshness in our thoughts and senses.
Washing mouth, cleaning enamel, betel leaf chewing, medicated smoking
Cleaning the tooth, washing the mouth and chewing betel leaves wouldn’t solely clean up the mouth but in addition would have a constructive affect on the thoughts and senses. They can even result in prasanna indriyatva i.e. calmness and pleasantness of the thoughts and senses. Medicated smoking would clear off the kapha from the mouth and throat including to the freshness. To wash up our oral cavity earlier than sleep is wholesome and hygienic apply. It’s going to preserve the members of our oral cavity wholesome.
Strolling for 100 steps..!
Strolling for 100 steps would assist in digestion of meals and also will relieve one from meals induced fatigue and drowsiness. It is necessary to not sleep instantly after taking meals to assist higher digestion of meals.
Use of Triphala and utility of Anjana..!
Consumption of Triphala would act as Rasayana, to complete off on the finish of the day. It might additionally assist in straightforward bowel evacuation the subsequent morning. It might have an excellent impact on the indriyas – eye well being and imaginative and prescient, and so does utility of Anjana. Additional on, anjana would cleanse the eyes, take away eye fatigue and induce good sleep, which additional calms the thoughts and therefore retains away the stress.
Sleep good, sleep properly, sleep at occasions…!
‘Having peace, happiness and healthiness is my definition of magnificence. And you’ll’t have any of that with out sleep’ – Beyonce
Sleep is alleged to be one of many three upastambhas – supporting pillars of our life. The standard, amount and timing of sleep must be managed correctly. A correct sleep has a really sturdy constructive influence on not solely bodily well being but in addition on psychological and sensual well being. Sleep retains the stress, worries, detrimental feelings at examine and retains the thoughts and senses wholesome, calm and balanced.
Among the many advantages of sleep sukham – happiness, pleasure or consolation and jnanam – knowledge and intelligence have been talked about, that are associated to our thoughts. Dangerous high quality and amount of sleep will impart reverse results i.e. dukham – discomfort, stress and ailments in the long term. Modern-day man is mentally and emotionally disturbed since he meddles with the pure phenomenon of sleep. Sleep can also be a ‘adharaniya vega’ pure urge of the physique which shouldn’t be forcibly managed. If completed, it could trigger many bodily, psychological and emotional imbalances. Sleep deprivation for very long time intervals as a apply would have a foul toll on general well being. It will possibly trigger or set off / worsen many ailments.
Sleeping at night time is alleged to be regular and when completed correctly as a apply, it protects us like a mom and in addition nurtures us. Different types of sleep are both compensatory or pathological. These affected by insomnia and sleep deprivation are seen to have many psychological points.
An excellent night time’s sleep will restore concord in our system after the wear and tear and tear we expertise all through the day. It’s rejuvenation to the physique, thoughts, senses and in addition our feelings. Many occasions we see that we’re totally different individuals after we get up, bodily, mentally and emotionally. We have now conquered many imbalances and untoward fluctuations in every of those layers. Sleep just isn’t solely important but in addition necessary. Sleep is essentially the most stunning factor we are able to do at night time time. Those that are blessed with the suitable high quality; amount and timing of sleep are blessed, wholesome and match.
Good high quality and amount of sleep balances tridoshas and enhances the sattva high quality of thoughts. This guides one in the direction of constructive pondering and constructive life.
Intercourse…!
Intercourse is yet one more fundamental intuition and important a part of one’s life and a necessity. It’s an act which has extra advantages, greater than procreation. It is among the greatest stress-busters. It calms the thoughts and senses.
Bala – energy, immunity, endurance and tolerance (bodily, psychological and emotional) are stated to be underneath the management of shukra – semen. Upastha – penis is a karma indriya – organ of motion. It shares its chemistry and is related to different indriyas and in addition manas – the thoughts, which can also be an indriya. The thought and ideation of getting intercourse itself has a constructive influence on all of the senses.
Brahmacharya is among the supporting pillars of our life, similar to sleep and meals and it consists of having fun with significant intercourse when it comes to high quality, amount and time. Sexual activity practiced in diseased circumstances, throughout day time or midnight will lead to aggravation of vata and pitta and trigger associated issues.
Wholesome intercourse additionally is nice for emotional well being. It helps in constructing and strengthening the emotional bonding with one’s life associate. Love, care and affection related to wholesome intercourse are an elixir for our thoughts and senses they usually not solely set off the joyful hormones however will preserve them flowing at all times. It will preserve every cell of the physique in a state of happiness.
Moonwalk…!
Strolling within the moonlight will pacify pitta, excessive finish feelings and aggression and calm the thoughts. Darkness of the night time is alleged to pacify pitta and kapha, induces sleep naturally and calms the thoughts serving to its detachment from the indriyas. It’s going to additionally preserve us emotionally related with nature, cosmos and creation and make us really feel oneness with them.