Do you ever dread going to bed? Put it off because you know you are going to lie there wide awake, tossing and turning watching as the panic of another sleepless night looms ahead of you? Well you are not alone. The number of people suffering from sleep problems in the modern world is staggering. Somewhere around 1 in 5 people are sleep deprived. It’s a public health epidemic that effects much more than the bags under your eyes and yawning at work. Insufficient sleep can lead to all sorts of problems, including car accidents, cancer and diabetes. Getting enough sleep is a serious issue for your overall wellbeing.
Craniosacral therapy can really help address the torture of sleepless nights. It is a light touch therapy that allows the client to enter into a state of deep relaxation, similar to meditation, taking the client to that in between place. This therapy helps to regulate the autonomic nervous system, the part of our body that is responsible for our ability to rest and respond to stress.
When you are stressed often your sleep, concentration and digestion will suffer. If this is allowed to continue unchecked, it can lead to deeper more complicated problems opening the doorway for disease. Regulating the autonomic nervous system will enhance the ability of the body to relax, allowing for smoother digestion, clearer thinking, relaxation and deeper, easier sleep, closing down the pathway to disease.
A well-functioning autonomic nervous system is essential for a healthy mind, body and spirit. It allows for a healthy interplay of activity and relaxation, encouraging growth, healing, balancing of our moods and deep rejuvenating sleep. The type of sleep we are all entitled to.
If you are missing out on those deep, deep sleeps where you wake up ready to greet the world the next day, maybe you should consider a craniosacral session. Maybe your body needs to be reminded of the simplicity and power of stillness and the rejuvenating place that can take you to.