Cyclic meditation: key to better sleep?

Cyclic meditation: key to better sleep?

sleep is an essential component of our health and well -being. Both short -term and long -term physical and mental consequences can have too little sleep. One way to improve the quality of sleep is the practice of yoga, which includes physical exercises (asanas), meditation and breathing techniques. A special yoga style, known as cyclical meditation (cm), combines physical attitudes with relaxation techniques. The latest research results suggest that CM can have a positive effect on sleep quality.

In a current review, studies on the effect of CM have been analyzed on sleep quality. The authors searched several scientific databases for relevant literature and included five articles with a total of 277 participants. All studies were carried out in India and included a diverse group of participants, including healthy volunteers, people with type 2 diabetes, alcohol-dependent and caregivers of children with special needs.

The results show that cm can improve the quality of sleep, but the effects vary depending on the group of participants. Since most of the existing studies are relatively small and limited to a certain environment, further research is necessary. Larger, well -designed randomized studies could help to establish CM as a general recommendation to improve sleep quality.

foundations and terms:

• sleep quality: refers to the ability to sleep easily, to sleep through and feel relaxed.
• yoga: an ancient practice that includes physical attitudes, breathing techniques and meditation.
• asanas: physical attitudes or exercises in yoga.
• meditation: a practice that is often based on breathing and concentration to promote mental clarity and relaxation.
• cyclical meditation (cm): a form of yoga that combines asanas with relaxation techniques.

abbreviations:

• cm: Cyclical meditation

Science has always emphasized how important good sleep is for our health. This research could be a further step towards a better understanding and new techniques to promote better sleep - perhaps through practices such as cyclical meditation.

The effectiveness of cyclical meditation to improve sleep quality

The present study offers a detailed analysis on the effect of cyclical meditation (cm) on the quality of sleep, based on scientific data. The focus is on the analysis of relevant research results that highlight the potential advantages of CM to increase the quality of sleep.

research design and methodology

The review includes the period until January 22, 2023 and is based on extensive literature research in various databases, including Pubmed, Cochrane, Embase and Google Scholar. Current studies have been selected when they were examined on the quality of sleep and published in English. The following criteria were fulfilled:

• 5 studies with a total of 277 participants, all carried out in India.
• 2 randomized controlled studies (RCTS) and 3 individual group or two-group in advance after and crossover studies.
• participants were healthy volunteers, patients with type 2 diabetes, alcohol addicts and caregivers from children with special needs.

results

The findings show that CM can cause significant improvements in sleep quality, whereby the effect sizes vary between 0.56 and 4.90. These results underline the potential benefit of CM as a therapeutic approach to improve sleep quality.

recommendations and future research directions

Although the previous results are promising, there is a need for further, comprehensive and randomized studies to confirm the role of CM in sleep disorders and recommend it as an independent yogic intervention. Important future approaches include the involvement of various sleep parameters for more detailed analysis of the effects.

For a deeper insight into the study and further details, we refer to the full study, accessible at the following link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39698183 .