Nocturia and Meditation – BionicOldGuy

I, together with lots of mates my age, can have bother sleeping at evening, particularly when waking up in the course of the evening. This may be made worse by “nocturia” or having to stand up to pee a number of instances per evening, which is frequent amongst older people. This could result in issues getting again to sleep, particularly you probably have a “busy mind” that you simply don’t know tips on how to flip off.

I bought recommendation on tips on how to repair this from a pricey good friend years in the past that has labored nicely for me, and I attempt to go it on to mates who’ve this downside. It helps if you know the way to meditate. You don’t should be excellent at it, you generally is a newbie (I gave newbie recommendation on meditation right here). Most individuals with “busy brains” discover their thoughts doesn’t wish to cooperate meditating, it needs to be flitting round from thought to thought (or fear to fret). One other downside when meditating is falling asleep. Right here’s the place the recommendation from my good friend, who was additionally a meditator, is available in. In the course of the evening, she mentioned to suppose to your self, “nice, that is the right time to meditate, as a result of I gained’t be concerned by falling asleep”. Your thoughts, which doesn’t wish to meditate, will see falling asleep because the lesser of two evils. Works like a champ for me.