***HOW TO SLEEP WELL***

Scientific facts

In hinduism, it is advised to avoid sleeping with our head to the north or west. The direction your head faces

while sleeping has a strong effect on your physical and mental well-being.

The Indian Ayurvedic tradition believes that sleep positions decide the kind of energy we want coming into our

life, with sleeping facing the East and South being the most beneficial.

Vishnu Purana, considered one of the most important Hindu religions texts, says: "It is beneficial to lie down

with the head placed eastward or southward. The man who lies down with his head placed in contrary

directions becomes diseased."

The Science

We all know that Earth has a magnetic pole stretched from north to south with the positive pole at the north

and the negative pole at the south. Now, health scientists tell us that humans like many other animal species

have an innate magnetic compass, with the positive pole at the head and the negative one at the feet.

It is common knowledge that like poles repel and unlike poles attract not only scientific but also in social

spheres. When we lay our heads on the north side, the two positive sides repel each other and there is a

struggle between the two.

Earth revolves from west to east, and sun's magnetic field enters earth from east side. This magnetic force

enters our head if we lie with head on the east and exits through feet, promoting cool heads and warm feet as

per the laws of magnetism and electricity. When the head is laid towards the west, cool feet and hot head. It

results an unpleasant start for morning.

Now we may realize why the ancient people said, that our intellect improves by east facing head.

Further studies have suggested that humans who sleep in an East-West position have far shorter REM (Rapid

eye movement) sleep cycles, in which dreams occur, compared with North-South sleepers who got more REM

sleep.

REM sleep is the final phase in our deep sleep cycle and it usually takes up 20-25% of the total sleep time.

There are various theories about what REM is from neural pathway development to memory consolidation, but

science is agreed that it is a vital function and so maximizing your amounts could help promote greater health

and well being.

Our sleep positions may have some beneficial effects, from increased REM sleep and energy flows to improved

and regular patterns. As more research is carried out more will be known.

Impact On Health

Earth's magnetic field is in North-South direction and this retards the blood flow through brain capillaries

and affect the functioning of brain cells.

If a person doing stressful job sleeps with head facing South, he would get fresh comparatively faster and it

has been noticed that the efficiency of such people has increased significantly.

While when a person sleeps with his head facing the north, magnetic field of the body and earth are not in

harmony and this results in the disturbed blood circulation resulting in mental unrest and a disturbed sleep.

Due to the repulsion, You may lose 50% of your willpower and your soul power may not increase while you

sleep pointing your head towards North. Your physical and mental health may suffer.

Since the earth has a greater magnetic force, we are always the losers, and rise in the morning with

headache or heaviness.

When we lay our heads in the southern direction, there is mutual attraction and we wake up fit, fresh and

free, unless afflicted by some illness.

Taking into consideration, the laws and fundamentals of Magnetism, South Pole is the source of positive

enegy while North Pole is considered to be the source of negative energy. If we sleep with our head (brain)

faces the North, the tired brain gets negative energy from the North direction, it will take more time for it to

revitalize and work efficiently. Also, if this continues, the constant exposure of the brain to negative energy

might reduce the efficiency of the brain gradually.