Meditation May Be Effective For Insomnia

Results indicate that patients saw improvements in subjective sleep quality and sleep diary parameters while practicing meditation. Sleep latency, total sleep time, total wake time, wake after sleep onset, sleep efficiency, sleep quality and depression improved in patients who used meditation.

"Results of the study show that teaching deep relaxation techniques during the daytime can help improve sleep at night," said Ramadevi Gourineni, MD, director of the insomnia program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Evanston, Ill.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2009, June 15). Meditation May Be An Effective Treatment For Insomnia. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 6, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2009/06/090609072719.htm