27 of the BHNN Guest Podcast Dream Yoga (33:55) How might upcoming research between sleep and meditation inform the gap in understanding about sleep? Learn more about the science and practice of presence with Dr. They talk about how little science actually knows about sleep. Ian and Lama Surya Das speak more about the research being done on the impact of meditation on sleep. So, if melatonin is suppressed and cortisol is high, you are going to find it extremely difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep.” – Dr. You get a frustrating message from someone that makes you angry it is going to raise cortisol which has an inverse relation to melatonin, which is a sleep hormone.
There are varying degrees of results from the use of electronics across the general population and in elite athletes and so on in terms of how it affects your ability to fall asleep, but I think what is really interesting is not even the electronic device use – it is the activity before bed. “The biggest thing I think (that impacts sleep quality) is the use of electronic devices and external stimulus. Lama Surya Das and Ian talk about the bad habits that keep us up at night. Ian Dunican Coming to Rest (10:55)Įven practiced meditation practitioners need help sleeping sometimes. “We are going to start looking at the positive benefits of meditation and sleep because many people report these benefits, but they have not been studied in this applied setting of the retreat.” – Dr. He talks about how this event inspired him to pursue study into the connection between meditation and sleep. Dunican shares the insight and personal breakthroughs that he experienced during his time at a meditation retreat with Lama Surya Das. Links from this episode: Ajahn Brahm | Mindfulness Meditation and Improvement in Sleep Quality Show Notes Sleep and Meditation (Opening)ĭr. with the University of Western Australia (UWA), where he worked with elite sporting organizations/athletes to optimize performance. Ian Dunican is currently the Director of Melius Consulting/Sleep4Performance and has recently completed a Ph.D. Ian Dunican joins Lama Surya Das for a discussion about ways that meditation practice can improve our quality of sleep.ĭr.
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