{"id":529,"date":"2017-05-06T00:38:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T04:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nhchalton.com\/oakville\/blog\/?p=529"},"modified":"2022-12-21T20:41:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T00:41:19","slug":"meditation-can-help-insomnia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nhchalton.com\/oakville\/holistic-nutritionist\/meditation-can-help-insomnia\/","title":{"rendered":"How Meditation can help with Insomnia?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none hundred-percent-fullwidth hundred-percent-height hundred-percent-height-center-content non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-blend-mode:overlay;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.2);--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.nhchalton.com\/oakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/guided-meditation.webp&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" data-preload-img=\"https:\/\/www.nhchalton.com\/oakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/guided-meditation.webp\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-align-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:5%;--awb-padding-left:5%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1><span style=\"color: #fff; 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https:\/\/www.nhchalton.com\/oakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Nadine-Allaham-Certified-Nutritional-Practitioner.webp 1018w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong style=\"font-size: 28px;\">Nadine Allaham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0; padding: 0;\">CNP, FDN-P<br \/>\nOakville Certified Holistic Nutritionist<br \/>\nHealth &amp; Lifestyle Coach<\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-medium button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-no fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"Book with Nadine Allaham\" aria-label=\"Book with Nadine Allaham\" href=\"https:\/\/nhchalton.janeapp.com\/#\/staff_member\/47\/treatment\/117\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Book Online<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong>Insomnia <\/strong>includes a variety of symptoms associated with sleep disturbance. It can include inability or difficulty to fall asleep, frequent waking, restlessness at night, disordered sleep cycle and dream disturbed sleep. Approximately 1 in 3 adults experience occasional or persistent sleep disturbance. It is important to sleep well and to get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation or a disruption of circadian rhythm can impair optimal daytime functioning. Your capacity to make good decisions is quite likely to be reduced from poor sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Though insomnia can be physiological, a lot of the times it is also due to external or temporary changes. Once these factors are removed or addressed appropriately, sleep often returns to normal. This is where meditation comes in as a phenomenal tool. It is one of the easiest interventions that anyone can employ to help with Insomnia.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhchalton.com\/oakville\/holistic-nutritionist\/lifestyle-counselling\/\">meditation<\/a><\/strong> is a practice where one trains the mind to achieve stillness. There can be many different approaches or forms of meditation but the simplest is focusing on the breath in an attempt to suspend the thinking. I assure you even a 5-minute meditation will make an impact on a cellular level.<\/p>\n<p>With the time-pressed lives that we are living today, I am a big supporter of short snap routines to help you ground. Allow yourself to wind down gradually for at least 10 to 15 minutes before bed. Mindful breathing can help you and your thoughts settle. If your mind is still whirling, focus on your breathing, gently bringing your mind back when it wanders.<\/p>\n<p>A 5-minute body scan is ideal for this time. Seek out the physical tensions from head to toe. Start at your feet and work your way up. Bend and tighten your toes and relax them. Do the same with the muscles on the upper and lower legs. Tense the muscles, holding for a moment and then relaxing. As you move up, scrunch your hands into fists, squeeze them tightly then open out your fingers and relax your hands. 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