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Joe, 62 years old war veteran spend most of the night time rolling on the bed trying to get some sleep. When he wakes up in the morning he has slept just about one third of the time in the bed; he has insomnia. Helen 21 years reading for her bio-technology degree cannot sleep in the night but falls sleeping by 4.00 a.m. in the morning. As she has to go to college in the morning she interrupts her sleep consequently she dozes off while in class and falls in her grades; she has “delayed sleep phase syndrome” (DSPS). Tommy aged 42 a car salesman sleeps irregular hours and is suffering from sleep disruption. All of them have one thing in common: Sleeping Disorders. But none of them have taken medical advice let alone cosmic advice. In the long-run they would develop serious complications in health and life-style. In this blog post I describe sleep and sleeping disorders; I recommend the gems & crystals for the use of specific type of disorders and the Cosmics to go with, in general form. As usual any recommendation needs to be structured to individual circumstances which are ascertained after finding your cosmic profile.

1. Sleep & Sleeping Disorders

Every person requires good sleep; children sleep for 11 to 12 hours; teens need about 9 to 10 hours which they hardly get; adults require about 7 to 8 hours which they neglect. At sleep your systems in the body continue to function. It is something like a computer put on hibernation or stand-by mode. Your body works differently; while it slows metabolism, heart-beat and blood-pressure, it continues its function of producing & releasing hormones and replacing body cells. In the case of children and teens it makes them grow, while in the case of adults it strengthens their systems. When you do not get the necessary sleep this function is impaired. Not only that, you head for sleeping disorders. The sleeping disorders are broadly grouped under three categories. Insomnia, Hypersomnia and Disruptions.

2. Insomnia

It is defined as inability to fall sleep and while at sleep inability to maintain sleep for a reasonable time. Symptoms include, waking –up frequently, arising in early hours and no sleep thereafter, sleep not giving you feeling of freshness in the morning, feeling tired and exhausted, painful eyes, giddiness, head-ache, nervous break-down etc. Insomnia accounts for nearly 70 % of the sleeping disorders. The incidence is much pronounced in the case of seniors over 40 years of age and those who suffer from chronic ailments such arthritis and diabetes.

Fear, anxiety, stress, medication, excessive caffeine, pain are general causes for this condition. Life-style changes such as longer night-life, over-stimulation of mind by watching films and erotic scenes, physical exertion such as gym work or walking in the late evenings, taking after-noon siesta are specific causes for sleeping ailments. Special situations such as pregnancy, depression, chronic ailments also cause this malady.

The following Gems & Crystals are recommended for Insomnia:

2.1 General Insomnia

* Under the pillow: keep Clear quartz for adults and Amethyst for those under 21 years of age

* Wear as pendent or Ring: Sodalite (pure blue) or Zircon (blue or colourless)

2.2 Delayed Sleep Phased Syndrome (DSPS)

Affecting teenagers and adults alike, the syndrome makes you sleep best in the wee hours rather than in the night-fall, mainly due to the internal body clock working opposite to the external time piece on the wall.

* Wear Unakite as pendent when retiring to bed

* Wear Labradorite as pendent continually, but test after every 21 days to track down your sleep patterns. If you sleep more lay it off for few days and re-commence thereafter

2.3 Psychological issues

* Either use Green Jasper or Opalite Jasper (also known as ice-cream opal – with a combination of purple, lavender and white colours)

2.4 Physiological issues

* Either use Deep-Green malachite or Turquoise

2.5 Medical issues

Occurs when the body is no longer receptive to sedatives (sleeping pills) and stimulants

· Either Azurite or Lapis lazuli (also known as lazurite)

2.6 Nervous issues

* Either Smokey quartz or Hematite under the pillow

2.7 Due to spirits and genies

Cosmically negative vibrations are produced when you are under the spell of an evil spirit or genie

* Wear Hessonite, a brownish – orange garnet or Black obsidian

3. Hypersomnia

This arises when a person sleeps more than it is necessary. There are several types:

3.1 Sleep Apnea

A condition where the flow of air to the lungs via nose or throat is disturbed, usually triggering snore. At some point the breathing is halted with a sudden attempt made to revive breathing. Generally it affects seniors past 50 years of age. This would make them sleep more.

* Either use white Zircon or white Onyx

3.2 Restless Legs Syndrome

A neurological disorder triggering un-pleasant sensation in one or both legs with an urge to move legs while at sleep. Causes include nervousness, kidney problems, pregnancy, aging factor, deficiency of iron.

* Either use Chrysolite (yellowish peridot) or Sugilite

3.3 Narcolespy

This is a neurological disorder that prompts you to fall asleep suddenly in the day time. It affects students and seniors alike; it is due to the brain taking a rest something similar to heart-attack but with a benign motive, because you sleep for about 15 to 20 minutes at maximum. When this interrupts your work schedule or become malignant it needs attention.

* Verdalite ( Green tourmaline)

4. Disruptions

Basically disruptions occur when you cannot stick to a regular pattern in terms of duration as well as timing. Few of these are given under:

Irregular hours: Blue Chalcedony

Shift working: Green Amber

Excess travel: Rainbow (multi-coloured) or red (pinkish-brownish) Jasper

Short or long Sleeping: Rainbow (multi-coloured) or snowflake obsidian

Lack of dream-sleep: A condition where you have no “rapid eye movement (REM) sleep” that facilitates dreaming. When you get up in the morning you feel as if you have not slept at-all

* Use either Charoite (bright lavender or lilac purple with gray to black veining) or Mercasite

Sleep walking: This is in a class of its own being classified under several disorders including sleeping. Under this condition the person while at sleep is engaged in actions such as walking and talking as if in the wakeful state

* Use Blue lace agate or Honey Amber along with Snow quartz

5. Cosmics

5.1 Pyramid

Keep over the bed table a Rock Crystal Pyramid or a Howlite Pyramid as shown below; The rock Crystal shall be 60 mm height; in case of Howlite go for 2 inch by 2 inch bottom.

Crystal Pyramid

Howlite Pyramid

5.2. Postures

Yoga-asanas (postures) are very useful in tackling sleeping disorders. A general all-purpose asana is the Bala-asana ( child) which relaxes your muscle and brain simultaneously. On the other hand Shava-asana( corpse) is much suitable for insomnia, making your body motionless and mind relaxed. You must do this few minutes before the bed time; lie on the floor legs and hand straight; close your eyes; now start relaxing your legs first by directing negative energy away from it and come upward till you reach the head. At this moment you are in perfect balance with both positive and negative energy. Take care you do not fall asleep doing the asana. Once the asana is over retire to bed promptly.

Shirasa-asana (head) is good for hypersomnia but seniors might find it difficult to perform. If you can, do this in the morning only. I recommend Sarvanga-asana( shoulder) for both insomnia and disruptions. This asana would induce dream-sleep and make you fresh every morning.

5.3. Gesture

A special favourite is Gyaan Mudra ( gesture). Sit comfortably on the floor on Sukha-asana ((easy) or Ardha-Padma-asana (half-locust). Touch the tip of the index finger with the tip of the thumb of both hands and form a circle; keep the other three fingers straight pointing upward. Bring both hands perpendicular to your lungs so that right hand is opposite right lung and the left hand to left lung. Breathe normally; stay for 7 or 14 minutes as you please. Repeat daily both in the morning and just before the bed time.

Caution: you must do these Yoga- asanas only after training by a Yoga expert

5.4. Food

Eat food made out of whole wheat or grams; specially Green grams; Ghee; Green vegetables; Fruits with seeds; onions & garlic; milk and dairy products; Walnuts, Almonds & Oats; Peanuts & hazelnuts; peas & beans; sunflower and sesame seeds; asparagus; Avoid hot and spicy food; no alcohol; absolutely no meat products.

5.5. Colour

Selection of colour depends of each person and his moods and predominant element within him. Your bed–room shall be painted with a colour that is conducive for sleeping well. Generally, purple colour is recommended for sound and deep sleep resulting in what we call “REM sleep” where you tend to dream a lot. Sky-blue colour acts as calming and cooling agent whereas red stimulates by generating hot waves. Orange and sea-green are in the middle course. Seniors need light yellow more than other colours.

5.6 Bath

Depending on your nature and predominant element within you, you can take a cold or warm bath before the bed-time on alternate days. Use either of the combination below:

Combination one: few drops of Rose and Geranium oil

Combination two: few drops of Patchouli and Lemon oil

5.7. Aroma

I strongly suggest the use of aroma in your bed-room moments before you retire to bed. Use Air-freshener or Humidifier or Potpourri. The latter is made of glass; underneath you will find a place for a candle or electrical light. Pour water to the dish over Humidifier or Potpourri and heat it gradually. Thereafter, sprinkle the recommended aromatic oil

* For ladies: Lavender & Neroli on alternate nights

* For Men: Chamomile & lemongrass on alternate nights

5.8 General Tips

* Wear comfortable preferably cotton clothes

* Keep the bed room tidy, quiet, airy with appropriate temperature

* Listen to soft music and view natural scenery before sleep

* Take it easy

6 Cosmic Solution for you

The list of recommendation given above is of general nature to be followed by you. There are more than 100 sleeping disorders and all of these cannot be covered in the blog post. To suit to individual circumstances, and to focus on specific disorder it is necessary to provide tailor-made recommendations including measures and quantity, timing and stages along with other pointers, to enable you to get cure and cosmic harmony. For that your cosmic profile is a pre-condition. To prepare such a profile your time, date and place of birth along with your name and that of your mother are required.

You can contact me via E-mail:cosmicgems@gmail.com or Webpage http://www.cosmicgemslanka.com

Muthu Ashraff

Cosmic Adviser

 

Tags: Cosmics, Gems & Crystals, Health, Sleeping Disorders

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