Like many others, I can find it difficult to get to sleep. Often my mind is busy running through the day's events or worrying about tomorrow's to-do list, and sleep feels frustratingly out of reach. So recently, I turned to meditation.
There's a growing body of research that indicates mindful practices can help improve sleep quality. One study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, for example, found that participants who took part in a mindfulness awareness program for six weeks reported less insomnia and fatigue at the end, when compared with other participants who attended sleep education classes instead. Plus, a recent review of research done in this area also concluded that "mindfulness meditation may be effective in treating some aspects of sleep disturbance".
