Meditation and sleep

Written by Dr. Anitha Paderla, MBBS | Medically Reviewed by dr. reeja tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D on Oct 19, 2016

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Meditation and sleep

Meditation is not known to significantly affect sleep. Research has suggested that a reduction in the number of nocturnal sleep hours due to meditation is probably because the person in question could be falling a sleep during meditation.

There is no evidence that meditation reduces an individual’s total requirement of nocturnal sleep.

Reference:

Huxley, Aldous. In Coren S. Sleep Thieves: An Eye-Opening Exploration into the Science and Mysteries of Sleep. New York: The Free Press; 1996, p. 175.

Published on Sep 13, 2014
Last Updated on Oct 19, 2016

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