Neurostress – Short information on insomnia
Stress, chronic exhaustion, pain and anxiety, insomnia and other disorders related thereto are - according to the latest scientific researches - understood as a disturbance of the interaction between different parts of the nervous system, the heart and the emotions. Therefore, to treat civilisation diseases such as insomnia, it is necessary to gain a new understanding of the interaction between the heart, the brain and the nervous system.
The positive influence of various relaxation techniques on our health has long since been proven. Those techniques increase the resilience of the autonomic nervous system, which represents the control system of the stress response and can therefore have a positive effect on insomnia.
Everyone can contribute to reducing stress on their own by deliberately examining and changing their lifestyle. Central to this intervention is a guide to deep relaxation, stress reduction and inner mindfulness. Specific information on sleep hygiene and on how to increase the ultradian competence can be implemented easily by most people. Ultradian competence is a term used to describe the exact analysis of the individual ultradian rhythms. Those rhythms are displayed on the EEG as periods of increased attention that alternate with periods of relaxation and somnolence. Moreover, sleep phases can be identified in order to best integrate the beginning and the end of work, breaks and short naps individually. Less coronary heart diseases are found in countries in which power naps and short breaks are part of the daily routine. Additionally, with HRV- biofeedback drills body rhythms can be specifically synchronised and stress can be actively decreased. These measures lead to a continuing increase in health and also to an improved sleep quality.
How we may perceive our time more consciously and therefore use it better is examined and shown through chronobiological time management. Time is formed in our nervous system and we are directors of this process.
We can learn how to use our time effectively, to live in accordance with our natural body clock and to cultivate moments of leisure by decelerating our lives . We can sharpen our perception in order to live in the moment, to learn how to concentrate and to follow our passions, and consequently to make the most of our time. This is how we change from being a victim of time to becoming the conscious director of our life.
Contents of the chronobiological time management:
Natural body clock, external time and internal sense of time; time and consciousness; deceleration; reduction of complexity; sensible chronobiological pace; HRV-biofeedback drills
