Fierce Love. How Your Sleep Helps.
Dear Friend,
How much sleep are you getting every night? The recommended daily amount say doctors is between 7 - 9 hours a night.
But the research shows that the quality of your sleep matters more than how long you're in bed for.
Which is not surprising since, ideally, sleep helps you in the following ways:- mental stress relief
- problem-solving
- healing
- immunity
- emotional regulation
- better decision-making
(source: Sleep Foundation)
In kundalini yoga, sleep is personified as the mother goddess Mahakali. The beneficial functions of sleep are an expression of her motherly love.
She is sometimes portrayed in Indian iconography with a fierce warrior form, defeating the forces of negativity in order to to protect her children (ie. you).
So her's is a fierce love. She is the fever when you're sick, by which you get better; the comforter when you're troubled.
Mahakali is represented on your left subtle channel ('ida nadi') and with kundalini awakening the benefits of sleep seem especially noticeable.
To achieve a feeling of rapport with your inner Mahakali, here's an Indian classical music composition evoking her, by the late, great Pandit Jasraj. More below.
Also below: listening to a 7 minute chant for success; and, a wealth you can increase by spending it.
Best wishesP. PS. Moon Calendar (at end) this coming week: Mon. 14th July -.Sankashti Chaturthi (Difficulty overcome easily); Thurs. 17th - Saptami ( Go for it!); Sat. 19th - Navami (Bingo!); Sun. 20th - Kamika Ekadashi (Desires fulfilled). |
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