Watch this video to hear this bird snore…..
All of us snore occasionally (men 2x more than women) although we do not wish to admit it. Chronic snoring may increase your risk of certain health conditions and it is worse when you are tired, leading to a vicious cycle of disrupted or light sleep resulting in being even more tired the next day. Frequent snoring and pauses in breathing or sleep apnea are associated with a greater likelihood of depression, decreased cognitive functioning, sleepiness during the day and greater risks of accidents .
Snoring occurs when air can’t flow easily through your nose or mouth due to relaxed throat tissue (or your tongue) vibrating on each breath. Usually the snorer is oblivious. Some receivers tolerate it, some self-regulate with noise reducing headsets, cover their heads with a pillow or sleep in a different bedroom. Few tolerate it. This is why prior to each gong bath I suggest that if you know you are likely to snore, to please lie on your side, otherwise I’ll be nudging your foot.
There are a number of tools, devices and apps available to help you monitor your sleep cycles to improve your sleep hygiene. Regular gong baths are extremely effective. Our study last year of executives receiving gong baths for 20 min once a week for 12 weeks resulted in 100% improvement in sleep; 83% decrease in perceived stress and 73% improvement in overall wellbeing.
For the next few weeks I will briefly introduce aspects of sleep hygiene in our Thursday evening gong sessions. I look forward to seeing you soon.