http://sleepcompass.com "Sleep, Rock Thy Brain" And Discover The Gift of Sleep! Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:30:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://sleepcompass.com/2011/05/meditation-may-help-the-brain-turn-down-the-volume-on-distractions-2/ http://sleepcompass.com/2011/05/meditation-may-help-the-brain-turn-down-the-volume-on-distractions-2/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 05:30:20 +0000 scc http://sleepcompass.com/?p=3129 Enhanced control of alpha rhythms may underlie some effects of mindfulness meditation BOSTON — The positive effects of mindfulness meditation on pain and working memory may result from an improved ability to regulate a crucial brain wave called the alpha rhythm. This rhythm is thought to “turn down the volume” on distracting information, which suggests [...]

]]> http://sleepcompass.com/2011/05/meditation-may-help-the-brain-turn-down-the-volume-on-distractions-2/feed/ 0 http://sleepcompass.com/2011/03/why-do-we-sleep-who-knows-who-cares/ http://sleepcompass.com/2011/03/why-do-we-sleep-who-knows-who-cares/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:14:04 +0000 Gus http://sleepcompasscafe.com/?p=331 Why do we sleep? Nobody knows! There are many theories, ideas, traditions and explanations. Medicine and Science describe the function of sleep, but not the reason why we sleep, as having to do with resting the body and muscles that we used through out the day. Or there are theories about memory consolidation, addressing psychological [...]

]]> http://sleepcompass.com/2011/03/why-do-we-sleep-who-knows-who-cares/feed/ 0 http://sleepcompass.com/2010/02/courage-to-sleep-like-a-dog/ http://sleepcompass.com/2010/02/courage-to-sleep-like-a-dog/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:10:00 +0000 Jane http://sleepcompasscafe.com/?p=217 And he does, bless his heart. He’s a happy boy, he’s a happy boy. Cheerily dragging one of my nieces Beanie Babies down the hallway, through the kitchen off into the netherlands of the laundry room. Checking out the cat’s food and ignoring his own. Pouncing on Spike, the only 20 lb cat with claws [...]

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]]> http://sleepcompass.com/2009/12/how-far-will-we-go/feed/ 0 http://sleepcompass.com/2008/11/surrender-to-sleep/ http://sleepcompass.com/2008/11/surrender-to-sleep/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:27:45 +0000 Gus http://sleepcompasscafe.com/?p=208 If you can not sleep tonight, why not try surrendering to God, the Universe, Consciousness, or your own Higher Power. Then observe what happens. I learned to do this last year (2007), when sleeping in uncomfortable, and unpleasant environments. Within a few nights I was OK, whether I slept or not! And soon I began [...]

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]]> http://sleepcompass.com/2008/10/would-you-serve-on-the-lunch-line-in-heaven/feed/ 0 http://sleepcompass.com/2008/07/what-happens-in-deep-sleep/ http://sleepcompass.com/2008/07/what-happens-in-deep-sleep/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:14 +0000 Nancy http://sleepcompasscafe.com/?p=220 We know that there are stages of sleep and the deepest stage is Delta sleep, when the body restores itself and growth hormones are released. This typically occurs in the first few hours of sleep. If you’re a sleep technologist you will see that the brain waves slow and the body seems to show a [...]

]]> http://sleepcompass.com/2008/07/what-happens-in-deep-sleep/feed/ 0 http://sleepcompass.com/2008/07/bedtime-prayer/ http://sleepcompass.com/2008/07/bedtime-prayer/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:02:26 +0000 Gus http://sleepcompasscafe.com/?p=222 The Hush of Heaven holds my Heart tonight, The Peace of GOD quiets my mind… And in this stillness Sleep arrives, I REST IN GOD… Good Night, Sleep safely, Gus ww.SleepCompass.com

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