Andrew Huberman· PhD
don’t meditate after 8pm or will alter sleep
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don’t meditate after 8pm or will alter sleep
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So, contrary to popular belief, it is not, I repeat it is not a good idea to do a focused based meditation within the four hours before bedtime. Many people, including some of the subjects in that study performed by the Suzuki lab, found that when they did a focusing meditation protocol, even if it was very calming, it led to difficulties in falling and staying asleep.
if people in the experiment meditated too close to bedtime, they had trouble sleeping
when people meditate too close to bedtime, oftentimes, they have trouble sleeping because, basically, meditation is a focusing exercise. It's a perceptual exercise.
Whereas meditation, again, is going to enhance your level of focus. So I don't think it's a good practice if you have trouble sleeping.
Whereas meditation, again, is going to enhance your level of focus. So I don't think it's a good practice if you have trouble sleeping.