Synopsis:
While most sleep experts advise people who are experiencing difficulty in sleeping to
consider a variety of strategies, including drugs, Chopra (Ageless Body, Timeless Mind),
director of the Sharp Institute for Human Potential and Mind/Body Medicine in San Diego,
relies on the balance and moderation that are keystones of the ancient Indian Ayurvedic
approach to health.
He suggests that, to enjoy restful sleep, we need to understand more about the nature
of the mind and the body, the connections between them and the cycles of nature that
are related to sleep patterns. Unlike many sleep specialists, he recommends staying in bed,
with one's eyes closed, rather than getting up to read or watch television on those
exasperating nights when sleep just doesn't come. He also advocates keeping sleeping
logs, gentle daily exercise and discovering and nurturing one's Ayurvedic body type.
The latter, understandably exotic to an audience accustomed to Western medicine, is
based on three body types-vata, pitta, and kapha-and finding the inner harmony
necessary for one's body type. Although not all insomniacs will go along with the
Ayurvedic way of thinking, this approach does provide thought-provoking
reading-especially on a sleepless night.
Condition: Good: Some shelf wear; a little creasing to cover and some bumping to
corners and edges. Reading crease to spine.
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