Using Mindfulness for the Treatment of Insomnia.
Curr Sleep Med Rep April 29, 2017 Jason C. Ong, Christine E. Smith 58 citations
Mindfulness-based interventions can improve sleep quality for people with insomnia. The text describes how mindfulness practices, such as meditation and body awareness, help reduce the cognitive arousal and worry that often interfere with falling and staying asleep. By training attention and acceptance of present-moment experience, these techniques may lessen the impact of racing thoughts and nighttime anxiety. The evidence suggests that mindfulness offers a non-pharmacological approach to managing insomnia, potentially reducing the need for sleep medications and improving overall well-being.