{"id":6054,"date":"2016-04-21T09:08:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T09:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/21\/meditation-sleep\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T13:59:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T13:59:16","slug":"meditation-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/meditation-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditation &#038; Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6054\" class=\"elementor elementor-6054\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c8b612e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c8b612e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-169a06ca\" data-id=\"169a06ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a3697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43a3697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Meditation-Sleep-e1676987829291-1024x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Meditation-Sleep-e1676987829291-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Meditation-Sleep-e1676987829291-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Meditation-Sleep-e1676987829291-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Meditation-Sleep-e1676987829291.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316110e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"316110e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m constantly amazed by the amount of people who are not sleeping so well these days\u2026the problem seems to be getting worse by the year. And even for those who seem to sleep through the night, every single one of us living in an urban environment, or spending a lot of time in front of screens is faced with the issue of our sleep quality being severely inhibited by the strain of modern living.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ebe3c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"73ebe3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/find-a-course\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-discourse\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find an upcoming course<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2127e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e2127e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The issue largely stems from the fact that we are not really biologically capable of dealing with the overwhelming stimulation of such a hyper-technological age. 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If we weren\u2019t abusing the privilege that they bestow on us, it would be hard to discount the transformative effect electricity has had on our social lives and personal safety when walking the streets of whichever town or city you live in.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> &hellip;<p class=\"ast-the-content-more-link\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/meditation-sleep\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Meditation &#038; Sleep<\/span>Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m constantly amazed by the amount of people who are not sleeping so well these days\u2026the problem seems to be getting worse by the year. 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