Night is the time of rest for body and mind, recovery of the body and its organs and processing the stimuli acquired during the day.
Sufficient sleep contributes to good health and sufficient energy to cope with the day and the necessary activity. If one has poor sleep for a long time or regularly, does not feel rested during the day, has difficulty concentrating, is irritable or depressed, this is referred to as a sleep problem.
What constitutes sufficient sleep varies from person to person. Some people can function well with 5 hours of sleep per night, others really need 8 hours to wake up rested.
Too much sleep is also not good for energy levels, sleeping more than 9 hours is usually too much under normal circumstances.
In Chinese medicine, a lot revolves around yin and yang, the soothing and active energy. These two should be well balanced, so that you can get through the day with sufficient energy and relax well at night.
According to Chinese philosophy, the spirit (Shen) resides in the Liver and the Heart. The Shen is active during the day and rests at night due to the energy of the Liver and Heart. It is important that these two organs are in balance to get good rest at night. The Liver energy is active between 1 and 3 in the night, you often see that people wake up around this time. After 3 hours the Lung energy takes over, so sleep problems around that time may be related to the Lung’s system.
Sleep medication is not an ideal solution due to the risk of addiction and side effects.
Acupuncture can be the solution to your sleeping problems.
By looking together in a Chinese way at what goes wrong during the night, we can initiate treatment.
We can address energetic imbalances; supplement energy shortages or eliminate excesses and stagnations.
Insomnia can have many different causes, so tailor-made treatment is important.
In addition to acupuncture, I will also give you other advice, such as breathing exercises, massage points and lifestyle advice.
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