Change Your Waking Life

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On the surface sleep seems to be rather uneventful, to the naked eye it is just a slightly, cold body breathing slowly underneath a stack of blankets and on top of a cushioned mattress and some pillows. The real magic is what is happening behind the scenes and inside the mind.

There are two different types of dream states, REM (Rapid Eye Movement) dreaming and slow wave dreaming, both have their necessary benefits. REM dreams are the most popular and memorable dreams, and for a long time were considered to be the only type of dreams that were in existence.

Slow wave dreams actually play an imperative role in memory and cognitive functioning. When you get past the dozy-day-dream state of the sleep cycle your consciousness is lowered into slow wave sleep, which is the second stage of sleep.

During this period of the sleep stage, your memory is flashing images and sensations experienced throughout the day to the prefrontal cortex of the brain. This is when the brain starts buttressing and integrating the neurons used for synapse of those particular thoughts and experiences.

The brain works much like a muscle, the mechanics in many ways are very similar, during rest is when the body finally has a chance to turn off and repair itself. Without slow wave sleep and dreams there would be no memory and no cognitive development, so when cramming for a test study right before you sleep and think about what you learned as you drift to sleep.

Consciously thinking about what you experienced throughout the day will help you to develop a better memory; furthermore, specifically thinking about one subject or experience before sleep will make that specific situation or subject more memorable. Slow wave helps to develop a good sturdy memory, but the real magic happens in REM dreams.

During the REM stage of sleep our dreams come from the amygdala which is the center control station for the flight or fight instinctive response, which is inherently in every single person. This explains two things: the first is why we have bad dreams, because they are coming from the portion of the brain that is responsible for creating stress; the second is what it is good for, and that is these dreams actually prepare your body for stressful situations before they actually happen.

If you are actively involved in any sport then it wouldn't be too hard to guess that you periodically experience dreams where you are playing that sport. This is your mind preparing your body for a in game situations while you are asleep.

So if you want to improve any aspect of your life all you have to do is dream about it. To do this enthusiastically involve yourself with what it is you are trying to improve at, then as you drift to sleep meditate on what it was you were doing.


About the Author:
Destry Masterson is a health and fitness nut. She writes articles about exercise, sleeping and recommends sleeping on an IntelliBED Mattress from IntelliBED.

Contact Info:
Destry Masterson - MyOnlineArticleWriting@gmail.com - Twitter: @DestryMasterson



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