Date
2019
Abstract
Insomnia is a disorder of hyperarousal that affects up to 30% of adults. Insomnia is based on cognitive dysfunction that causes us to worry and neuroendocrine factors that upregulate our autonomic nervous system. Studies have shown that just 10 minutes of daily mindfulness practice can improve sleep. Mindfulness is able to work at the root of both causes of insomnia. It improves our ability to relax through increasing attentional factors that impart control over stress hormones and helps reduce ruminative thoughts.
Clinical Site
Brookfield Family Practice CT
Keywords
Mindfulness, Insomnia, Sleep
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Disciplines
Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Medical Education | Primary Care
Recommended Citation
Gandhi, Jinal, "Sleeping Mindfully" (2019). Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects. 446.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/446
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