Does Meditation Help Treat Sleep Disorders? (0:16)
Meditation can be helpful in treating sleep issues, both for those who have trouble falling asleep and those who wake in the middle of the night. Watch as sleep expert Michael Breus, PhD, explains how meditation works to ease you into sleep.
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Meditation absolutely can help affect people who have difficulty falling asleep, and can even be helpful in the middle of the night if you wake up and have a difficulty falling back to sleep. Again it distracts your mind and it relaxes your body, both of which you need to enter into sleep.
Michael J. Breus, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He specializes in sleep disorders and is one of only 163 psychologists in the world with his credentials and distinction.
