Mindfulness interfering w/ sleep?

[Terell Kirby]

Has anyone else encountered this? Usually with long stretches of meditation, I can have problems with sleep.

As I lay and close my eyes for slumber, it feels the same as on the meditation cushion. I like being ultra aware but not when I’m trying to get a good 8 hours in ?

[Thought Art]

Adding a short Yin yoga or Qigong set to help you balance your in and yang energies could be useful. I find when I meditate after a good Qigong set at night I am off to have the deepest sleep.

[nistake]

Deep breathing exercises may come in handy before going to bed.

The box breathing technique is pretty effective (4-4-4-4), or the 4-7-8 method would be even better.

https://blog.zencare.co/square-breathing/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324417#about

[RickyFitts]

I've had issues with waking up in the middle of the night and also with having rather disturbing, upsetting dreams at times, which I'm assuming is related to my meditation practice, but I haven't particularly had issues with actually falling asleep. Maybe it depends on the type of meditation you're doing? I practice breath meditation with the simple emphasis on physical relaxation, which seems to help me drift off when I go to bed.

[robbinsarle]

Breath meditation with the simple emphasis on physical relaxation has also helped me with sleep problems