For those experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD, sleep disturbances may be exacerbated during darker months.
Author: Kimberly Rodriguez
Both the sleep disorders insomnia and hypersomnia can lead to decreased productivity, poor quality of life, fatigue, and depression.
Insomnia also increases the risk of cognitive impairment and accidents, as does hypersomnia, according to the Sleepopolis site.
Insomnia involves the inability to fall asleep, stay asleep, and/or fall asleep again when given the opportunity. sleep, needing a nap after enough sleep, or feeling sleepy despite adequate rest.
Additionally, both of these sleep disturbances can be exacerbated in the dark months for those who experience seasonal affective disorder or SAD, with episodic patterns occurring in the fall and winter that lessen in the spring.
Sleeping pills are commonly prescribed to treat sleep disorders, but doctors, psychologists, and even people with sleep disorders are calling for drug-free alternatives. Also, there seems to be a growing need for such alternatives.
Since 2012, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), the global standard for sleep expertise, has identified CBTI (cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia) as the most appropriate treatment for resolving long-term sleep problems. is specified as
However, in recently updated guidelines, AASM also recommends breathing exercises as an effective way to manage chronic insomnia in adults.
slow breathing helps sleep
Experts say 20 minutes of slow breathing before bed can help you fall asleep 15 minutes earlier.
Practicing slow breathing also tends to wake you up at half the time you normally would at night.
Slow breathing reportedly calms the nervous system, reduces stress, and calms busy thoughts.
Breathing slowly is also considered the best natural way to improve sleep and sleep quality.
So wouldn’t it be great if you could always control your breathing and relax your mind?
Brother and sister Michael Brose, an economist, and Stephanie Brose, Ph.D., Ph.D., noticed that more and more friends and family members were experiencing stress, anxiety and sleep problems, and decided to do something about it. decided to wake up
That’s why, with the Moonbird application, released in 2019, the duo developed a tool to help you easily take a break, feel more relaxed, and feel better by doing simple breathing exercises.
A recent study conducted by Moonbird and LiCalab shows that breathing with moonbird significantly improves sleep quality in sleep-deprived people.
why moonbird
Moonbird is the world’s first breathing device that fits in the palm of your hand, based on scientifically proven principles.
Guide slow-paced breathing exercises wherever you are.
Use it whenever you need to relax your body, soften your mind, refocus and fall asleep faster.
You can also get instant feedback on your heart rate, HRV and coherence via the app. HRV stands for heart rate variability and is a measure of the variation in time between heartbeats.
Moonbird shows you how your body is relaxing just by slowing down your breathing.
Moonbird is reportedly written and tested in collaboration with doctors, psychologists, coaches, therapists, pharmacists, academics, and end users.
According to the Moonbird site, the application has been developed and used in collaboration with psychologists and medical professionals across borders.
The Belgian health-tech startup responsible for launching Moonbird wants to make breathing exercises more widely available to improve people’s overall well-being.
