We spend close to a third of our lives asleep, and treat almost none of it as time well spent. It’s a fact that sleep is the best form of relaxation, close to meditation; that’s why those who sleep well always stay well and feel well. It’s a fact that if we get sound sleep during the night, we wake up refreshed, more active, and feeling more energetic. However, in today’s world, getting sound sleep has become a rare occasion because millions of people suffer from sleep disorders like sleep apnea, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, and narcolepsy. In addition, the number of those who get a very broken, fitful sleep is many times higher. Sadly, many of these individuals resort to sleeping pills and drugs, which ultimately make the problem worse. This is because we do not consider these as serious issues and avoid the fact that these sleep disorders interfere with our body’s ability to recuperate the energy needed for the next day. We usually make a huge mistake by viewing sleep merely as a time of inactivity for the........

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