How much sleep do we need?
QUESTION: Masters, can you comment on the amount of sleep needed by humans? Can we train ourselves to need less sleep, through intention and by meditation/bringing healing energy through? Is it a myth that the human body and brain need 6-8 hours sleep in order to recuperate? Or is it possible when one is aware of the power of the mind to get by on much less? ~ Viki
ANSWER: Each human body has a different mechanism requirement. Some bodies are well-tuned machines running like race cars, others are average energy producers and have satisfactory output, while still others have clogged electrical and fluid systems and just barely chug along. Human beings have to generate sufficient energy to balance out their internal systems.
An average human body needs to have regular maintenance and part of that is the daily recuperation period of about six to eight Earth hours. During the sleep cycle, in addition to recharging the physical body, the soul may huddle with its advisors and go over the game plan for the next time period in the body’s life. Since the consciousness of the person has to maintain its amnesia to get the most out of lesson learning, any consultation with the Home team must be done while the conscious mind is asleep.
If the soul has completed the majority of its lessons, or has entered into a phase of helping others and is not continually working upon itself, it can go into a quick charge mode, which just replenishes the body. Einstein was one of those taking quick 15-minute naps to rejuvenate his cellular materials, after which he would jump right back into his work.
Just as when a body has gone through a trauma and needs a large amount of down time, so too do some souls’ bodies that are working through carry-over lessons from past lives. These particular people may even require nine or ten hours of sleep a night. This is similar to developing children whose sole purpose is to put additional energy into the structural components of their growing body to have the strength to continue their life’s journey.
It is always possible to use your mental abilities to change the needs of the body, but be careful of what the body is involved in at the time. You may be diverting it from a necessary function. Freedom of choice allows you to set your own rules for any phase of your growth.