What are the positive effects that polyphasic sleep have had on my physical, emotional and mental states?

1. In the first 48 hour, my was intuition heightened, the mental chatter cleared (like that of a meditational state), and I begin to realize how to live in the moment rather then by a day and night schedule. I begin at once writing what I was receiving from within.

2. My logical mind dulled while my creative imaginative mind accelerated giving me a child-like sense of everything being exciting, new, fun and perfectly fine. Unlocking this part of my mind again allowed me to understand the power of the imagination to solve any problem from within (the key of life) using the engine to creative power and see many more choices that my logic couldn’t imagine by putting limiting beliefs on Self.

3. Time became non-realistic in all terms that time can be perceived since I am up for 22.5 hours in a 24 hour period. I came to understand time as non-existent because there is so much of it. When people refer to yesterday, I can not place when one moment to a next moment was yesterday. It is all a continuous streaming reality with no approach or separation between days and nights to me. I notice the shift from day to night but I do not shift with it in form of a schedule. Instead I listen to my physical, emotional and mental bodies in the moment to signal me when it is time to do something, you would be surprised by how much you do things based on habit of a night/ day cycle.

4. During the process of adopting this sleeping pattern all my five senses dulled and when all the five senses returned, they were much sharper, aware, alert, alive and clear. As if I were in a dream all my life and just waking up to a new world that is much more vibrate and vivid.

5. I feel the elevation of my consciousness to higher states of awareness. I also feel a connection to myself, (noticing more of what is already within the Universal Knowledge of Self) to everyone else and everything around me. This connection has made my conversations with people much more meaningful and helpful in developing and growing conscious states.

6. My dreams are more vivid, intense, and real. I often have lucid dreams and I remember my dreams quite easily, which is very helpful in consciousness advancement since dreams are a reflection of reality.

7. The ability to remember things (on a short-term and long-term span) has increased dramatically, the motivation I have has improved, and my concentration as well. I literally feel like a much more intelligent person, as if my brain waves are more active. Rather that is the case or not, it is very self-reassuring and builds confidence to a higher focus.

8. After every nap I feel refreshed, energized, wide-awake, with no feelings of tiredness, drowsiness or grogginess. Even when my naps times come around I still do not feel tired, drowsy or groggy. These feelings are non-existent to me ever since I adopted this sleeping pattern. When a naptime is close (15-20 minutes) my body gives me a signal by making my eyes slightly heavier and relaxing my body a bit more. Nothing too intense, just enough to let me know that naptime is close and every nap feels like an eight hour restful sleep.

9. All activities of stress, worry, depression, negative thoughts and seeing things as problems have vanished. The mind is the corporate that leads to all these things. The mental noise in the background that is in continuous struggle trying to make things better and always questioning with “what if” dilemmas. This sleeping pattern puts that mind chatter to rest and opens up a new way of thinking.

10. Jet lag is the result of the circadian rhythm being unbalanced. Circadian rhythm is a natural rhythm that the body adopts based on day and night schedules. When you adopt the polyphasic sleeping pattern then the circadian rhythm is replaced since you will no longer have a day and night schedule, making the experience of jet lag nonexistent.

If oyu interested in knowing more, you can read the logs that I wrote everyday as I went through this experience: http://consciousflex.blogspot.com/2008/01/polyphasic-sleep-by-nicholas-powiull.html

Thank you for this article, people definitely need whole lot less sleep then they get, in my experience.

Have a Consciously Flexing day,
~Nicholas Powiull @ Conscious Flex

One warning though: It can often take up to 30 minutes to “wake up” from a restorative power nap. This is why a lot of people who try them say, “I don’t like power naps because I always wake up feeling more tired than before I went to sleep!”

And that’s true for about 10-30 minutes. That’s why after a power nap I usually try to do something not too taxing, but still somewhat mind engaging. For me, that happens to be a glass of water and responding to email. Others may find a walk to be helpful.

Long story short: For those reading this article who try the power nap, don’t get discouraged by the initial tiredness you feel upon waking up. It’s normal and ultimately well-worth it.

One thing I’ve also noticed, in myself and in my clients. When we’re aligned with our Soul’s highest path and purpose, we are naturally more energized. It takes a lot of energy to stay in misalignment, because we are working against our Soul’s inherent nature that longs to express itself.

Sometimes we feel too tired to undertake major life changes – when in reality, those very major life changes would energize us tremendously and improve our overall well-being, as well as launch us forward in our spiritual growth.

Blessings,
Andrea