edededed wrote:I learned somewhere that the "Daoist way" of sleeping is lying down on your side, kind of curled up. Any idea why this is? And is it good/bad for the dream practice?
I like the idea of using my downtime for something useful...
its laying down on the right side
physically it takes the pressure off the heart which is on the left side
*edit -- its only slightly to the left -- but the left lung only has 2 lobes and the right hand 3- so still laying on the right takes some of the pressure off the heart -- at least that is what I was told the reason for laying on the right side was...
and allows the blood to pool in the liver at night where it should be
(so the hun soul can do its thing)
Franklin