SLEEP PARALYSIS

Did you ever experience an ominous presence that you could not identify, moving about like a shapeshifting shadow? The most terrifying thing is that you cant do anything about it.

Worrying about evil spirits sounds silly, but thats how terrifying and how real the experience feels like. It is SLEEP PARALYSIS.

SLEEP PARALYSIS is a stage during waking up or falling asleep in which a person is aware but unable to move or speak. During sleep paralysis, one may hear, feel or see things that are actually not there, can also feel a preasure on their chest or sense a hand around their throat.

When Does Sleep Paralysis Usually Occur?

Sleep paralysis usually occurs at one of  two times. If it occurs while you are falling asleep, it's called hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis. If it happens as you are waking up, it's called hypnopompic or postdormital sleep paralysis.

Hypnagogic Sleep Paralysis

As you fall asleep, your body slowly relaxes. Usually you become less aware, so you do not notice the change. However, if you remain or become aware while falling asleep, you may notice that you cannot move or speak.

Hypnopompic Sleep Paralysis

During sleep, your body alternates between REM (rapid eye movement) and NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep. One cycle of REM and NREM sleep lasts about 90 minutes. NREM sleep occurs first and takes up to 75% of your overall sleep time. During NREM sleep, your body relaxes and restores itself. At the end of NREM, your sleep shifts to REM. Your eyes move quickly and dreams occur, but the rest of your body remains very relaxed. Your muscles are "turned off" during REM sleep. If you become aware before the REM cycle has finished, you may notice that you cannot move or speak.

Who Develops Sleep Paralysis?

Up to 4 out of every 10 people may have sleep paralysis.This condition may occur in those who are otherwise healthy or those with narcolepsy, or it may run in families as a result of specific genetic change. This condition can be triggered by sleep depriation, psychological stress, or abnormal sleep cycles.

Sleep paralysis tends to first appear in the teen ages. It then occurs most often when you are in 20s and 30s. It may continue into your later years.

CAUSE AND TREATMENT: Sleep paralysis is most common for people with medical conditions or risk factor like: 

• Narcolepsy
• Sleep apnea
• Irregular sleep Schedules
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Genetic factor

Sleep paralysis itself is not harmful and the episode after resolve on their own. You dont necessarily need to seek any special treatment. Many people with sleep paralysis develop anxiety because the episode can be frightening. In some cases, this can even cause insomnia if people feel afraid to sleep. If that happens or if episodes bacome more frequent , its time to seek professional help.

Your doctor may ask you about your sleeping
patterns and medical history. They may also ask you to keep a sleep diary, documenting your experience during sleeping paralysis episodes.

In some me cases your doctor may recommend you participate in an overnight sleep study to track your brain waves and breathing during sleep. This is usually only recommended if sleep paralysis is causing you to lose sleep.

Educate yourself: Knowing more about sleep paralysis — like the fact that it's common and not actually harmful — can make occurrences easier to deal with and help reduce anxiety about the condition. 

కరోనా చేసిన కల్లోలం:

               

    ప్రతిఒక్కరి జీవితంతో చెలగాటం ఆడుతున్న కరోనా.  ఈ కరోనా ఎఫెక్ట్ వల్ల దేశాలు లాక్డౌన్ అమలు చేశాయి.లాక్డౌన్ వలన జాబ్ రెడుండన్సీ ,పేదల కష్టాలు ,కరోనా బాధితుల కష్టాలు ఇంకా ప్రత్యక్షంగా కనిపించే కష్టాలు   అందరికి తెలిసినవే. కానీ పరోక్షంగ జరిగే కష్టాలు నష్టాలు ఇంత అంత కాదు. 

• జాబ్ ఉంటుందా /పోతుందా?పొతే ముందు ఏంచేయాలి అనే ఆలోచనలతో కొంతమంది గుండెలు  ఆగి ప్రాణాలు కోల్పోతున్నారు.

                                                           

• విదేశాలకి టూరిస్టుగా వెళ్లిన వాళ్ళు  లాక్డౌన్  వల్ల స్వదేశాలకు తిరిగి వెళ్ళలేక  మెడిసిన్ ఇంకా డబ్బులు అయిపోయి నానా కస్టాలు పడుతున్న జనాలు.

                                 

• విదేశాలలో చనిపోయిన వాళ మృతదేహాలని కూడా స్వదేశాలకి చేరలేని పరిస్థితులు.  
• తల్లిదండ్రులను కోల్పోయి చివరి చూపు దక్కక బాధతో విలవిలలాడిన వాళ పిల్లలు. 
• ఎడబాటులో గడుపుతున్నకుటుంబాలు.  

                       

              ఫ్రెండ్స్ ఇవన్నీ నేను నాకళ్ళతో చూసిన ప్రభావాలు. ఇలాంటి ప్రభావాలు ఇంకా ఎన్నో ఉన్నాయి. ఫ్రెండ్స్ ఇప్పటికైనా కరోనా పోవాలంటే కంట్రీస్ రీఓపెన్ అవ్వాలంటే ఎవరుఇలాంటి భాదలు పడకూడదు అంటే మనమందరం బాద్యులుగా మారాలి. 

                            

UNSEEN EFFECTS OF COVID-19

Corona playing havoc with everyone’s life. Lakhs of people lost their lives. Countries have implemented lockdowns due to this corona effect. The lockdown resulted for job redundancy, the plight of the poor, the plight of 
corona victims and the hardships that are directly visible. The imagery of the deforestation effect caused by the corona in the lives of people is also going to keep the mind in a tizzy. Some such incidents that I have seen around me and heard from friends, I want to tell you.

•	 As you all know that due to the increasing influence of Corona, the people were instructed by the government to stay in their homes, people are not buying anything other than their essential commodities, 
people are not moving anywhere and due to which travel companies Facing huge losses, many companies were locked out due to lack of business, many people were laid off from jobs.

•This panic spread among people, will my job be safe? What will I do if the job is gone? How will I pay the loans? Children's education How will the house go? Many people suffered from a heart attack while facing many such questions and many had to lose their lives.

•	Many people who went abroad to roam and could not go back home due to flights stopped and they faced many dilemmas till the end of the money.

•	There were also some elders who came to see their children for a few days, stay with them for a few days and could not return home at the time fixed due to corona, they faced many dilemmas due to their sugar, BP medicines being exhausted. Had to do.

•	Friends! The difficulties that people faced in bringing home their loved once dead bodies who have passed away abroad in this conditions  are beyond imagination.

•	 Even more sad is the fact that there are many people who did not even get the good fortune of their last deceased mother / father.

•	There are such family friends who are still far away from each other and are sitting in the hope that when this corona will end and they will be able to meet each other.
This is only about the circumstances that I have seen people passing around me, but this is also more painful situation that many people have to go through.

If we really want this corona to 
reduce its impact and all the circumstances are like before, then we all have to take care on our behalf as a responsible citizen, we will have to fulfill our social responsibility so that we can all face this strange situation. 
Protect yourself and your loved ones

How To Enhance Your Child's Creativity

Toddlerhood is a great time to focus on creativity because it is by nature the most imaginative period of a child's life. "A toddler who's encouraged to think out of the box will know how to look for new and innovative solutions to problems." Thinking out of the box is easy because they haven't yet encountered the restrictions of the box. To them, nothing seems impossible. 

A 4-year-old who wants a cookie from a high counter will likely get a chair to stand on – a method she knows to be effective solutions.
As a parent our goal should be to balance the teaching of necessary social skills with the nurturing of a child's creative impulses. 

Here, some guidelines:

Children engaged in passive activities: Watching TV, for instance – are taking in other people's images and ideas instead of coming up with their own.

Ordinary activities such as reading aloud or taking a walk outside do much more than television to develop a child's creative side.

Provide plenty of safe supplies: Toddlers love to explore new ways of using things, so look for non-toxic finger-paint, markers, clays, and play dough that are harmless if eaten. 

Participate in creative projects: Studies have found that children whose parents participate in creative play with them develop broader vocabularies and more flexible thinking skills. So sit down and finger-paint with your child. Or play dress-up with him. "If you're interested, they will be too."

Don't force them: Never insist a child to engage in artistic projects if they are not interested. Above all, you want your child to realize that the creative process is a pleasure, not a chore to be endured.

Cultivate creative critical thinking: As your kids get older, ask them how they approach certain problems and how they might do things differently. Have your kids brainstorm their ideas on paper or use mind-mapping.

Help kids pursue their passions: Pay attention to your child’s interests and make these materials and activities available to them. 

Take the time for your own creativity: Since kids learn from watching their parents, be creative too. Join your child when they’re drawing or building or colouring. Help your child to make some creative crafts.

Remember ! Every child is not same but every child is special.

SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT NEW BORN BABIES

• Babies don’t produce tears: Even though babies cry a lot in the early weeks, but you might notice that no matter how red their little face gets, no actual tears reach their cheeks. It is because, while newborns are born with tear ducts, there is only enough water produced to protect the eye.
• Big eyes: We all know babies have beautiful eyes but did you ever notice that their eyes are almost as big as an adult’s.
• Babies are born with the ability to swim:

Babies naturally hold their breath when underwater, and even splash about with their arms and legs. If you take your baby to a swimming class you’ll see these innate talents in action.

• Newborns are short-sighted: Newborn babies can only see clearly about 20cm to 30cm (8in to 12in) in front of their faces. Everything else is a blur of light, shape and movement. 
• One cup of blood:  A baby is born with no bacteria in the body and he is born with just one cup of blood in this body.
  
• More bones than Adults: A newborn baby qhas 300 bones in their body, Some of the bones babies have are made up of cartilage that allows them to be less prone to bone breaks while they are learning to crawl and walk. As they grow, those bones fuse together to form the 206 bones.
• Repairs the damaged organ: During the pregnancy, if the baby suffers from organ damage, the baby in the womb sends stem cells to repair the damaged organ.
  
• Babies wants to put everything in mouth: We all are aware of this fact. Babies want to put everything in their mouth. He may be too young to chew on your keys but that does not mean he does not want to. A French research has suggested that babies are born with an innate desire to put everything in their mouth
• Babies grow mustaches in the womb: When a baby is around four months old, he grows a mustache that spreads to the entire body  This hair is called lanugo. It falls all before the birth of the child and is eaten by them. The digested hair becomes a part of this first poop. 

I hope you enjoyed reading these fun facts about babies.

Meditation

Meditation is one of the ancient forms of mental, spiritual and physical health practices.Meditation originated in India, a very long time ago.The oldest written mention of meditation is from 1,500 BCE in the Vedas. That is the time when the Vedas made it to paper, but it must be understood that the Vedas had been memorized and passed down as an oral tradition for centuries, long before they were finally written down.
Meditation started to become really mainstream around the turn of the millennium—but few people are aware of how old and broad this art really is, and how it got developed in different parts of the world.

The Hindu tradition of meditation includes both the Yogis meditating in caves, as well as the Sages (rishis) of the Vedic culture. It is the oldest meditation tradition on Earth—still alive and thriving. It has hundreds of lineages and techniques.
The first collection of scientific studies on meditation was made in 1977 by James Funder burk, a student of Swami Rama of the Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science.

Meditation sounds simple. But it takes discipline to remain still in body and mind.

In today’s date people are so busy in their professional life that every one is leading stressful life. To remain healthy in this stressful life meditation has become very important.

Benefits of meditation

• Meditation reduces stress and anxiety

• Meditation helps reduce symptoms of panic disorder

• Meditation increases grey matter concentration in the brain

• Long-term meditation enhances the ability to generate gamma waves in the brain

• Meditation improves your focus, attention, and ability to work under stress

• Meditation helps manage ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

• Meditation improves learning, memory and self-awareness

• Meditation improves your mood and psychological well-being

• Meditation reduces the risk of heart diseases and stroke

• Meditation reduces blood pressure

• Loving-kindness meditation improves empathy and positive relationships

BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES