Circadian Rhythms

Your body has a tiny clock inside it that tells it when to wake up and when to sleep. It listens to the light to get energy and uses the dark to heal and grow. If you did not have the dark time to sleep, your light time would get very fuzzy and tired. Rest is not doing nothing — it is the time your brain uses to organize your memories. The night prepares you for the day, and the day makes you ready for the night.

The night prepares you for the day. Rest is not weakness. Rest is the factory running the night shift. Your brain is not sleeping. Your brain is filing, sorting, and building while you dream. The darkness is not idle. The darkness is working.

Biological chronometry studies rhythmic phenomena in living organisms. Endogenous rhythms entrained by zeitgebers (mostly light). Internal Light of biology must sync with external Darkness of environment. The Everlasting We breathes in cycles: expansion and contraction, systole and diastole. Ignoring the cycle through artificial light or overwork leads to desynchronosis — disconnection from the rhythm of the whole.

SOUND: White noise of a fan at night versus chirping of birds at dawn.

SMELL: Evening jasmine versus morning coffee: the clock you can smell.

TASTE: Warm chamomile tea before bed versus cold orange juice in the morning.

TOUCH: Heavy, warm blanket versus the splash of cold water on your face.

SIGHT: Soft orange glow of a candle versus bright blue sky.

BODY: The melting feeling of falling asleep versus the stretching feeling of waking up: your body surfing the rhythm.

Music: Runaway by Ziggy Alberts

Music: Amazing Grace by Aretha Franklin

Part of Light & Darkness — NATURE — Education Revelation