I currently have two teenagers living in my house in addition to my almost three-year-old daughter. You’d think that on Friday nights I’d be up late walking the floors wondering where my party-animal teens are…but I’m not.
On Friday’s we’re usually all in bed by 8 pm. Weird, huh?
My kids go to a public high school that starts at 7:10 am. They have to be at the bus stop at 6:20 am. They are usually up at 5:30 am.
If they were farmers, they could follow the schedule of the sun and sleep in the dark and work in the day. But they’re not farmers. My kids are students and many nights they are up until midnight doing homework.
I’m also up with them. I like to make sure they get a good start to their day with breakfast and a nice lunch. Yes, I know they can do this for themselves, but they’re so tired, I’m afraid that they’ll forget.
Sometimes, if it’s raining or if they need tutoring, I’ll drive them to school. I’m a single mom. That means I have to wake up my toddler and take her with us. Then she’s tired, too…
I think our situation is unusually dysfunctional. Most schools I know of make sure the kids have an opportunity to get enough rest.
Chronic sleep-deprivation is a big problem for lots of folks and some of the cause is our lack of understanding about how to get good sleep.
(I don’t think it’s a coincidence that wearing pajama pants out in public is now kind of an okay thing. We are all longing for more sleep.)
Generally, sleep deprivation may result in:
More than 10.4 million children are diagnosed with ADD in the United States, up 66% in the last 10 years. Ten million adults are also diagnosed with ADD in the U.S.
The symptoms of chronic sleep deprivation are identical to the symptoms of ADD. Not only that, when we get enough sleep, our bodies produce serotonin, a neurotransmitter that is responsible for “feeling good”. Chronic sleep-deprivation results in chronic low serotonin levels, creating depression.
I don’t want to depress you and talk about the rates of diagnosis and medication for depression in the U.S., but let’s just say it’s a lot….
My challenge today is to not slip into a crazy rant about ADD, serotonin and depression (Click here if you want to read more about ADD and Human Design)….remember, sleep deprivation can also look like psychosis (see above)….
Today I’m only going to talk about sleep, and most importantly, how to get good healthy sleep by Human Design. Specifically, I’m going to write about the Sacral Center and how it influences the way you sleep.
The Sacral Center is the energy center responsible for workforce and life force energy. Approximately 70% of the population have the Sacral defined.
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If you are a Projector, a Manifestor or a Reflector, your Sacral will be undefined or white on your chart.
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Defined Sacrals and open Sacrals have different sleeping strategies. In my experience as a Human Design Life Coach and Family Coach, I have found that many of my client’s personal challenges and struggles can be resolved, or at least ameliorated when they get better sleep.
If you are a Manifesting Generator or a Generator, your energy is designed to “wear out”. That means that in order to sleep well, you need to expend your energy in some way every day. If you are struggling with falling asleep or insomnia, as a Manifesting Generator or Generator, it may mean that you need more physical activity to sleep better.
This is especially true for children. Sacral children need a lot of free play “run around time” every day to “wear down” their Sacral energy. I find that almost all of the children in my practice who have a diagnosis of ADD are Sacral Types and benefit tremendously from turning off the TV’s and computers and getting some solid outdoor playtime.
School, aftercare and even organized sports can often be short on the physical expenditure necessary for a Defined Sacral to sleep well. Of course, if a kid isn’t falling asleep, a parent usually isn’t getting enough sleep either and the whole family starts to run a chronic sleep-deprivation pattern.
(It’s amazing how much family dynamics can improve when everyone gets enough sleep for a few weeks…)
Many adult (and teenage) Manifesting Generators and Generators develop a habit of “pushing” through exhaustion at the end of the day and avoiding going to sleep while engaging in mind-numbing kinds of activities such as TV or computer.
Defined Sacrals are designed to do the right work. Of course, Defined Sacral people can usually “fake” their way through their work, even if it’s not ideal or correct. But that “faking” can lead to burn out, or at least a need to numb the frustration at the end of the day, so we avoid going to sleep, in the name of claiming our own “free” time.
For a Defined Sacral, it’s important to go to sleep when you’re tired. This helps you regenerate your work force and life force energy.
The Open Sacral is much more mysterious. Most Open Sacrals are conditioned to sleep like Manifesting Generators and Generators. But the Open Sacral needs to lie down and rest before they fall asleep and if an Open Sacral is waiting until they’re tired to fall asleep then they are waiting too long and they miss the opportunity for good healthy sleep.
The Conditioned Theme of the Open Sacral is “not knowing when enough is enough.” Many Open Sacrals get busy doing stuff at the end of the day and, instead of stopping and resting and then falling asleep, they push, trying to do more than is healthy for them…
Of course, the Open Sacral doesn’t get exhausted in the same way as a Defined Sacral and if the Open Sacral waits for the exhaustion, they might fall asleep for a short time but they’ll probably wake up again and have poor quality sleep with periods of wakefulness or insomnia throughout the night.
The Open Sacral takes in Sacral energy all day from the Generators around them. They need the “down” time (lying down and resting prior to sleeping) in order to discharge the extra energy they’ve picked up all day.
Open Sacral people should sleep alone and Open Sacral children should have their own room, if possible so that they can have their own auric integrity at night for better quality sleep.
The Open Sacral has another challenge, too. Transit energies from planetary movement can also influence the quality of their sleep. For example, over the last few months we had a long-term planetary transit that added the “flavor” of Sacral definition to the planet.
In other words, many Open Sacral people had the experience of having “too much” energy in the past few months, which ultimately burned out their bodies and made good quality sleep difficult. (I had tons of Projectors tell me that they’ve struggled with sleep over the past few months. My own Projector toddler has had horrible sleep challenges recently which only just improved as the Sacral transit went away….)
If you have an Open Sacral, it’s good to stay informed about the planetary transits. It can help you leverage your energy in a healthy way. (Same goes for the Defined Sacral although your sleep won’t be affected as profoundly.)
BTW, it’s not too late to receive your Weekly Human Design Evolution and Transit Report. The Human Design Weekly Transit and Evolution report is normally $120.00 per year. If you subscribe this week (until Friday, March 30), you pay only $97.00 for the whole year (until March 2013).
In addition, you will receive the following bonuses:
So, here is a challenge I submit for your consideration. Look at your Human Design chart and the charts of your family members. Assess your best sleep strategy and commit to sleeping well and enough for the next four weeks and see how your life changes!
I’ll see you in my dreams!
Love,
On Friday’s we’re usually all in bed by 8 pm. Weird, huh?
My kids go to a public high school that starts at 7:10 am. They have to be at the bus stop at 6:20 am. They are usually up at 5:30 am.
If they were farmers, they could follow the schedule of the sun and sleep in the dark and work in the day. But they’re not farmers. My kids are students and many nights they are up until midnight doing homework.
I’m also up with them. I like to make sure they get a good start to their day with breakfast and a nice lunch. Yes, I know they can do this for themselves, but they’re so tired, I’m afraid that they’ll forget.
Sometimes, if it’s raining or if they need tutoring, I’ll drive them to school. I’m a single mom. That means I have to wake up my toddler and take her with us. Then she’s tired, too…
I think our situation is unusually dysfunctional. Most schools I know of make sure the kids have an opportunity to get enough rest.
Chronic sleep-deprivation is a big problem for lots of folks and some of the cause is our lack of understanding about how to get good sleep.
(I don’t think it’s a coincidence that wearing pajama pants out in public is now kind of an okay thing. We are all longing for more sleep.)
Generally, sleep deprivation may result in:
- aching muscles
- confusion, memory lapses or loss
- depression
- hallucinations
- hand tremors
- headaches
- malaise
- sensitivity to cold
- bloodshot eyes
- bags under your eyes
- increased blood pressure
- increased stress hormone levels
- increased risk of diabetes
- increased risk of fibromyalgia
- irritability
- obesity
- temper tantrums
- yawning
- and symptoms similar to Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Psychosis
More than 10.4 million children are diagnosed with ADD in the United States, up 66% in the last 10 years. Ten million adults are also diagnosed with ADD in the U.S.
The symptoms of chronic sleep deprivation are identical to the symptoms of ADD. Not only that, when we get enough sleep, our bodies produce serotonin, a neurotransmitter that is responsible for “feeling good”. Chronic sleep-deprivation results in chronic low serotonin levels, creating depression.
I don’t want to depress you and talk about the rates of diagnosis and medication for depression in the U.S., but let’s just say it’s a lot….
My challenge today is to not slip into a crazy rant about ADD, serotonin and depression (Click here if you want to read more about ADD and Human Design)….remember, sleep deprivation can also look like psychosis (see above)….
Today I’m only going to talk about sleep, and most importantly, how to get good healthy sleep by Human Design. Specifically, I’m going to write about the Sacral Center and how it influences the way you sleep.
The Sacral Center is the energy center responsible for workforce and life force energy. Approximately 70% of the population have the Sacral defined.
If you are a Manifesting Generator or a Generator, then your Sacral is defined and colored in red on your chart:
(Want to learn more? Click here to receive our free Introduction to Human Design slide show.)
If you are a Projector, a Manifestor or a Reflector, your Sacral will be undefined or white on your chart.
.jpg)
Defined Sacrals and open Sacrals have different sleeping strategies. In my experience as a Human Design Life Coach and Family Coach, I have found that many of my client’s personal challenges and struggles can be resolved, or at least ameliorated when they get better sleep.
If you are a Manifesting Generator or a Generator, your energy is designed to “wear out”. That means that in order to sleep well, you need to expend your energy in some way every day. If you are struggling with falling asleep or insomnia, as a Manifesting Generator or Generator, it may mean that you need more physical activity to sleep better.
This is especially true for children. Sacral children need a lot of free play “run around time” every day to “wear down” their Sacral energy. I find that almost all of the children in my practice who have a diagnosis of ADD are Sacral Types and benefit tremendously from turning off the TV’s and computers and getting some solid outdoor playtime.
School, aftercare and even organized sports can often be short on the physical expenditure necessary for a Defined Sacral to sleep well. Of course, if a kid isn’t falling asleep, a parent usually isn’t getting enough sleep either and the whole family starts to run a chronic sleep-deprivation pattern.
(It’s amazing how much family dynamics can improve when everyone gets enough sleep for a few weeks…)
Many adult (and teenage) Manifesting Generators and Generators develop a habit of “pushing” through exhaustion at the end of the day and avoiding going to sleep while engaging in mind-numbing kinds of activities such as TV or computer.
Defined Sacrals are designed to do the right work. Of course, Defined Sacral people can usually “fake” their way through their work, even if it’s not ideal or correct. But that “faking” can lead to burn out, or at least a need to numb the frustration at the end of the day, so we avoid going to sleep, in the name of claiming our own “free” time.
For a Defined Sacral, it’s important to go to sleep when you’re tired. This helps you regenerate your work force and life force energy.
The Open Sacral is much more mysterious. Most Open Sacrals are conditioned to sleep like Manifesting Generators and Generators. But the Open Sacral needs to lie down and rest before they fall asleep and if an Open Sacral is waiting until they’re tired to fall asleep then they are waiting too long and they miss the opportunity for good healthy sleep.
The Conditioned Theme of the Open Sacral is “not knowing when enough is enough.” Many Open Sacrals get busy doing stuff at the end of the day and, instead of stopping and resting and then falling asleep, they push, trying to do more than is healthy for them…
Of course, the Open Sacral doesn’t get exhausted in the same way as a Defined Sacral and if the Open Sacral waits for the exhaustion, they might fall asleep for a short time but they’ll probably wake up again and have poor quality sleep with periods of wakefulness or insomnia throughout the night.
The Open Sacral takes in Sacral energy all day from the Generators around them. They need the “down” time (lying down and resting prior to sleeping) in order to discharge the extra energy they’ve picked up all day.
Open Sacral people should sleep alone and Open Sacral children should have their own room, if possible so that they can have their own auric integrity at night for better quality sleep.
The Open Sacral has another challenge, too. Transit energies from planetary movement can also influence the quality of their sleep. For example, over the last few months we had a long-term planetary transit that added the “flavor” of Sacral definition to the planet.
In other words, many Open Sacral people had the experience of having “too much” energy in the past few months, which ultimately burned out their bodies and made good quality sleep difficult. (I had tons of Projectors tell me that they’ve struggled with sleep over the past few months. My own Projector toddler has had horrible sleep challenges recently which only just improved as the Sacral transit went away….)
If you have an Open Sacral, it’s good to stay informed about the planetary transits. It can help you leverage your energy in a healthy way. (Same goes for the Defined Sacral although your sleep won’t be affected as profoundly.)
BTW, it’s not too late to receive your Weekly Human Design Evolution and Transit Report. The Human Design Weekly Transit and Evolution report is normally $120.00 per year. If you subscribe this week (until Friday, March 30), you pay only $97.00 for the whole year (until March 2013).
In addition, you will receive the following bonuses:
- Soul-mates by Design MP3 ($47.00 value)
- The Empowered Family Training Home Study Program ($198.00 value)
- EFT for Parents E-Book ($25.00 value)
- EFT for Everyone E-book
I’ll see you in my dreams!
Love,
Karen is there a way of contacting you for advice i am very poor and all of your stuff costs a lot of money
ReplyDeletemy family has 3 main issues that we need help with
1 we are 3 generators and one. reflector , the reflector refuses to sleep alone
2 our wider friends and family are people we are unable to discuss hd with and will not allow us time to respond to things ,
3 one of us is diagnosed bipolar ( the reflector of course ) and has no hope that hd can help with his extreme anguish
is there any kind of quick response you can make , particularly how to get people to give us some space to think and feel how it is correct for us ,
a perfect example is that my parents rang me at 12 pm one night , wanting to come and stay for 2 MONTHS ! I asked them for a little time to think about it , they said OK can you ring back I 30 mis so week can book the flight
no I said it will be a day or 2 I think , they grumpily put the phone down. and I crawled across the floor to bed with a heavy body
the next day I called them and said NO its to gonna work for a 2 month visit , we can welcome you for 1 week
no problem they said and booked a flight
5 days before they came to visit they called and said that they had changed their plans and where coming to stay for 7 weeks but would stay nearby at a friends house and visit most days
they have just left , we are exhausted , I don't want this to occur again , but how do I get them to actually listen when I have said no already
any ideas or help PLEASE
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