Sunlight Therapy: A Natural Way to Recharge Your Aura!

The modern pace of life gradually moves us away from the source that provides our energy. On average, a person spends about 93% of their life locked up indoors and under poor artificial fluorescent lights. We live and work in cities, telecommute, drive around in metal cans, and, therefore, separate ourselves from one of the main sources of the planet's energy: the sun. This process is not only the result of a different way of living, but a serious biological problem too. 

The human body evolved in the environment outside where it was exposed to the light cycle. When we close ourselves up from this source, our organism suffers as a result of chronic fatigue, insomnia, and depressed emotional condition. Re-establishing connection with sunlight is not some kind of alternative way of living, but an absolute necessity for your health. Read on to learn how natural light affects your biology and how you can use this tool for recharging your energy field.

The Biology of the Sun: Circadian Rhythms and Your Master Clock

In your brain, there is a master biological clock called suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). It regulates circadian rhythms which are responsible for your alertness and tiredness, for hormonal production, and even for cellular repairing. Each cell in your body has its own clock that reacts to signals from this master clock.

This clock operates thanks to environmental signals and the brightest signal is the natural sunlight. When you spend your morning in the poor indoor light, you confuse your master clock. The indoor lighting provides only a part of light intensity that is required for your brain to understand when it is the time of day. Lack of this biological signal makes your body be in a biological twilight zone and causes brain fog, afternoon energy crashes, and nighttime insomnia.

5 Scientific Benefits of Natural Light Therapy

When you incorporate daily daylight into your routine, it will provide you with physiological and psychological effects that are impossible with any artificial bulb. The benefits are as follows:

1. The Powerful Natural Mood Elevator

Natural sunlight is the trigger for production of serotonin, "our feel-good hormone". This hormone controls your mood, emotions, and general well-being. Lack of this hormone causes disease such as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Moreover, lack of sunlight can cause "winter blues”. Therefore, just 20 to 30 minutes of natural light exposure in the morning, between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM, increases serotonin levels and removes any signs of anxiety.

2. Better Cognitive Performance and Learning

Sufficient sunlight positively influences how efficiently your brain receives and processes information. Since sunlight helps to stimulate serotonin pathways and increases your alertness, it improves your concentration, memory, and cognitive clarity.

3. Natural Synthesis of Vitamin D

Natural sunlight is the most efficient source of Vitamin D or "sunshine vitamin". When ultraviolet B (UVB) rays touch your skin, they activate the process of synthesis of this essential vitamin. It is important for bone density since it promotes absorption of phosphorus and calcium in your body. Also, vitamin D regulates your immune system preventing the occurrence of autoimmune diseases.

4. Healing of Skin and Glowing of Skin

Even though too much sunlight will burn the skin, limited sunlight provides healing power for various skin diseases such as psoriasis, acne, eczema, and jaundice. The ultraviolet light present in the sunlight works as a gentle suppressor for the active immune cells in the skin causing skin inflammation and flaking.

5. Restorative Deep Sleep

The sleep you get tonight will be determined by the amount of sunlight you get today. Early morning light exposure will set a biological clock for your brain. As melatonin will be suppressed early in the morning you get enough time to develop a sleep drive in your body.

Practical Ways to Bring More Light into Your Life

It doesn't take you any kind of drastic changes in your daily routine or costly equipment to reconnect yourself to the sun again. It just takes a few deliberate changes. Here are a few strategies of how you can get more sunlight in your life:

• The First 90 Minutes Rule: Try stepping outside in the morning within 90 minutes of your wake-up time. Even on the very cloudy days outdoor sunlight is much brighter compared to the light inside your house. Go out on your balcony, porch or patio for at least 15 minutes.

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• The Mirrors Trick: Design the interior of your home in such a way that sunlight can reflect inside. Put mirrors in the interior on the wall opposite to the windows letting sunlight to reflect and spread all over.

• Go Easy on the Curtains: Remove those heavy and dark curtains from the windows and use those which filter light or remove the blinds altogether.

• Bright Colors: Paint the interiors of your home with light colors which reflect more like white, pastel or light neutral colors. If you have a dark floor in your house, then use a light-colored rug to reflect the light in the room.

• Take a Walk During Your Breaks: Leave your desk and try taking a quick walk outside during your break period. It combines physical activity with sunlight which helps in getting vitamin D and mood lifting.
  

Conclusion

Reconnecting with sunlight is an easy but very revolutionary step towards mastering your inner energy field and personal well being. Just align your daily routine with the movements of the sun and you will provide biological signals to your body to regulate your sleep, lift up your mood and make you mentally sharp.

Sunlight is not only a visual comfort but also a life source which is designed to support your body systems. Support your mind, body, and energy with more than just sunlight. Book a personalized healing session with AuraHeal's experts and reconnect with your highest energetic potential!