Melatonin, mystical experiences, and regeneration

A Principal Neuroimmunoregulatory Hormone

Melatonin is primarily produced by the pineal gland, in response to darkness.

Benefits of Melatonin

Melatonin has a lot of physiological and biological influences on the body:

• helps synchronize sleep patterns

• improves sleep quality

• it is an antioxidant to free radicals

• supports mitochondrial function

• protects cells from damage

• enhances the immune response

• helps regulate inflammation

• regulates reproductive hormones

• regulates glucose metabolism

• regulates digestion and gut mobility

• promotes DNA repair and replication

• stops cortisol over-secretion in response to stress

• has a neuro-protective role in the brain

In the absence of light

A lack of light diminishes the production of the neurotransmitter called Serotonin that is normally made when light gets picked up by the brain and signals the Sympathetic Nervous System. Serotonin is the daytime neurotransmitter that gives us our awareness of space and time (among other things).

Once the release of Serotonin is diminished due to a lack of light, this dampens also the Sympathetic Nervous System and allows for the production of Melatonin by the Pineal Gland.

The inhibition of light is required to create melatonin.

Brainwaves & Restoration

Melatonin as a nighttime neurotransmitter prompts our brain to slow down from Beta to Alpha to Theta down to Delta brainwaves.

Melatonin is the neurotransmitter that allows our body to restore and regenerate as we steep into lower brain frequency waves.

In Delta brainwaves, our bodies can undergo cellular repair, memory consolidation, and even tissue regeneration. This is why sleep is so critical for our human body.

Spirituality, Consciousness and Higher States of Awareness

Melatonin is involved in mystical experiences.

• melatonin is believed to influence altered states of consciousness

• regulates the REM sleep where lucid dreaming and spiritual visions can occur

• higher levels of melatonin deepens the meditative state in which a person can tap into greater levels of awareness and spiritual insight

• melatonin primes the brain for transcendental experiences through the influence of the endogenous production of DMT

Melatonin is a KEY biochemical factor in spiritual experiences, dream states, and consciousness expansion.

Enhancing Melatonin Production

Melatonin is simply another biological and neurological mechanism that we can leverage in the “toolbox” of consciousness to elevate our human experience.

We obviously come with a built-in mechanism to induce not only transcendental consciousness states, but we can also enhance our self-regeneration.

There are many ways we can enhance our Melatonin production:

• minimize blue-light exposure which is known to suppress melatonin

• ensure having 7-9 hours of sleep for a stable circadian rhythm

• lessen awake time between 1am and 4am, peak times for melatonin

• eat melatonin-rich foods and/or increase tryptophan-rich foods (a precursor to serotonin and melatonin)

• support the system with magnesium and B vitamins

• reduce stress & cortisol levels

• sleep in total darkness

• engage in meditative relaxing alpha-inducing rituals

Melatonin is obviously a pretty important regulator for our physiological, mental, and spiritual equilibrium. If there are imbalanced levels of melatonin, it’s possible to experience all kind of different irregular symptoms related to sleep, mental clarity, health stability, immune regulation, longevity, and even spiritual awareness.

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