Thread: Sleeping Position - Right Side Better Than Left?

I was reading EWOLD last night during a WBTB-WILD to try and focus my mind on LDs and I noticed that in a lot of LaBerge's induction methods he recommends lying either on one's back or right side. He does not give preferance the left side.

I read something a while ago (here on DV, I think) about how lying on a certain side increases blood flow to that half of the brain. I'm not sure of how much truth there is in that, but I believe it sounds fairly plausible. I know that the right side of the brain is generally thought to be more creative while the left is more logic-based, so would an increase of blood to the creative side perhaps boost vividness?

Surely there would also be some benefits in lying on the left?

Discuss

Hmm it's an interesting idea put not particularly plausible.

Why would he recommend sleeping on your right side or your back? Surely any benefits to increased blood flow would be negated by lying on your back?

I can never fall asleep on my back/left side. My inner ear is messed up so when I lay on my right side I get off balance. I am forced to sleep on my right side

But when you sleep on your right side, wouldn't you be cutting off some circulation because of the pressure?

I think the idea is that the blood is more like to flow through in the creative side of your brain due to gravity (as when you lie on your side, it would be the side closest to the ground).

Originally Posted by Goldney

I think the idea is that the blood is more like to flow through in the creative side of your brain due to gravity (as when you lie on your side, it would be the side closest to the ground).

Oh yeah, never thought of that.

I think that it doesn't matter. People measure brain activity through increased blood flow, under the assumption that increased brain activity in an area prompts more blood to be sent to that area. That doesn't mean that if you increase blood flow in an area, that area will suddenly become more active.

Even if that was the case, wouldn't you want more blood in the left side of your brain? Especially when people say this is the "logical side."

I say, sleep on whatever side is most comfortable. This is by far a greater factor in WILD success. =]