Why Do You Wake Up at the Same Time Every Night?

  It’s 3.30 am, and your eyes suddenly open automatically. Why do you wake up at the same time every night? As a matter of fact, many people find themselves asking the same question. It seems that our sleep cycles are suddenly interrupted at a certain time. It’s as if our brains have internal alarms that force them to suddenly move from the dream world to consciousness. Some attribute this periodic awakening to supernatural or even spiritual factors. Others think it’s due to anxiety. According to Chinese medicine, the explanation may lie in the purification cycles carried out by the…