Stress, illness, emotional distress, nightmares, changes in sleep patterns, and other everyday factors can also cause people to wake during the night.
Why 3:00 to 5:00 AM Is Considered Significant
In some spiritual traditions, the period between 3:00 and 5:00 AM is considered a special or sacred time.
The article associates this period with the lungs in the Traditional Chinese Medicine body clock. In that tradition, the lungs are symbolically connected with breathing, grief, emotional release, and renewal.
From a spiritual perspective, some people interpret waking
