We are living in a hyper fast world today, and there is only so much awake time or consciousness a person can take. When it is time to call it quits for the day, but you can't quite get there, try looking at these ideas on how to get there in a hurry.
A. Unwind - Shift your mind out of gear and shift your body into low idle. Take a deep breath and release it slowly. As you are doing this, literally relax your fingers, your shoulders, your jaw. Image them sinking into warm water and melting. You just cannot be tense when these areas are relaxed.
B. Catch The Wave - Our bodies are similar to nature, operating on a cycle. Sleep cycles last between 60 and 90 minutes, so when you start to feel sleepy, ride that cycle right to bed. If you don't, then the alternative may be waiting another hour and a half for the next wave.
C. Be A Regular - Not At The Bar Dummy! Establish a bedtime ritual and stick to it. Visual cues help. An hour before sleep, turn off the overhead lights and dim the lamps. This tells your body that it should begin getting ready to shut down.
D. Get Comfortable - 65 degrees F is the best temperature for sleep. If that's too chilly, put on a blanket, not the heat. Be sure your head and neck are supported by the pillow at the correct angle. To test if it correct, fold the pillow in half, and put a shoe on top. If it springs back, great. If it doesn't, then it isn't giving you proper support.
E. Do Boring - Fill your thoughts with something really uninteresting. Read a People's magazine article about Brad and Angie, or Brad and Jen, or Brad and Brad... You can try counting backwards from 980 to 30 by 5's
Are you sleepy yet? If not, then go back and read this article again. Concentrate on the part about relaxing your muscles. Obviously, you are missing the object of this lesson.
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