The sheep keep jumping above
the fence, but sleep resolutely stays
away? If that’s the story of
each night for you, it’s time you did something about the
stress you carry to bed. Usually
the inability to sleep is the
result of an anxious or stressed mind.
You know, it doesn’t matter if you get 6 or even 8 hours in bed, just like doctors tell us to, if we are struggling to attain deep sleep in those times. To get deep sleep, we must learn to hit the bed having a calm mind.
So, here’s a list of my favorite meditation techniques that will hopefully assist you to sleep better:
Breathe well: Take deep breaths all the way up from your abdomen, and concentrate on each breath you take in and out of your body. Close your eyes, listen to soft music, or even turn the lights down to allow you to focus on your breathing rhythm better. Try doing this when you are sitting or even lying down with your hands positioned on your belly. While you focus your mind on the relaxing motion of every breath, your conscious mind will become so involved with the task, that it will stop it’s constant chatter and enable you to relax physically and mentally.
Visualize calm: I remember someone told me this story of a can driver that told his customer about going for a vacation every 2 hours. When the bewildered customer asked how that was even possible. The can driver replied that he closes his eyes and imagined himself at any calm peaceful place he wanted, whenever he felt the requirement for relaxing break!
You can do this too and take a mini-break each night. To get the right scene you can visualize that may relax you, imagine a day when you really let go of yourself and had fun with no worries or thoughts lingering in your thoughts - whether it is swimming in the blue ocean on a sunny day, or taking a lazy stroll via a lush green meadow. Identify what your calming scenery could be and you may use an actual image that you could physically view if you feel like.
Pay attention to what's troubling you: Often, what really takes a toll on our minds is our struggle to deny stressful thoughts or stuff them in a very deep corner of the mind, hoping we'd stop worrying about them. This is not only unsuccessful, but will also creates more stress in your minds as we overwork ourselves to help keep matters off the table.
When something is bothering you to a great extent, and you are unable to think about anything else, often it helps to pause, take a seat, and take note of our issues. Documenting possible solutions or action actions you can take is another good way to deal with stressful problems.
Sleep tight and the world will seem right (mostly) the next morning. These tips should will hopefully make your nights more peaceful and relaxed.
You know, it doesn’t matter if you get 6 or even 8 hours in bed, just like doctors tell us to, if we are struggling to attain deep sleep in those times. To get deep sleep, we must learn to hit the bed having a calm mind.
So, here’s a list of my favorite meditation techniques that will hopefully assist you to sleep better:
Breathe well: Take deep breaths all the way up from your abdomen, and concentrate on each breath you take in and out of your body. Close your eyes, listen to soft music, or even turn the lights down to allow you to focus on your breathing rhythm better. Try doing this when you are sitting or even lying down with your hands positioned on your belly. While you focus your mind on the relaxing motion of every breath, your conscious mind will become so involved with the task, that it will stop it’s constant chatter and enable you to relax physically and mentally.
Visualize calm: I remember someone told me this story of a can driver that told his customer about going for a vacation every 2 hours. When the bewildered customer asked how that was even possible. The can driver replied that he closes his eyes and imagined himself at any calm peaceful place he wanted, whenever he felt the requirement for relaxing break!
You can do this too and take a mini-break each night. To get the right scene you can visualize that may relax you, imagine a day when you really let go of yourself and had fun with no worries or thoughts lingering in your thoughts - whether it is swimming in the blue ocean on a sunny day, or taking a lazy stroll via a lush green meadow. Identify what your calming scenery could be and you may use an actual image that you could physically view if you feel like.
Pay attention to what's troubling you: Often, what really takes a toll on our minds is our struggle to deny stressful thoughts or stuff them in a very deep corner of the mind, hoping we'd stop worrying about them. This is not only unsuccessful, but will also creates more stress in your minds as we overwork ourselves to help keep matters off the table.
When something is bothering you to a great extent, and you are unable to think about anything else, often it helps to pause, take a seat, and take note of our issues. Documenting possible solutions or action actions you can take is another good way to deal with stressful problems.
Sleep tight and the world will seem right (mostly) the next morning. These tips should will hopefully make your nights more peaceful and relaxed.
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