Sleep with Your Head Facing North
Unless you have a particularly unusual body, - your feet facing south. It line ups your body with the magnetic field of the planet, bringing your own energies into harmony with those of the Earth. Sound like a pretty odd theory? Jus try it and you'll see what a difference it makes.
Don't Watch TV or Read Before Going to Bed
Wait at least one-half hour (preferably longer) before going to bed after reading or watching television. Some people say that reading a detective story or some such escapist book helps put them to sleep. It is great, if it works for them, but it seldom worked for us. And perhaps it hasn't worked for you either.
The reason is that no matter how inertly we watch television, or how innocuous the book we read is, our minds are still being stimulated. And an over stimulated mind - along with anxiety and stress - is what keeps us awake.
This is all those thoughts in our head we have to get rid of before we can get to sleep.
Remember, the last thing we need is more input into our heads from television or books.
Toe Wiggling
A relaxed body is essential for a sound sleep. It may sound like we're contradicting what we just said about our minds keeping us awake, but it's no contradiction.
- Eastern sciences (such as yoga) have known for thousands of years that the mind and body are connected (actually they're not just connected, they're one, but the idea that they're connected is sufficient for our purposes here.)
Thus if the mind is not relaxed, the body is not relaxed. On the other hand, the body has to be relaxed for the mind to be relaxed. This is a package deal.
- So how do you relax your body? It has been already mentioned milk, herbal teas, exercise, and avoiding caffeine. But consider techniques you can do directly with your body. One of them is Toe Wiggling.
- Lie on your back (where you should be in the first place) and wiggle your toes up and down 12 times, wiggling the toes of both feet at the same time. It will relax your entire body, inside and out.
- How does it work? Consistent with the science of Reflexology, which has been around in other cultures for thousands of years, your feet are a kind of master control panel for the rest of your body.
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