Sleep like a Lion

Mike — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:00:10 +0000

During times of stress, our health can be severely affected depending on how intense we are feeling by these external stressors. These events can alter our entire body including our appetites, energy levels, breathing quality and especially our sleeping patterns. So what can we do to stay calm during these stressful moments? One of the best things we can do for ourselves is to prepare for these inevitable moments and get a minimum of 7 hours of quality rest each night. If we feel rested, we’re less likely to be exhausted and apprehensive during the day so that we have the energy and clarity to resolve our problems. Here are 4 tips to help you achieve this restful sleep.

1. Write

Writing in a journal or notebook can get you in a positive frame of mind for sleep, and over time helps you change your whole frame of mind to a more positive, calm one. By writing a simple to do list, it will put your mind at ease over not forgetting anything or worrying about what pressing things need to be taken care of the following day.

2. Listen

Music can often soothe the savage beast… as in your mind and body. Music triggers an emotional response and as long the tunes are relaxing in nature, it can help you feel at ease right before bed.

3. Clean Up

Similar to our suggestion about writing a to-do list, cleaning up at the end of the day can leave you feeling less stressed for bedtime and the feeling of waking up to a clean house and slate can make your rest more peaceful.

4. Meditate

This has been used for centuries to relieve stress in the body and mind to creating inner peace. It’s a great technique to use before bedtime because it blends so naturally into sleep. You don’t have assume the legs crossed on the floor position either. Instead, lay in bed, close your eyes, and inhale slowing through your nose and exhale through your mouth.

A male lion sleeps up to 20 hours a day so what are you waiting for? Sweet dreams!

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Catching more ZZZs

Mike — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:45:39 +0000

Does concern for the economy have you tossing and turning? Stress can have a big impact on how well you sleep. It’s often suggested that we need a minimum of 7-8 hours of sleep every night. How many of us can honestly remember getting that much sleep in one night?

To help you reclaim some of those ZZZs, try these suggestions:

1. Do a little yoga before bed to relax and gain balance. A light walk on a treadmill to burn off any negative energy accumulated from the days activities works well too.

2. Lie in bed and breathe slowly, allowing your abdomen and chest muscles to relax. Concentrate on your breathing and you’ll soon find yourself on top of pillow mountain.

3. Read a book. Something light-hearted that doesn’t require you to increase your mental compacity (this is not the time for advanced calculus or newspaper reading as it might make you more tense).

4. Try a warm beverage such as herbal tea (especially chamomile, which helps your body relax), warm milk, or something else you like that doesn’t have too much sugar or caffeine. Green tea can also be consumed at this time even though it has a very modest amount of caffeine compared to regular tea or coffee. It may be helpful to someone trying to ease back their consumption of caffeinated beverages during the day.

5. Adjust your environment by darkening the room, adding some white noise (soothing sounds such as the ocean, rain or crickets) or blocking out noise entirely with earplugs.