What are some good techniques to fall asleep quickly besides taking sleeping pills..?
Taking a “warm to hot”(but not too hot) shower a couple of hours before bedtime because as your body cools you will naturally tire. Another method I have heard of is to try doing a project such as putting together a puzzle with a bright light at your kitchen table and when you feel the slightest bit tired go to bed. That is supposed to help. Of course all of this won’t matter if you have a lot on your mind or are watching Tv or listening to the radio. Another solution told to those that suffer from imsomnia is to do nothing else in your bed besides sleep. Do not read in bed. Do not watch TV in bed. Just sleep. Not even during the middle of the day is it ok to do those things…it helps your body get used to falling asleep when you go to bed.
I use a technique similar to Dan. Start by taking laying on your back with your arms to your side and your palms facing upward. Take 5-10 deep breaths so your body is relaxed. Then as you inhale, feel the breath going into your toes, as you exhale, feel the energy leaving your toes. Do this a few times. Then as you inhale, feel the breath enter through your toes and flow up to your knees. As you exhale, feel the energy flow from your knees back out through your toes. Repeat this a few times. Then go to your thighs, pelvis, stomach, chest, arms, shoulder, neck, head,etc. I first tried this at a yoga class that I went to with my parents when I was 8 years old. I fell asleep when I reached my knees. I’m now 37 and have only made it through my entire body a few times. I usually fall asleep before I reach my thighs. While Dan lightly clenches each muscle, I tend to focus on my breathing and feel the breath enter my body on the inhale, and the energy leave during the exhale so that your body
