SLEEPLESS? USE THE TIME WISELY!
by Angel-Light Love of Texas
Spiritual & Metaphysical
Healing/Wellbeing Facilitator
(Spirit-Mind-Body-Environment)
October 24, 2020 on ♥Angel-Light Beamer♥
https://angel-light-love-healing.blogspot.com
Every time I see someone complaining on social media about awakening in the middle of the night and not being able to go back to sleep, I want to give them advice, but I almost always refrain from so doing. Once this article is written and posted, I can easily refer people to it.
The first thing I do is monitor my breathing. Is it slow and deep or shallow and fast? To relax the body and mind, slow, deep breathing with the entire trunk of the body engaged is recommended. Some people can take longer breaths than others, depending on the condition of the lungs. Over time, with practice, almost everyone can improve (and even enhance the wellbeing of the cardiopulmonary system in the process). Waiting until one is sleepless isn’t a good idea. Practicing easy and effortless deep breathing during awake times can make it easier to deep breathe for sleep time.
Pretend that the trunk if your body is a balloon and totally deflate it by squeezing in your abdomen. Then inflate it by breathing in air slowly while imagining the trunk of your body expanding as the air fills it. Gently, do not force it. Some people can easily do this; others need practic over several days or weeks. Establish a rhythm. Counting 1-2, 3-4, etc. can assist with that—first number when inhaling, and second number when exhaling.
Obviously, if one wants to go back to sleep, silently repeating the words “sleep-y” and “deep-sleep” (one syllable on the inhale and one on the exhale) in rhythm with full breaths is a simple way to facilitate that. However, when ill at ease, beginning with “re-lax” and “at-ease” is a good idea. After a few repetitions of “re-lax” and “at-ease” (again, one syllable when inhaling and one with exhaling), then add “sleep-y” and “deep-sleep.” These are four words—one right after the other, over and over again, in rhythm with the breaths.
Sometimes a person finds the mind racing, going wild when first awakening after sleeping, in such cases it is wise to start with “quiet-mind” and “healthy-mind.” That is in rhythm with two full breaths. And, “peace-peace” and “at-peace” (two full breaths). After a few repetitions of that, then add “re-lax” and at-ease” to it before trying “sleep-y” and “deep-sleep” again.
Still unable to go to sleep after all that? Why not use the time wisely to enhance your wellbeing? Here are a few general suggestions for so doing (to silently repeat in whatever order one wishes). “Strong-body, healthy-body, strong-body, healthy-well” (in rhythm with four full breaths). “Now-healing, healing-now” (two full breaths). “Safe-sound, free-clear, clear-free” (three full breaths). “Well-being, living-well” (two full breaths). “Happy-healthy-healthy-well” (two full breaths). These can be repeated as long as your wish. The reader may think of others that are appropriate.
When beginning to feel sleepy, or at any time during one’s practice, we recommend “I-am, I-be, one-one” (three full breaths, easily and effortlessly). Finally, “thank-you” (one full breath) is to be expressed several times.
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