Befriend Your Sleep

In this lesson, we will sort out the truth from the misconceptions about sleep. It is important to remain up to date with facts surrounding the topic of sleep since false information may be one of the reasons you are tossing and turning instead of sleeping.

This lesson is not mandatory. It depends on your schedule and level of insomnia. You may skip it but go back to it later if you need it. It is worthwhile creating your own Sleep Diary to keep a record of your nightly routine. It will help you know exactly where you are right now in order to make improvements for a healthy future. The numbers and information that logging your sleep reveals to you may be a surprise.

There are two types of insomnia. The first is sleep onset and the second is sleep maintenance. It is quite common to experience a combination of both.

This is an important and effective way to make your sleep more efficient. Sleep scheduling will get you back on track by using the sleep systems to your advantage.

This is the longest lesson where we will look at how our surroundings, our diet and behaviors can be changed to improve our sleep. Improving your lifestyle with a few tweaks can make a big difference at the end of the day.

Befriend your monkey mind by putting a positive spin on the situation. Learn to use it as an effective agent of change. Our thoughts are keeping us awake. Remember a wise person once said that "You must rule your mind or it will rule you."

What happens when you are enjoying a great nights sleep again and then an insomnia relapse happens? Here are a few practical instructions for when you have not had 4 hours of more for 5 days or more which is considered a relapse. Remember to be patient and kind to yourself through the process. Love yourself unconditionally like you would a baby to sleep like a baby!