Cuing for Sleep
In an earlier post, I wrote about putting yourself to sleep, where I described an ideal arc of an entire day that sets someone up for quality sleep. Now I want to zoom into the evening time for what I call cuing for sleep. Sticking with ideals here, let’s say you’ve...
Pleasure Goes With Sleep
Pleasure can be a form of nourishment, and your nourishment picture is related to how well you’re able to sleep. I hope by the time you finish reading this post you’ll consider pleasure as a crucial factor in your nightly restoration. The word, pleasure, often...
What’s so deep about sleep?
Many people don’t know just how much is both at stake and afforded from their quality and amount of sleep. When I learned about the intricacies of what that happens while we’re sleeping, I was fascinated and motivated to improve mine. And as my sleep and quality of...
Surrender & Sleep
Sleeping is partially about surrender. To let go and be in what’s naturally there can mean heavy limbs. It can mean being away from stimulation and into a sweet stillness. Sometimes it’s like floating. Sometimes it’s like flying. But there tends to be a...
Putting Yourself to Sleep, Instead of ‘Going to Sleep’
Sometimes we think about sleep as something we simply do. Go to bed. Go into the bedroom and poof! Sleep. Nope, not always. In supporting folks with their sleep woes, I have noticed a need for a paradigm shift in the way many people conceptualize this life-giving,...