Natural Deep Sleep - Is It Possible?

If you're not currently getting a good night's sleep, what can you do about it?

After all, we all need sleep to help us maintain our health.

Obviously you could resort to sleeping pills and potions. But you should only use these in the short term, if at all, they're not a good option for the longer term. If you're unsure about that statement, take the time to read the tiny print that comes in the packets.

So what are the natural options available to help you get a good night's sleep, even if you're stressed or otherwise wound up?

Begin by making the time you go to bed a habit. If your bedtime is about the same time every night, even if you don't fall asleep, your body will begin to realize that fact and will react accordingly.

Make sure your bedroom temperature isn't too hot or too cold. Generally, most people sleep better if it's cooler. Climate change seems to have upset the seasons recently, so there can be quite a change from day to day and it's very easy for your bedroom temperature to be "wrong" - check it an hour or so before you intend to go to sleep so that you can adjust it if necessary.

If you can't get to sleep easily, don't panic. Sometimes, the more we focus on not being able to sleep, the more of a self fullfilling prophecy it becomes. Distract yourself. Find something to do other than thinking about not getting to sleep. Maybe a quiet, relaxing track playing in the background. Watch the television - but nothing too "heavy" or thought provoking. Or read a chapter or two of a novel.

Don't do anything too brain intensive for the hour or so before you go to sleep. Your brain doesn't switch off in the same way as your computer. Instead, it takes time for it to slow itself. So it's not realistic to expect your mind to make the dramatic change from being active to going to sleep as though you're flicking a switch.

Another option is to use a hypnosis track that's designed to help you unwind and slowly drift off into sleep.