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Mar 28, 2019

5 beginner meditations to help you relax and fall asleep

Healthy sleep has more to do with the quality of rest you’re getting more than the quantity of hours. Sleep meditations help create the inner conditions needed for a truly restful night. The mind and body are connected, so a racing mind creates an agitated body. When we practice meditation to settle the mind, we calm the body—and that calmness is what makes it easier to relax and drift off. Why might you choose to meditate before bed? Especially if you have insomnia or diffic

Mar 7, 2019

Six ways to clear your mind for restful sleep

Do you feel like your brain is always thinking about something just as you get into bed? Many people have difficulty sleeping due to racing thoughts or worries. If you have a busy routine or are a worrier by nature, sleep may not always come easily to you. Rest is fundamental for a healthy mind and body. But regardless of how tired we are, sleeping well is not always possible. If stressful thoughts plague your mind or if you’re always preoccupied with the future, it’s hard to

Feb 28, 2019

Try massage for better sleep

Healthy eating and exercise are often the advice given for good health, but research shows that quality sleep should also be a part of your healthy lifestyle. Anyone who sleeps for less than 8 hours a night is experiencing a ‘sleep debt’, which is not reversed by having a lie in at the weekend. Nothing is more stressful than going to bed at night only to find yourself staring at the ceiling for hours on end. But it gets worse as the sun rises; tired and sleep deprived, your p

Oct 18, 2018

Deep Sleep Remedies

Recovery time There is probably nothing more beneficial to our wellbeing, health and a balanced mind and body than deep, restful sleep. There’s no doubt that most of us need less sleep as we get older. However, the truth is most of us don’t get enough, and because of busy lifestyles, it’s not as restful as we would like either. Sleep has many functions, including overcoming the effects of stress, giving our bodies time to restore and rejuvenate, and helping the brain to commi

Sep 13, 2018

Sleep and Reflexology

All too often these days, I hear my clients describing their issues with sleep, and often feel tired, lack energy and feel frustrated. It’s a hot topic, and we are often bombarded with media adverts offering the solution via the latest mattress which promises to solve all your problems. But can Reflexology help? After listening to Nick Littlehales, an Elite Sports sleep coach, in his book ‘Sleep’, I’ve discovered there is much more to getting quality sleep than the traditiona

Mar 14, 2018

The effects of blue light on sleep

As humans, we are designed to sleep at night when dark falls, and wake during the day, as the light rises. However, modern technology is emitting light frequencies that interfere with this natural pattern and make sleeping more difficult. Display screens on computers and laptops, electronic notebooks, smartphones and other digital devices emit significant amounts of blue light – a light on the colour spectrum that is stronger than natural sunlight. Our bodies are designed to

Jan 3, 2018

The benefits of getting enough sleep

We all love to sleep, right? There’s nothing nicer than climbing into bed, snuggling under the duvet and drifting off into a peaceful sleep. And, did you know that January 3rd is Festival of Sleep day? A perfect opportunity to celebrate the magic of a good nap, or the refreshing feeling of a good night’s sleep. And if you needed any more incentive to grab a cheeky nap, or an early night, there are some healthy benefits to grabbing that late morning lie in … The benefits of ge

Nov 16, 2017

Aromatherapy for insomnia

A Japanese legend says that if you can’t sleep at night, it’s because you are awake in someone else’s dream. A rather sweet thought, but in reality, insomnia sucks. People often sleep longer than they think they do. When we wake thinking ‘I haven’t slept all night’, it may be that we have just woken up a couple of times, but we remember the aggravation it caused more than the sleep we did manage to get! There is nothing wrong with waking in the night, for many of us it’s quit