Mindfulness for Sleep

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Find yourself thinking about your to-do list or reviewing your day or feeling self-critical when it's time to fall asleep?

One of the most helpful benefits of mindfulness is the enhanced ability to relax oneself, physically, and to turn down the mental volume. Some might argue that is essentially what mindfulness is.

I like to reference this article from Harvard Medical School,

“Mindfulness meditation helps fight insomnia, improves sleep”

The best things you can do to improve sleep with mindfulness are:

  • practice mindfulness meditation during your waking hours,

  • notice and soften areas of tension or holding in your body, letting go,

  • learn how to calm things down with the breath, especially, by lengthening your exhale,

  • reassure yourself that sleep is what is needed right now, the rest can wait

There are many tools and techniques - these are just a few. Sleep well! It’s one of your best ways to positively impact your health and wellbeing, and a mindfulness practice can help so much. I’ve been there and I’ve been lucky to hear from others how it has been the solution that finally worked for them to fall asleep easier and sleep well through the night.