8 Easiest Ways to Sleep Tight

We work. 

We work a lot. 

We often don’t realize that we are working our body. 

We eat, we talk, we walk, we work, we cook, we see, we think, and we listen. We do a lot of work. Even when our body stops performing most of its jobs, our mind doesn’t. They both need rest. There is nothing better than a good night's sleep. A healthy mind makes the body healthy, and both of them lead a healthy life.

1.      Don’t force.

You are not a machine that starts and shuts down with a button. Don’t force yourself because it’s time to sleep. Give some time to your body to rest itself. Let your body and mind prepare themselves to sleep. As we need some time to wake up fully, we need time to fall asleep too. Don’t force yourself to say ‘You should sleep now’. It might work adversely.

2.      Stretch your body.

Before you go to bed, stand near your bed and stretch your whole body in any possible way you can at once. You don’t need to do exercises here. Don’t overdo it. Just stretch it a bit for a few seconds to relax. Relieve your body parts from all stress and strain.

3.      Clear the baggage.

Your mind is not a baggage cart to carry all the thoughts, worries, schedules, and to-do lists 24*7. It’s not an easy task to clear the mind. It’s even difficult to empty it completely. Clearing the mind might seem impossible at the first attempt, but give it a shot. Take a step toward it. You soon will be able to walk a long path ahead.

4.      Let  your body float on the bed.

Throw your body on the bed and let it float on the bed. Until and unless it’s not uncomfortable, lie down however you want. Relax your every muscle. Be too lazy to even move a muscle. Try to feel nothing. Let the breeze flow through you. Experience your body floating in the sleep boat. Let the boat go with the wind. Let it go far…

The work from here is really simple.

5.      Stretch your lips a bit.

Yes, give your lips a curvy stretch. Smile. Smile from your heart. You don’t need a reason to smile prettily. But if you have any, let it make your smile bright. Give as wide a smile as you can.

Feel good. Feel good even for nothing.

6.      Breathe.

Take deep breaths. It’s a cooling system of our body. Just- inhale, exhale. No need to think of it as breathing in some positive stuff and breathing out the negative stuff. You are sleeping to calm your soul. No need to exhaust it with thinking about some positive-negative stuff. Just breathe.

7.      Close your eyes.

Slowly close your eyes. Put your palms on them. Don’t push them hard. Just rest your palms on your closed eyes. Let your eyes feel your palms’ warmth. You can also cover them with your fingers. Now slowly take your hands off after a few seconds.

8.      ‘Let’s sleep. ’

…..And now, it’s time to sleep. Just say, ‘Let’s sleep. ’ That’s it.

Good Night. Sleep Tight.

-Kayanpri