Sleep: We need it...

As the week goes by, we find ourselves losing ground on the battle to get to bed a decent hour. Why can't we seem to find the time to pack it all into a 15 hour day?

Perhaps you make it into bed, fall asleep but wake up in the middle of the night with thoughts racing about what needs to be done or something that you forgot about.

 Here are a few suggestions:

1. Determine the time you will be going to bed at the beginning of the day and plan some form of exercise to do during the day.
2. Start winding down at least an hour before you want to fall asleep.
3. Within an hour before bed, turn down bright lights, turn off the television, disconnect from the internet and your phone
4. If you find yourself still thinking about the events of the day, try a hot shower, or read a book.
5. Make sure to get into bed at the time you planned.
6. If you find yourself with eyes wide open, then try to consciously focus on relaxing each part of the body
7. If you wake up in the middle of the night with a thought from the day then write it down. Put a note pad on your night stand so you can keep track of your thoughts without getting out of bed.
8. Most of all, we have to accept that falling asleep and staying asleep can sometimes be a challenge and we have take time to prepare our body to fall asleep and stay asleep! Be patient and allow your body time to rest even if you are not asleep.

We need our sleep to be productive, alert and sustain our energy throughout each day.