Take yourself on a mental journey:
Imagine taking a nice walk in the jungle towards a tropical beach. Letting your mind float away as you’re taking yourself on a mental journey will hasten the onset of sleep. The mental journey can consist of real memories, or you can make up your own imaginary journey - either way it will relax you and slow down swirly thoughts.
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Bringing back good memories:
A couple of years ago while backpacking through Asia, I found it easier to fall asleep. I went to bed when I felt tired, becoming one with natures own sleep cycle, the sunset, and sundown. This was a new feeling for me, completely detached from the nine to five life just for a couple of weeks. I remember the relaxing feeling from spending my days on a white beach, with a hot burning sun and gentle ocean waves. The feeling of hot sand sifts between my fingers. The warmth from the sun relaxing my body. The sound of twittering exotic birds from the jungle. Slow waves and the smell of the salty ocean. These thoughts went through my mind every night as I fell asleep.
After coming home to the stressful everyday life, these thoughts kept swirling through my mind and hastened the onset of my sleep significantly compared to before. Bringing back good memories from the trip, where my body was in full relaxation and the only thing that mattered was the here and now, making it easier to put away stressful events from daily life.
Finding your personal mental relaxation:
Perhaps you’ve never spent your days on a quiet beach with the relaxing sounds from a calm ocean, and don’t have these memories in your mind accessible to use while falling asleep. Don’t worry! You can always use your imagination and make up your own mental journey. The rhythmic nature of actual ocean sounds might help you fall into a calm deep sleep.
To increase the onset of falling asleep you can experiment by using memories from a time in total relaxation, make up your own mental journey or even listen to relaxing sounds.
Do you have a travel memory or a place you find it easier to fall asleep?
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Sweet dreams ❤️
TULLUM - COST OF MEXICO | Relaxing Nature Sleep Sounds That Helps You Sleep Better
WINDY DESERT STORM | Relaxing Nature Sleep Sounds That Helps You Sleep Better
Floating in Space | Soundscape by Slow (sleep app)
FOREST RAIN SOUNDSCAPE FOR SLEEP | Relaxing Nature Sleep Sounds That Helps You Sleep Better
RAIN OU ROOF AND SLEEP DRONE | Relaxing Nature Sleep Sounds That Helps You Sleep Better
AIRPLANE CABIN NOISE FOR SLEEP | Relaxing Sleep Sounds That Helps You Sleep Better
BIG SAILBOAT SOUNDSCAPE | Nature Sleep Sounds That Help You Relax Before Bedtime
15-Minute Power Nap: Recovery nap to help you get more energy if you didn’t get enough sleep last night.
Guided Sleep Meditation for Sleep / Powered by The Slow App (Get your free trial, link in show-notes)
SHORT GUIDED MEDITATION TEASER - Listen to the full episode in the Slow App.
15-Minute Power Nap: Recovery Nap: take a recovery nap to compensate for sleep loss.
20-Minute Power Nap: effective naps that support your body’s internal clock and maintain your energy level throughout the day.
25-minute Power Nap: take a recovery nap to compensate for sleep loss.
20-minute Power Nap - Prophylactic Nap: This type of nap is taken in preparation for sleep loss for shift workers.
TROPICAL ISLAND SOUNDSCAPE FOR SLEEP - Feel free to comment on your sound ideas in a review
15-minute Power Nap - Recovery Nap: Sleep deprivation can leave you feeling tired the following day.
BIG WAVES FOR DEEP SLEEP - Feel free to comment on your sound ideas in a review
DEEP OCEAN WAVES FOR SLEEP - Feel free to comment on your sound ideas in a review.
SOUND WALK by SLOW (Sleep App) - Get your free trial
THUNDER & HEAVY RAIN FOR SLEEP - Feel free to comment on your sound ideas in a review.
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