Relaxing Sleep CD

Are you having trouble sleeping?

We live in stressful times in which many people are suffering from anxiety and sleepless nights. The economy has gone belly up and it is all caused by greedy cheating bankers and money men who couldn't even restrain their greed in their own interests.

If stress, anxiety and maybe also anger, is giving you sleepless nights a relaxing sleep cd is something that could help you. You just go to bed and listen. You will not hear the end of it!

This relaxing sleep CD can also be downloaded as an MP3 so you are able to get it immediately and use it tonight. Relaxing Sleep CD

My Sleep CD A Natural Insomnia Remedy

I don't know if any of you are interested but I just want to give a bit of publicity to my sleep cd.

I am selling it for only $27 and for that you get

• A 60+ page ebook crammed with information on sleep and how to get a good night's sleep every night and
  
• A 30 minute relaxation mp3 download. This is for daily relaxation sessions to help you overcome any tension and anxiety you have because that leads to insomnia.
  
• The sleep cd itself which comes in the post but you can also download it so there is no need to wait for the post.
  

You can use all of these downloads they very same day that you purchase them. This is the link to find out more about it: the sleep sound sleep cd

Please come back and leave a comment it you buy it. Let us know what you think of the program.

Natural Insomnia Remedy

What is a natural remedy for insomnia?

I think it is one which allows you to get a good night's sleep without drugs. A natural insomnia remedy would also allow you to wake up in the morning feeling great. Refreshed. Ready for the day ahead.

My experience is that sleep medication does not do that. I am talking about prescription sleeping pills. They just do not give you a natural refreshing sleep.

So its better not to use them even if you are really sleep deprived. Look for a natural insomnia remedy that will restore your sleeping to what it was before you started to have insomnia.

Here is one natural insomnia remedy you might like to try.

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

The following progressive muscle relaxation exercise will help you to become completely relaxed. If you do it in bed when you are ready to sleep it will help you to fall asleep easily.

Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) Exercise

Read right through these instructions once before you begin. The muscles that we will be focusing on in order are:

1. Hands, forearms and biceps

2. Feet, calves, thighs and buttocks

3. Shoulders, throat, neck, face and head

4. Chest, abdomen, lower back

If this is new to you, you might want to do only a small part of the exercise for the first few times. A few days for each muscle group will help you to fully respond to the relaxation. Don’t rush through the practice.

When you are ready lie down and take some slow deep breaths. Breath in slowly, hold for a second or two then as you exhale allow yourself to feel your whole body letting go of tension. You might imagine the tension leaving your body like a grey mist with each exhalation.

Concentrate on the first group of muscles, your right hand and arm. Make a fist to tighten the muscles in your hand, continue tightening the muscles all the way up to your bicep, holding as tight as you can. Hold this tension for a count of 10, or longer if you can manage it. Don’t hold your breath during any of these tensing practices.

Now release, saying “Let the tension drain away. My arm and hand is relaxed and limp.” Let your arm and hand go limp, notice the feeling and the warmth in your arm. Feel the difference between your right and left arm. Repeat two times.

Don’t hold your breath, breath in and out slowly and deeply throughout these exercises. Each time you release say the relaxing phrase “Let the tension drain away from…” for each body part.

Now, concentrating on the left hand and arm repeat the exercise. Always notice the feeling of relaxation that you have when releasing the tension.

Follow the same procedure with your right foot, calf, thigh and buttock muscles. One at a time tense these muscles as hard as you can, count to 10 or higher slowly, then release. Pay attention to the different feeling in your left and right sides. Repeat using your left leg starting with your left foot and leg muscles.

Focus then on your shoulder muscles. Shrug your shoulders as high as you can and hold tight, then allowing them to go limp. Feel the difference.

Now concentrate on your head. Frown as hard as you can, hold, then release allowing your forehead to go smooth. Now raise your eyebrows as high as possible, hold then release.

Screw up your eyes, feeling the tension. Hold as before and then relax.
Clench your jaw tightly. Notice the tension throughout, hold, then release, relaxing with slightly parted lips. Feel and compare the difference.

Press your tongue tightly against the roof of your mouth. Hold, then release, again paying attention to the difference between the relaxed and the tense state.

Repeat with your lips, pressing them together and then making a tight “O” with them. Relax. Then make a false smile as wide as you can. Hold then release. Notice the relaxed feeling in all of your head muscles.

Carry out this technique at least once a day or use it to relax before you go to sleep at night.

To learn more about relaxation and sleep read the book e-book Go To Sleep Secrets which is part of the Sleep Sound Program. Click on the link above.

How to Get Back to Sleep When Sleep is Disrupted

Waking during sleep doesn't become a problem unless waking is constant or unless you can't get back to sleep and feel tired during the day. Sometimes waking is a symptom of depression so if you are having this problem consider consulting your doctor.

Here are some ideas as to what you can do if you have trouble getting back to sleep.

1. Get up and get out of bed. This might sound contrary to what you are trying to do, but here's why getting up makes sense. You might not be tired, especially if you've slept for 5 or more hours. So if you cannot resume sleep after trying for about 20 or 30 minutes get up and do something that will make you tired again.
   
2. Don't turn on a bright light. That might send a signal to your internal clock and your body may react as if it were morning and time to get up. Instead, turn on a low light and read something really boring like the manual for a new appliance.
   
3. Do not attempt to do anything that needs concentration. For example don't catch up on work or schoolwork projects.
   
4. Don't watch TV. TV can be alerting and will not make you feel sleepy. Listening to the radio is a better option. Many people say that listening to the radio in bed sends them to sleep. You might need to get some earphones if you do not sleep alone.
   
5. Try visualization. Imagining something repetitive can help your mind lose interest and soon you will find that it will begin to shut down. That's the theory behind counting sheep. If you can get your brain to focus on the image, it won't wander off into an area that it finds more stimulating.
   
6. Have a snack. If you feel hungry, it will be difficult to get back to sleep. So get up and eat a small carbohydrate rich snack. Carbs help you to feel sleepy again and milk contains tryptophan which is also helpful for sleep. A small bowl of cereal with milk, or fruit, nuts or crackers are good choices. With a little something in your stomach, it'll be easier to fall back asleep.
   
7. Go to bed later. If you go to bed and you have trouble falling asleep, you simply might not be tired when you go to bed. So stay up a while longer and use that extra time to do something relaxing like yoga, meditation, or soak in a warm bath.
   
8. Make sure you are warm enough in bed. Cold feet can prevent you relaxing enough to drop off to sleep. On the other hand don't get too hot as this too can disturb your sleep.

If you need some additional help why not try the Sleep Sound audios? These have helped hundreds of people to regulate their sleeping again. Its pretty hard to stay awake when listening to them.

Check them out here: Sleep Sound

Sleep Sound Audios

I am getting some great feedback on my Sleep Sound Program! Yay!!! It is a lovely feeling to be able to help people from all over the world to get some relief from insomnia. Insomnia ruins your life so its important to do something about it. If you haven't tried my sleep program yet have a look at it now. (The link is above)

Dangers Of Prescription Sleeping Pills

I recently came accross this article by Danna Schneider and thought it interesting enough to post here. What a scary thought- automatons at the wheel.

Recently a woman here drove her car off the road because she fell asleep at the wheel. There was no suggestion that she had taken sleepig pills I think she was just exhausted. Three of her four children were killed. Poor woman I so feel for her. She will suffer for that lapse for the rest of her life. Don't let it happen to you.

Here is Danna's article.

You've probably heard of sleep walking, talking in your sleep, and even slightly more bizarre waking/sleep phenomena such as cleaning and other normal activities being carried out while one is technically, and for all intents and purposes, asleep.

What about sleep-driving though? That one tends to get everyone's attention, and to stir alarm and fear in those that have a tendency to sleep walk, since this particular form of sleep walking can have deadly consequences. The sleep-driving phemonena is getting publicity lately though, and is also capturing the attention of the FDA, which is the government arm which regulates the food and drug industry.

You see, sleep-driving is rare, but it has been linked to prescription sleep aids in the instances reported, since the drivers were all on one sleep aid or another, and that is what has logically been blamed for the bizarre occurrences.

Sleep-driving is where a person who is not fully conscious actually gets their car keys, starts the car and subsequently drives around, perhaps aimlessly, or perhaps to a location they are accustomed to driving.

The person will then have absolutely no recollection of having driven their car while asleep. There have already been about 12 reports of sleep-driving, however it is thought this is not even the real count, since many of these incidents may go unreported since the subject doesn't remember driving after the incident is over with.

Sleep-driving is not just related to one or two prescription insomnia drugs and prescription sleep aids, but actually all of them may potentially cause this type of semi-conscious activity.

Major makers of prescription sleep aids, such as the companies behind Ambien and Lunesta, have now been required to put warnings on their labels, warning consumers of the possibility for sleep driving as well as other activities that may be performed in the sleep while on their drug which may also threaten one's safety, with driving obviously being the most imminent threat.

Although there have not been any deaths reported in connection with sleep driving, it is acknowledged that this may be something that has occurred, but has not been pinpointed as a sleep driving incident. How can sleep-driving and other complex sleep-related activities be avoided, or the risk at least be mitigated that these types of incidents will occur?

Well, authorities on the subject recommend that patients do not mix sedatives, whether over the counter or prescription, with any type of prescription sleep aid. They also recommend that patients stick to the dosage, and do not increase it on their own, and also that they remain cautious of mixing any other types of prescribed drugs or over the counter drugs with their prescription sleep aids.

There are also some excellent natural choices such as herbal and botanical formulas that will enhance your body's natural ability to produce melatonin and other chemicals which relax the body and induce sleep, which do not have any known side effects such as those we just talked about.

Natural sleep aids allow you to get your rest and wake up refreshed, without having to worry about feeling heavily drugged or sedated, so it's well worth a look if you've been thinking about getting help for insomnia or a rough period in your sleep cycles.

Article contributed by Danna Schneider
Danna Schneider is the founder of natural sleep aids and natural high supplements, where news and suggestions on new natural ways to combat both insomnia and poor sleep patterns can be found as well as tips to live a healthier, happier life through natural supplementation and lifestyle choices