This Three Step Process Will Help You Fall Asleep In Just 10 Minutes
Falling asleep at night can be difficult, especially when your mind is racing or you’re anxious about what tomorrow could bring. According to CNBC, there is a way to fix this problem with a three-step process that will help you fall asleep in just 10 minutes.
Jeff Warren is a mediation instructor who has a process that takes just eight minutes to complete and makes you drift off to sleep.
Step 1
For the first step, you need to start with relaxing as much as possible. After you get in bed you need to relax and trust the process, being skeptical can prevent it from working. Warren says that if you’re “uptight” the process will be a lot harder.
Step 2
Step two is to pretend that you’re already falling asleep. You do this by mimicking how people breathe when they’re sleeping. This means if you tend to sleep with your mouth open, you should do so during the meditation. It might even help to act how you would if you were trying to trick someone into thinking you’re asleep.
Step 3
The last step is to follow the wave down into sleep. During this stage, Warren says that images and thoughts may begin showing up in your head. Don’t think about these too much and just let them float by or take you wherever. In this stage, it’s important that you “let yourself drift, and your attention [and] your mind drifts with you,” Warren states.
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Spicy Foods
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Alcohol
Fried and Fatty Foods
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Acidic Foods
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Carbonated and Caffeinated Drinks
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Big Meals
Bananas
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Chickpeas/Hummus
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Nuts and Seeds
Nuts
Dark Chocolate
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