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Duskypearls -> RE: Now I lay me down to......sleep?? What's that?? (2/1/2012 9:26:40 PM)
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Lilbear, being of a very analytical mind, and in possession of a too-good memory, I often have trouble reining in, and quieting down, my thoughts at bedtime. Basically, what that means is, I'm too often too much "in my head." That tendency, combined with multiple pain issues, makes it difficult for me to get down, get down deep enough, stay down long enough, and get enough restorative sleep to not be exhausted upon waking.
One relatively successful technique I've recently adopted is to "get in my body" at bedtime. How I literally do that is when I've noticed my mind's a'whirring, I direct my minds eye into my body, by turning my vision into and through the back of my eyeballs, and I begin to mentally travel through (beginning at the top of my brain), and check in on all parts of my internal physical body, from head to toe. It's a little journey that literally takes me out of my mind. More often than not, I fall asleep before it's completed. If my mind gets the better of me while doing this, I simply put it back on the task of inner body travel.
I also find it helpful to direct my minds eye to follow my breath, inhalations and exhalations, in and out my nose, and following the breaths path, as well as how and where it raises my chest and abdomen. While doing this, I also mentally direct my breath to all other parts of the body, which becomes more relaxed and sleepy when well oxygenated.
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