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Why Sleep Issues have Nothing to Do with Sleep

January 7, 2017 David Wilson
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When you get right down to it, sleep issues have nothing to do with sleep. ⁣⁣
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Sleep issues manifest during the day. ⁣⁣
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Sleeping patterns are ruled by thinking patterns. ⁣
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The lack of ease in falling asleep is usually caused by what the Buddhists call the “Monkey Mind” state.⁣
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This high mental revving creates physical tension that the brain then thinks it needs to be happy and safe... relaxing then feels unsafe... so we don’t. ⁣⁣
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Anxiety is not simply thinking about the future, it’s about trying the control the future. ⁣⁣
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So the perceived need to control doesn’t match with the act of falling asleep, because falling asleep is (besides death) the ultimate act of releasing control. ⁣⁣
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👉 Laugh more during the day⁣⁣
👉 TWM breath ball massage of the belly and solar plexus) area⁣
👉 Exercise 2 hours before bed⁣⁣
👉 No blue light one hour before bed⁣⁣
👉 Drink warm water⁣⁣
👉 Meditation ⁣⁣
👉 Breath Therapy - make your exhalations twice as long as your inhalations⁣
👉 Yoga: Forward Bends⁣⁣
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