Relaxation Techniques
Do you have trouble sleeping? Â Relaxation techniques help you quiet your mind and relieve tension in the body, helping you fall asleep faster and get back to sleep if you awaken in the middle of the night.
Relaxation Tips To Help You Sleep
Change your bedtime routine: Stop all stimulating activities one hour before bed. This includes television, computer, vigorous arguments and computer games.
Make sure your bedding and pillows are comfortable. Keep your bedroom quiet, dark and cool.
Progressive muscle relaxation: Make yourself comfortable. Beginning with your feet, tense the muscles as tightly as you can. Hold this for a 10 count, then relax. Continue this for every muscle group in your body, working your way up the body.
Abdominal breathing: Close your eyes and try taking deep, slow breaths, making each breath even deeper than the last. Make sure you are breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth.