Life Coach - Insomnia - Using Relaxation Exercises To Help You Get To Sleep At Night

By Kareen Ross

We will all have trouble at one time or another in our lives with getting and staying asleep. Depending on our age, location, stress level and relationships our sleeping routine can change and remain a problem unless we address all the possible causes. This article addresses relaxation.

As you probably guessed, there is more than one way to help reset your internal sleep mechanism, naturally... one way is the breathing technique I shared with you in a previous article, another good practice to encourage natural sleep is to try several forms of relaxation exercises. These exercises are developed to relax your mind and let your body unwind and surrender to sleep.

Try the following relaxation exercise before you get into bed:

1. Lay on your back on the floor with your feet slightly apart, your hands by your sides, and your palms turned upward.

2. Close your eyes and concentrate on every part of your body.

3. Begin at the top of your head and work your way down to your toes.

4. Start by feeling your forehead tense, then your eyes, face, and jaw.

5. Tense and release each muscle group, such as your shoulders and neck.

6. Give attention to each area of your body from the top of your head, down through the trunk of your body, down along your legs, and ending at the tip of your toes.

7. Stay in this relaxed condition for a few minutes. Concentrate on your breathing and let all worry and stress dissipate from your mind and body. Make sure that your breathing comes from deep in your stomach and flows slowly and evenly.

8. Stretch slowly before standing.

The above exercise will tell your body and mind that it is okay to settle down, leaving behind thoughts of worry, fear, and stress.

There are many more techniques and exercises available to promote deep breathing and relaxation. You will have to find what method works best for you.

Your goal is to recognize that deep breathing and concentrated relaxation are tools available for you to achieve natural sleep.

And the art and proactive of meditation is another relaxation method good for helping encourage natural sleep that I'll discuss in another article.

And when you get your copy of the 55 page eBoook "How To Get A Good Night's Sleep" full of natural and organic suggestions for beating insomnia at http://www.StopInsomniaToday.com you'll find a variety of ways you too can reprogram your sleep triggers. limit stress and finally begin getting a good nights sleep again and feeling energized.

I'm Kareen Ross, a professional motivational and energy coach for people looking to energize their lives! I invite you to learn more about my services at http://www.CreativeEnergyCoach.com

As a professional creative energy life coach, Kareen Ross offers a variety of services, reports, mini-courses and home study classes with informative TeleSeminars to assist you in connecting to, increasing and embracing your own personal energy source. (c) 2008. Be It Now!, Inc, Kareen Ross All rights reserved. Permission to publish on-line or in print is granted so long as the article and by-line are printed intact.