Your body needs sleep to rejuvenate itself, it is why everyone sleeps every night.  To rejuvenate there body.  In today’s world, many people do not get the rest there body needs in order to rejuvenate.  People are too busy trying to do things to care about sleep.  Our hectic society has bred this into our minds and daily lifestyles have catered to this.  I am not going to bore you with facts about having to get so many hours of sleep per night and what the recommended "dosage" is for sleep.  A recommended number is just that.  Recommended.  Your body needs as much sleep as it needs.  Everyone is different.  Your body may only require 4 hours sleep while your partner may require 9 hours of sleep.  Its what your body requires to rejuvenate itself.  Getting a theme here?  Its about rejuvenation. 

Many philosphers of old would take naps in the afternoon to give there body a boost of energy.  In the 9-5 lifestyle of America and many countries worldwide, it does not allow for such a thing.  Taking a nap is probably one of the best ideas I can give you.  If you get an hour break, its almost perfect.  If you pack your healthy lunch, you can get about 45 minutes of nap time in.  Just take your bag lunch to your car, roll the windows up, lock the doors and nap.  Forget about everything you have done and need to do.  Just relax.  If you work for yourself, you have it made.  You can set your own hours so you can take a 1 hour chunk out of the afternoon and get a nap.  It really does help clear the mind.  A power bar or energy drink is NOT the answer.

Why have energy drinks and products become so popular?  The constant need for more more more has taken over as the driving force of our daily activities.  Sit back and think, is that really worth hurting my body?  Is that report being done by 1pm really worth that energy drink or coffee?  We need to slow down our lives because all we are doing is running towards the grave.  Lack of sleep can cause illness and make you more prone to getting sick.  The body just does not have enough time to repair itself from your daily life if you skip on sleep.  Sleep is JUST AS IMPORTANT as food and water, if not more.

I know its hard to change your sleep and clear your mind to sleep.  I am also not suggesting you take sleeping pills to help you sleep.  I am suggesting you take up some form of relaxation technique before bedtime.  Whether that is meditation, yoga, excercise, anything to clear your mind.  Actually you should use this technique twice a day for optimum results.  Once before your nap and once before your sleeping cycle.  I would suggest meditation as that is the most relaxing for me and helps take the brain a few notches down and ready for sleep.  If you have trouble meditating you can get a "helper".  There are plenty of programs out there to help you meditate.  I do not want to get off on a tangent about meditation, I want to save that for another post but the one program I use and is extremely effective is Holosync.  It is literally worth its weight in gold.

If you start relaxation techniques before you sleep, you will find that you have a much better sleep cycle and feel much more refreshed in the morning.  I personally have been meditating before bed for about a year and most of my mornings are awesome.  I am clear minded and ready for the day.  There are some days that are exceptions but the majority are now excellent compared to before.  I can get up and get right to work instead of feeling groggy or tired.  Hopefully you will see the benefits of this as well as sleep is the most wonderful thing your body can do.

Joseph Geyer

 

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