Alyson's nightly
sleep ritual included chamomile tea while powering down all electronics about an hour before bed.
Not exact matches
Huffington's own
rituals have
included hot baths, candles, chamomile tea, and meditation, but ultimately, she writes, getting more
sleep is less about tools and techniques than about a mindset shift:
Tekakwitha's dedication to
ritual mortification became more intense and consuming over the remainder of her life; she
included prolonged fasting, flogging, cutting,
sleeping on a bed of thorns, and burning herself with hot coals.»
Including this simple
ritual in your day will offer benefits such as whiter teeth, clearer skin, healthier gums, fresher breath, clearer sinuses, an improved lymphatic system, better
sleep and increased energy, and for pre-menopausal women better regulated menstrual cycles.
Other comforting
rituals are to
include a back or foot rub, saying goodnight to dolls or toys, or having a security object to
sleep with, like a teddy bear or a special blanket.
Getting your baby to
sleep in a crib requires a comprehensive approach that
includes nighttime
rituals, creating the right
sleeping conditions and ensuring safety.
This may
include a bedtime
ritual of some kind to quiet the mind, progressive relaxation, calming aromas, counting breaths, an audio recording of a meditation or guided imagery that you like, darkness and / or a
sleep mask, a white noise machine etc..
Discover some of the best
sleep rituals and bedtime routines that will help you to
sleep,
including reading, listening to music, or taking a bath.
Long - term healthy solutions
include balancing blood sugar, creating healthy
sleep rituals, and can
include using foods like pumpkin seed, oatmeal, dandelion, Montmorency cherries and an occasional pulque.
Their mother / son convention also
includes Jack
sleeping in an armoire to avoid witnessing the traumatic
ritual of their captor entering his mother's bed each night.
No matter what you
include in your
sleep ritual, keep in mind the following rules of thumb: