How To Sleep Better - Sleep Foundation

Tune in to any feelings you feel in that part of your body and picture each breath flowing from the sole of your foot. Move your focus to your best ankle and repeat. Move to your calf, knee, thigh, hip, and then repeat the series for your left leg. Pay close attention to any location of the body that feels tense. After completing the body scan, relax, keeping in mind how your body feels. You must feel so unwinded you can easily go to sleep. For a bedtime sleep meditation that uses deep breathing, mindfulness, and body scan techniques to help you unwind and clear your head, click here. There are also some modifications in the way the body manages circadian rhythms. This internal clock helps your body react to modifications in light and dark. When it goes through a shift with age, it can be harder to go to sleep and stay asleep through the night. We all have trouble sleeping from time to time, but when sleeping disorders continues day after day, it can end up being a real problem.