Counting sheep: how to fall asleep quickly and easily?

If you are reading this text, it is likely that you are friends with high technology and do not be friends with a dream. I can assure you, your humble servant, too, suffers from. A familiar situation: you're working up to ten hours in the evening and you are starting to get sleepy. Then the natural needs of the organism is extinguished or energy drink caffeine. And, at midnight, you are cheerful, the night passes quickly. Morning comes - it's time to work. The usual vicious circle. If you want to be on my own effectiveness - an urgent need to regulate sleep. And interfere in this problem - the inability to fall asleep. At times, go to the "kingdom of Morpheus" is really difficult. Layfhaker try to relieve you of this task.

there is the required minimum Action needed for healthy sleep.

- not to take sleeping pills
- do not go to bed unless you want to sleep
- get up at the same time each day
- Avoid watching TV, reading a book in bed before going to sleep. If you like before going to bed to read or watch movies, do it in the chair, not in bed

- Do not eat or drink anything containing caffeine before bedtime
- Avoid alcohol before bedtime. He at first, of course, relaxing, but in the future may lead to insomnia
- to spend more time out in the fresh air

This, of course, if possible. However, we focus on means and methods falling asleep. Here are a few tips that will really help you fall asleep faster:

5-4-3-2-1

This method is, in fact, is based on meditation. However, in order to try it, do not need to delve into Buddhist practice. sleep algorithm is as follows:

- Distinctly imagine that you can see five items from your room. Say to himself: "I am aware of what I see ..." For example, "I realize that I can see the laptop."
- Do the same with sounds. Blurts out, "I am aware that I heard the noise of passing cars outside the window."
- Now feeling. "I realize that I feel the softness of your favorite pillow."

Then, repeat the algorithm in a circle, each time reducing the sequence on one thing, the sound on one sensation. Most likely, when you will have two things - you fall asleep.

Hot milk

Before shipment to Morpheus - drink some warm milk. Desirably, honey. Quite a bit, just a small cup. Lie in bed and if even then I can not sleep - try the following method.

stop thinking

It would seem - a bit silly to force myself to sleep, switching off the brain. How not to try - completely stop thinking very hard. However, there is one way to throw everything out of your head. Imagine that your head - a vase or any other container, and thought into it - a crumpled piece of paper. As soon find yourself thinking about something or - visualize the thought as a piece of paper and throw it... After a few minutes of thought yet over. Checked.

There are many ways to get to sleep, such as - count imaginary sheep or even breathing. But the most effective and original methods of this post - you most likely have not tried. But nothing prevents you to sleep tonight, throwing imaginary piece of paper out of my head.